… and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic and goods Source: iStock.com/Hallgerd Urban and rural areas are often perceived as … (Urban-Rural Reform Agenda) summarizes key recommendations and innovative examples from the funding initiative and  calls in particular for: developing …

… across Europe where sustainable, and therefore healthier and safer, mobility is practiced. Press release No. 37/2021 | 16.09.2021 Dirk Messner, President of the … across Europe where sustainable, and therefore healthier and safer, mobility is practiced. … Sustainable mobility can promote health and safety. Walking, cycling or …

… Some regulations even encourage environmentally harmful consumption patterns, for example the reduced VAT on animal products is an environmentally harmful subsidy … UBA President Dirk Messner said: "The VAT exemption for public transport is a good complement to the 9-euro ticket adopted by the Federal Government. It provides … household linen should also be reduced from 19 to 7 percent. This is already common practice in nine EU Member States. In addition, VAT should be waived on donations in …

… change⁠ must be increased. Innovative projects are therefore needed that provide good practice examples for everyone to copy. The federal 'Blue Compass' competition is a unique …

… in society are adopting adaptation measures and thereby setting an example of good practice. Adaptation to anticipated climate change will be necessary despite ambitious climate action goals The nominated projects are examples of how this can be done. This year's round of the Blauer Kompass contest …

… range from the acceptance of artificial snow and alternative offers, operational practices and financial instruments to a diversification of tourism offers. The … inland. Sand erosion on beaches can be technically remedied. In order to maintain good water quality, protection of seas and bathing waters is required under the EC …

… as part of the solution, not the problem Great demand for green consumer goods, supply still too low Barbara Hendricks and Maria Krautzberger present the …

… the climate crisis.” The winners of the German “Blauer Kompass” award are excellent examples of how such precautions can work. The winning projects inspire others to … of which there were over 300, were judged according to the six UBA Criteria for Good Practice of Adaptation with support from the Institute for Ecological Economy …

… adaptation as a joint undertaking. The nominated projects show the commitment and good ideas with which local stakeholders have already set out to make Germany … change adaptation⁠⁠ and preparedness. The projects nominated this year are “best practices” and they address, for example, the social aspects of climate adaptation, …

… once again receive top marks 97 percent of bathing waters awarded ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ ratings Bathing is pure pleasure almost everywhere in Germany's bathing waters … Notably, 97 percent of these sites achieved top classifications of ‘excellent’ and ‘good’. Based on these results, Germany ranked eighth in Europe for bathing water …

… a great deal by seeking out environmentally friendly and low-energy consumer goods. But these products must also be affordable, which is why I am in favour of … especially environmentally friendly goods to a lower rate of value added tax. For example, an economical fridge would be sold at a 7% instead of 19% VAT rate, making …

… in 2016, and thus the quality of Germany's bathing waters continues to be good, similarly to what was reported in 2015. A total of 2,292 bathing waters in … water quality has not been determined.  Poor water quality, which may result for example from treated wastewater discharges which also contain pathogens, is …