When the economy is in a bad way, SMEs are often the first to suffer. They can hardly get any more money. This was very extreme during the economic crisis of the 1930s. And that's why some companies founded the WIR Bank in 1934.
Here is a video (3:30 min) about the Swiss WIR-Bank or Wir-Currency:
www.facebook.com/neuewegefinden/videos/1820558081543464/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
With retroactive effect from 1 January 2020, the subsidy for timber construction in Hamburg has now been officially increased to 0.80 euros per kilogram of timber product as part of the various subsidised housing construction programmes. As a funding requirement, the wood used must come from sustainable sources, be permanently installed in the building and be part of the construction. Wood products in the construction within the meaning of the subsidy are all solid wood products (sawn timber, planed timber, etc.), wood-based materials (chipboard, fibreboard, etc.) and products of structural timber construction (cross laminated timber, glulam, etc.). The pure wood content in these products must correspond to at least 80 % of the product mass.
Further information on
www.ifbhh.de/foerderprogramm/modernisierung-von-nichtwohngebaeuden-und-holzbau#was-fordern-wir
Keywords:
Funding, Wood construction, Climate protection, News Blog Hamburg, Quarters, Settlements, Environmental policy, Housing
Environment Minister Jan Philipp Albrecht: "Climate protection starts within our own four walls. Let's be the regenerative engine of our time together!"
KIEL: Environment Minister Jan Philipp Albrecht today presented the state's new funding programme for private investment in climate protection. It starts on Tuesday, 9 June, and includes a bundle of support measures.
"Climate protection starts within your own four walls. With the new funding programme, we are supporting citizens in making sustainable investments in the future. In this way, we can tackle climate change and develop society in a positive way. Let's be the regenerative engine of our time together!" said Albrecht. Every single investment in climate protection is important because it helps to achieve climate protection targets and conserve natural resources. "But not every investment can be afforded financially by private households. That's why we support all those who contribute to climate protection on a small scale, which helps us on a large scale. Because we can only tackle climate change together," said the Minister.
The purchase of cargo bicycles, e-charging stations, electricity storage systems, photovoltaic balcony systems, solar thermal systems, non-fossil heating systems and rainwater cisterns is subsidised. The installation of a district heating connection and a green roof are also subsidised.
The state government is providing 1.6 million euros over three years for this purpose. The amount of funding varies depending on the object and can be up to 50 per cent - in individual cases even 75 per cent - of the eligible costs. A cargo bike, for example, is subsidised with a maximum of 400 euros. An electricity storage unit can be subsidised with 800 euros and an additional 200 euros for installation and connection costs.
Private individuals who have their primary residence in Schleswig-Holstein are eligible to apply. No economic activity may be carried out in connection with the object of this grant. Only one application per person is possible for the same measure. The same measure cannot be subsidised more than once.
All details on the funding programme and the online applications can be found at
www.schleswig-holstein.de/klimaschutz
Source: PM of the Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation from 4 June 2020
Keywords:
Renewable, Funding, Climate protection, News Blog Schleswig-Holstein, Quarters, Settlements, Transition Town, Environmental policy
1:32 min., video from 15.01.2021
Keywords:
DE-News, Movies, Movies < 4 Min, Wood construction, Climate protection, Certification & Labels
The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) portal of the Bertelsmann Foundation in cooperation with the German Association of Cities and Towns (Deutscher Städtetag), the German Association of Districts (Deutscher Landkreistag), the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund), the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) and Engagement Global - Service für Entwicklungsinitiativen (Engagement Global - Service for Development Initiatives) went online today.
It is interesting to be able to compare individual cities with each other:
https://sdg-portal.de
Keywords:
Blogs & Portals, SDG 2030, Environmental policy
