Like every year, many bubbles are going to burst at New Year’s Eve. This is, however, not a reason to worry but a source of joy. Opening a bottle of (0.75 ltr.) sparkling wine results in the rise of about one million carbon dioxide…

More than one third of all X-mas tree nurseries are located in Lower Saxony (NI). The biggest producers in terms of plantation size (ha/company) can be found in North Rhine-Westphalia (NW). A large number of companies are also situated…

As a final result of the Gretchen project, which has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within its funding priority "Economics of Climate Change", a double-sided flyer was published. It lists key lessons…

Refugees and migration was the central issue debated at the conference on “Regional impacts of migration in Germany” organised by DGD (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demographie – German association for demography) and BBSR (The Federal Office…

The calculated asylum protection quota of 46% implies that almost every second asylum seeker can stay in Germany for the time being. However, the probability for a successful application for asylum differs considerably depending on the…

German policy makers are relying on a policy mix made up of ambitious targets, technology-push, demand-pull and systemic instruments to increase the share of renewable energy technologies and to foster the German Energiewende. The impact…

By now the German construction boom keeps the industry extremely busy and future trends such as smart home, energy efficiency, safety engineering and e-mobility are likely to even widen the scope of the building installation. Thus, the…

The catering sector comprises any place where you can buy ready-made meals and/ or drinks. It includes high class restaurants as well as cafeterias and takeaways, wine bars as well as pubs and discotheques. The development in this sector…

Securing professionals and competences for the future! This was the slogan for the fifth colloquium organized by the vocational training committee of the associations of the energy and water industries, which took place from 4^th to 5^th…

Driven by the “Energiewende”, many new players in the market of energy production and energy trade have emerged. Mostly smaller companies which are often new in the market benefit from the priority access of renewable energy sources and…