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EUPD SOLARPROSUMERAWARD© 2022/23 FOR LUXOR SOLAR
Based on EUPD-Research's surveys among German prosumers in the areas of: Brand Awareness, Product Diffusion and Recommendation, Luxor Solar ranks among the top brands in Germany.
In an independent survey conducted by the...
Germany and Spain Stick to Plan to Build New Gas Pipeline
Germany and Spain are sticking to their plan to build a new gas pipeline across the Pyrenees in defiance of French opposition, a joint action plan showed.
The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf...
Agriculture Commissioner Lends Support for new EU-Wide Fertilisers Strategy
EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski has offered tentative support to creating an EU-wide fertilisers strategy to help protect farmers against potential future shortages.
A potential initiative to boost domestic production of fertilisers to...
Germany’s EUR 9 Transit Ticket Cuts 1.8 Million Tonnes of CO2
For three months, Germany has been offering ultracheap monthly tickets for all local trains, metros, trams and buses. The scheme was introduced in an effort to encourage the use of public transportation...
Latvia, Austria, Slovakia have EU’s largest gas stores
After clinching a deal on mandatory gas storage last month, Latvia, Austria and Slovakia currently have the largest gas stores for next winter compared to annual consumption.
Slovakia, for example, has already filled...
The Netherlands, Germany Announce Joint North Sea Drilling Operation
The Netherlands and Germany will drill for gas in the North Sea together, with production expected to start in 2024, the Dutch government has announced.
According to the Dutch government’s website, production will...
Berlin Pushes For a 60 Euros Minimum Price on EU Carbon Markets
Discounting allegations of speculation on the EU carbon market, Berlin is throwing its weight behind a minimum price of 60 euros per ton of CO2, saying it will ensure this through national...
Europe Day
Europe Day commemorates the signing of the “Schuman Declaration” on 9 May 1950. An ambitious plan to secure long-term peace in post-war Europe that is considered the beginning of what is now...
How Quickly is Tourism Recovering From COVID-19?
Tourism was hit particularly hard by the pandemic, as lockdowns restricted people to travelling around their homes and neighbourhoods rather than around the world. But there are now signs that tourist numbers...
Tesla’s first European Gigafactory open near Berlin
The plant, located just outside Berlin, will eventually produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually as well as batteries for the cars.
The so-called gigafactory, situated in Grünheide in the rural state of Brandenburg, which...
Global SUV Sales Set Another Record in 2021, Setting Back Efforts to Reduce Emissions
As the global economy has recovered strongly this year, car sales have rebounded too. Globally, they are set to grow by 4 percent in 2021, according to the auto industry tracker MarkLines,...
Plastic Planet: How Tiny Plastic Particles are Polluting our Soil
The millions of tons of plastic swirling around the world’s oceans have garnered a lot of media attention recently. But plastic pollution arguably poses a bigger threat to the plants and animals...
Empowering Communities to Reap the Multiple Benefits of Renewable Energy
The participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project creates local socio-economic value and helps foster more positive attitudes towards renewables. This, in turn,...
The 165 Million Euro European Investment in the Danube Region
In the next six years, it will be invested 165 million euro into The Danube region through the Danube transnational program (known as Interreg).
The aim is to integrate this region better socially,...
Climate Scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics
The World Meteorological Community and the international science community have welcomed the awarding of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics to pioneering climate scientists who laid the foundations for our understanding of the role...
IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) today announced a new programme...