3:40 min, 24.02.2013 With aerial photos of the solar city. Well to see are the collector fields
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/solarstadt-wiggenhausen
G7 Environment Ministers issue far-reaching declaration: 1.5 degree limit to be the focus of action - progress also to be made on international climate financing before the World Climate Summit
Bonn/Berlin (21 May 2021). The G7 environment ministers today agreed on a far-reaching declaration on the implementation of climate targets: It focuses on the goal of keeping the 1.5 degree limit within reach. "The race towards greenhouse gas neutrality is accelerating," says Christoph Bals, Political Director of the environment and development organization Germanwatch. "It is very encouraging that the announcement of targets is backed up with concrete decisions to stop international coal finance and the announcement of additional climate finance. It is important that the heads of government at the G7 summit also get behind these announcements."
The statement says that there will be no more international coal financing as early as the end of this year. This is a huge turnaround, especially for Japan, the second-largest international financier of coal after China. The next step is to cancel international financing for all fossil fuels. All G7 countries have also pledged to phase out coal, oil and gas in the power sector in the 2030s. The multilateral development banks are called upon to implement the 1.5 degree pathway in their policies. At the same time, the G7 countries hold out the prospect of putting additional international climate finance for climate protection and adaptation on the table well before the climate summit in Glasgow.
Source: Germanwatch-PM of 21 May 2021
Keywords:
Renewable, International, Climate protection, Environmental policy
9:43 min, 2012
Project Info:
http://sdg21.eu/db/frauen-wohn-und-baugenossenschaft
http://sdg21.eu/db/muenchen-riem
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DE-News, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, News Blog Bavaria
With a new law, Paris encourages its residents to garden the public space. Wherever possible, vertical and horizontal gardens are to be created, urban agriculture is promoted. There is even a starter kit with planting soil. Among other things, 100 hectares of living facades and roofs are to be created by 2020.
Links for further reading:
http://inhabitat.com/paris-allows-anyone-to-plant-an-urban-garden-anywhere/
Keywords:
Stakeholders, Greening / climate adaptation, Communities, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog France, Quarters, Environmental policy
Since February 2017, the houses of Chiemgauer Holzhaus have been awarded the RAL quality mark GZ 425. The solid wood houses achieve a GWP (Global Warming Potential) value of less than zero in their carbon footprint. This was tested by the "Gütegemeinschaft CO2 neutrale Bauwerke in Holz e.V.".
Taking into account all the necessary materials, such as concrete foundation, roof tiles, glass windows, etc., this means in the case of a solid wood house with approx. 150 m² of living space an CO2 reduction capacity of approx. 23,000 kg!
By comparison, a conventionally built house with bricks and otherwise the same conditions pollutes the environment with 24,000 kg of CO2. (Source: www.chiemgauer-holzhaus.de/
Certification of CO2 neutral solid wood buildings
Every building generates a verifiable "Global Warming Potential" (GWP) during the production of the building materials and during construction, which is primarily caused by the energy consumption during production. The aim of the new quality association is to certify solid timber buildings whose manufacturing energy balance has a GWP value of less than zero. This means that a manufactured solid wood building is at least CO2 neutral, or even has a CO2-reducing effect. For this purpose, the "German Institute for Quality Assurance and Labelling" (RAL) approved the "Quality Mark CO2 Reducing Wooden Structures" in 2015, which is awarded by the "Quality Association CO2 Neutral Structures in Wood". The quality mark has a modular structure and currently includes Part A of the EPDs as a component and basis. As soon as further European-recognised and standardised product indicators are available up to the disposal of a material, the quality mark will be extended with the same criteria in order to ensure a holistic view.
The basis of the "Quality mark for CO2-reducing timber structures" is timber from sustainable forestry. The more wood is used in construction and the more trees are replanted accordingly, the greater the CO2 reduction in our climate, both in the short and long term. The prerequisite for the award of the quality mark is the calculation and documentation of the EPDs as well as external monitoring according to the strict criteria of RAL.
INFOS:
Quality Association for CO2-neutral Buildings in Wood e.V., Munich
Internet: www.wood-co2.eu
RAL Guideline (June 2015): www.wood-co2.eu/file/co2-senkende-holzbauwerke-guetesicherung-ral-gz-425_cf941.pdf
Keywords:
DE-News, Wood construction, Climate protection, Certification & Labels, Life cycle assessment
