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The Federal City of Bonn has successfully applied to participate in the pilot project "Globally Sustainable Municipality in NRW". The project is organised by the state working group AGENDA 21 NRW e.V. in cooperation with the Service Agency Communities in One World / Engagement Global. Bonn is one of 16 municipalities in NRW taking part in the project. The aim of the project is to develop a municipal sustainability strategy in the context of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 by autumn 2017.
In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda, the first globally applicable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new development agenda heralds a change of perspective in international cooperation. It affects countries of the Global South and the Global North in equal measure. For the countries of the Global North, the main question is what can be done here to promote sustainable development worldwide.
Further information: Verena Schwarte, Office for International Affairs and Global Sustainability of the City of Bonn, phone: 0228- 77 67 31, e-mail: verena.schwarte@bonn.de
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Procurement, SDG 2030
8:08 min., 12.07.2010, image video
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/muenchen-riem
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DE-News, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, News Blog Bavaria
Bonn/Cologne, 14 June 2017
StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, and Ford-Werke GmbH are entering into a partnership to build battery-powered delivery vehicles. After Deutsche Post has already made its mark on the market for smaller vans with the emission-free StreetScooter, which it developed and built itself, the partnership is now moving on to a larger vehicle type: the basis is a Ford Transit chassis, which is equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and a bodywork according to the specifications of Deutsche Post and DHL Paket.
Production will start in July 2017 and at least 2,500 units will be deployed in Deutsche Post DHL Group's inner-city delivery operations by the end of 2018. This volume will make the joint project the largest producer of battery-electric medium-duty delivery vehicles in Europe.
Both companies, Deutsche Post DHL Group and Ford, share the same goal of helping to shape the mobility of the future by reducing emissions and developing new transport solutions. This partnership is a concrete and important step towards achieving these goals.
"I see this partnership as another important boost for electromobility in Germany," says Jürgen Gerdes, Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG. "This step underlines Deutsche Post's innovation leadership, will relieve the burden on city centres and improve people's quality of life. We are continuing to work on a completely CO2-neutral Logistics!“
"Electromobility and innovative transport solutions for urban areas are at the centre of our efforts to align our business with the requirements of the future," says Steven Armstrong, Group Vice President and President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ford Motor Company. "For us as the market leader in the commercial vehicle segment in Europe, this partnership is the perfect complement to our plans. With StreetScooter and the Deutsche Post DHL Group, we have a partner with enormous expertise and a global network."
In addition to the new production line, production of the existing StreetScooter models will be significantly expanded, as already announced: StreetScooter GmbH plans to produce up to 20,000 units of its successful smaller e-delivery vehicle in different variants each year in Aachen and at a future additional production site in North Rhine-Westphalia. More than 2,500 StreetScooters are already in use throughout Germany for Deutsche Post. In addition, more and more external interested parties are registering demand or have already taken delivery of StreetScooters to convert their vehicle fleets to emission-free operation.
Source: Deutsche Post DHL Group press release dated 14 June 2017
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Stakeholders, Bonn, DE-News, Mobility, News Blog NRW, eMobility, Ecology
The Federal Environment Agency's publication "Urban Mining" was published in July 2017 and explains the possibilities of extracting raw materials in urban areas, for example from buildings, infrastructure and durable consumer and capital goods. While waste management is essentially concerned with the volume of waste, urban mining looks at the total stock of durable goods. The aim is to forecast future material flows as early as possible and to develop and establish the best possible recycling routes on this basis.
According to the Federal Environment Agency, five key questions on urban mining need to be answered at an early stage so that the potential of this concept can be strategically realised. Questions were identified regarding the location, nature and release of anthropogenic deposits, the players involved and the technical, logistical and organisational requirements.
The brochure is intended to convey an understanding of urban mining and to encourage the pursuit of this strategic approach. The Federal Environment Agency is striving for a strategic and interdisciplinary approach to urban mining.
download pdf of the 72-page UBA brochure
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