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"Short Paths for Climate Protection" - new BMUB funding approach under the National Climate Initiative

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How local initiatives and associations can be supported in the development and implementation of climate protection projects at neighbourhood level was the topic of an expert meeting on 4 February at the Pestel Institute in Hanover. The participants from science and practice discussed a new funding concept of the BMUB, which is intended to support the local implementation of climate protection within the framework of the National Climate Protection Initiative.

Climate protection and quality of life

The funding concept "Short Paths for Climate Protection" aims to promote the development of concrete offers for climate-friendly everyday activities. These can be, for example, projects that critically examine consumption, use and ownership, such as repair cafés or rental stations. Neighbourhood initiatives and participatory actions for more climate protection in everyday life are also to be promoted. The "Short Paths for Climate Protection" projects are intended to avoid greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time promote neighbourhood cohesion and improve the quality of life in neighbourhoods and communities.

Local, regional, national - expansion of the National Climate Initiative

The funding concept is supported within the framework of the National Climate Initiative (NKI, www.klimaschutz.de) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment. The funding would be a strategic expansion of the NKI's range of services by also supporting local initiatives with their ideas for direct citizen participation in the future.

Further information on the BMUB's National Climate Initiative is available at www.klimaschutz.de.
Contact person/partner:
Angelica Couple
ifeu - Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 4767-73
E-mail: angelika.paar@ifeu.de

Keywords: DE-News, Renewable, Funding, Climate protection, Resource efficiency, Sufficiency, Transition Town

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