Switzerland wants to expand climate protection funding at a new climate summit

Switzerland wants to expand climate protection funding at a new climate summit

November 10, 2024, 5:52 pm Baku – The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference will begin in Azerbaijan on Monday (tomorrow). At COP29, as it will be called in short, it is expected that the states will participate in a new general financial target for investments in global climate protection. One of Switzerland‘s goals at … Read more

Construction of the Danish hydrogen pipeline to Germany has been delayed for years

Construction of the Danish hydrogen pipeline to Germany has been delayed for years

The construction of the hydrogen pipeline from Denmark to Germany will be delayed by several years. The development of renewable energy production is postponed from 2028 to 2031. Energy network. (Symbolic image: Wolfgang Weiser)“Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and acknowledge reality,” Denmark’s Climate Minister Lars Aagaard told the Ritzau news agency. The pipeline … Read more

Start of the pilot project “Youth.Climate.Now – Youth Climate Councils in Dresden and Leipzig” · Leipziger Zeitung

Start of the pilot project “Youth.Climate.Now – Youth Climate Councils in Dresden and Leipzig” · Leipziger Zeitung

The Leipzig regional group of BUND is pleased to announce the start of its new pilot project. The project entitled “Youth.Climate.Now – Youth Climate Councils in Dresden and Leipzig” is funded by the Free State of Saxony and implemented as a joint project in both Dresden and Leipzig. The aim of the project is to … Read more

Fridays for Future in Munich: Not only students demonstrate

Fridays for Future in Munich: Not only students demonstrate

Amrei Küsel unfolds large fabric banners on which the Fridays for Future logo is emblazoned and an immediate system change is demanded. For the trainee, the “global climate strike” that the climate movement Fridays for Future called for worldwide on Friday is not the first demonstration for more climate protection. She has been involved with … Read more

New funding guidelines for the decarbonisation of SMEs

New funding guidelines for the decarbonisation of SMEs

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) today published the new funding guideline “Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Protection (BIK)”. In the future, the new funding will primarily support industrial SMEs in decarbonization. According to current planning, around 3.3 billion euros are available for the funding program for the entire program … Read more

The Bundesliga between climate protection and making money

The Bundesliga between climate protection and making money

The 36 professional clubs have agreed that the DFL will also examine sustainability criteria when granting licenses before each season. (picture alliance / PICTURE POINT / Sven Sonntag) Taking the ferry to a Bundesliga game – in Bremen, that’s possible. The stadium is right on the Weser. But the beautiful location also brings with it … Read more

Hot, hot, baby: How Dresden wants to stay cool

Hot, hot, baby: How Dresden wants to stay cool

Heat is difficult to absorb At the same time, according to meteorologist Ziemann, there are no wells, streams, ponds or rivers. All of these factors make it difficult to absorb the heat. “The Elbe meadows in Dresden are much cooler, but the cool air has little chance of penetrating the city. Cold air falls downwards, … Read more

German startup wants to store data practically forever – and 1000 times cheaper

German startup wants to store data practically forever – and 1000 times cheaper

Ceramics as an extremely durable material for new data storage The German Startup Cerabyte has developed the prototype of a long-term data storage on ceramic layers. This is also of interest to investors from Silicon Valley: Accordingly, Cerabyte has announced its expansion into the United States (with offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Boulder, Colorado). … Read more

Brazil: Indigenous organizations reject REDD programs

Brazil: Indigenous organizations reject REDD programs

The REDD projects are accused of being greenwashing for large corporations. Photo: fotdmike via flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. (Lima, 05. August 2024, Servindi).- At a meeting of movements of indigenous peoples and communities, small farmers and African Americans in the indigenous territory of Alto Turiaçu – Aldeia Ararorenda of the Ka’apor people in the state … Read more

Premiums for climate-controlled wheat: That is how farmers save CO2 and cash

Premiums for climate-controlled wheat: That is how farmers save CO2 and cash

Actually, winter wheat is the primary yr with a 34 % decrease CO2– Footprint harvest with a “barely larger yield”. The farmers had to do that do not change a lot about their routine. In keeping with the RWZ, digital instruments, in addition to secure nitrogen, biostimulants and exact software of acceptable crop safety merchandise … Read more