The number of online orders and returns in Germany has reached record levels, which represents a lucrative business for kiosk owners and delivery services, but also leads to criticism from environmentalists. #OnlineHandel #Retouren #Paketdienst (translated)
The first results of the German Environmental Panel are public. They show what I also describe in my book: people are much less polarized than parties. For example, only 16% of respondents find evidence of climate change unbelievable. The political-media space shows a distorted reality. (translated)
The article discusses the environmental impacts of skiing and argues that ski shame is unnecessary, as the largest emissions occur from travel to and from the slopes, and that cooperation between farmers and ski operators can minimize damage to biodiversity. #Skischam #Wintersport #Umweltschutz (translated)
Peter Borbe wrote that PayPal payments would regularly display donation options where customers could add one euro for a seemingly good cause. He referred to the German Environmental Aid Association as a questionable warning association and said he could not explain how they made it onto the list. https://t.co/OrqnlwaZIp #Spenden #Paypal #Umweltschutz (translated)
Ulrich Vosgerau stated that forests are being extensively cleared to install wind turbines. Their massive concrete bases remain permanently in the ground and seal it, which he described as an ecological disaster. In addition, wide clearings are being made for trucks to access the facilities, even though, according to him, the fire department cannot extinguish burning wind turbines. #Umweltschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #Energiepolitik (translated)
The clean-tech industry in Germany is experiencing strong growth and is seen as a key industry for environmental and climate protection, while also facing challenges from increasing competition, particularly from China, and bureaucratic hurdles from the EU. #Nachhaltigkeit #CleanTech #Umweltschutz (translated)
Our goal is to reduce illegal deforestation to zero by 2030. The left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also welcomed the development and wrote after the numbers were released on the online service X: "Our goal is to reduce illegal deforestation to zero by 2030." #Amazonas #Umweltschutz #Abholzung (translated)
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its lowest level since 1988 in 2026, with a decrease of 42 percent, which is considered a significant success in rainforest protection under President Lula. #Amazonas #Umweltschutz #Abholzung (translated)
Our goal is to reduce illegal deforestation to zero by 2030. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also welcomed the development and wrote after the publication of the data on the online service X: "Our goal is to reduce illegal deforestation to zero by 2030." #Abholzung #Amazonasgebiet #Umweltschutz (translated)
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has reached its lowest level since 1988, with a decrease of nearly 42 percent compared to the previous year, described by Environment Minister Joaoo Paulo Capobianco as an absolutely astronomical decline. #Abholzung #Amazonasgebiet #Umweltschutz (translated)
Recently, climate demonstrations took place in the city with 400 participants, bringing new momentum to the environmental protection movement. (translated)
During a climate protest in Vienna, 10,000 demonstrators demanded answers to urgent environmental questions. (translated)
As a social democrat and Minister of the Environment, it is important to me that value creation also takes place in Germany and Europe. According to Schneider, this gives car manufacturers a bit more leeway with the CO2 limits. #VerbrennerAus #Autoindustrie #EU (translated)
The author wrote that Paris has consistently expanded bicycle traffic more than Berlin. This reduces CO₂ emissions and fine dust, promotes health through more exercise, and makes transportation faster and more economical. #Fahrrad #Umweltschutz #Gesundheit #FR #DE (translated)
The author criticized that the weakening of already decided climate protection measures is being celebrated. He referred to the hottest summer since records began, which has been attributed to 16,000 deaths in Germany, as well as record low water levels in Lake Constance and the Rhine, devastating fires, and overheated seas. He also wrote that the children will remember this. #Klimaschutz #Klimawandel #Umweltschutz #DE (translated)
According to Statistics Austria, fossil CO2 emissions in Austria fell by 4.3 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, with the decrease in private households at 4.7 percent being stronger than that in the economy (4.2 percent), and overall emissions have decreased by 27 percent since 2008, which is attributed to long-term changes and not just cyclical developments. #CO2Emissionen #Klimaschutz #Umweltschutz (translated)
The author wrote that the further softening of the combustion engine phase-out is not a success for Germany and Europe, but will have negative long-term effects on German car manufacturers. As a result, they will lose competitiveness and fall further behind technologically. #Umweltschutz #Automobilindustrie #Energiepolitik #DE #EU (translated)
In a conflict between the entrepreneur Jochen Pildner-Steinburg and the KPÖ mayor Elke Kahr, it concerns the planned waste incineration plant in Graz, which is to be built as part of the city's decarbonization strategy, while Pildner-Steinburg raises allegations about supposedly undisclosed facts in the environmental impact assessment process and has filed an objection against it. #Graz #KPÖ #Müllverbrennung (translated)
The WWF criticizes that Carinthia lacks concrete plans for a more environmentally friendly urban development. (translated)
Nature conservation should be integrated into all areas of politics. It is not only the responsibility of environmental ministers, but also all other ministries, especially those for finance, agriculture, energy, and the economy, emphasized the UN organizer of the World Biodiversity Conference, Astrid Schomaker. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)
