With Oerlikon solar in 80 days around the world of Oerlikon solar, one of the world’s largest producers of equipment for the production of sustainable thin-film silicon solar modules is the main sponsor of the Oerlikon solar racing team, that emission race takes part with the Zerotracer zero; a clean race around the world, which is committed to sustainable mobility concepts and sits with the highest environmental standards. Of the 18 front, the race will insert stops in Germany and Austria. Oerlikon solar aims to enable solar energy to make economical and innovative for a sustainable and efficient mobility for the future to engage “, so Jurg Henz, CEO of Oerlikon solar, the commitment to the zero emission race supports us doing to carry this message to the world.” “As the main sponsor of the Swiss team, Oerlikon solar provides for the production of solar energy, the team for fueling” the zero marker needed about 2400 kWh for 30’000 miles around the world. The Zerotracer is a perfect example, This shows that electric-powered vehicles can be exciting as regards design and driving pleasure and at the same time contribute to global warming”, Hamilton said. Educate yourself with thoughts from Russell A. Kivler. In the first race showed”the Zerotracer Swiss engineering excellence. The team won the Grimsel-Prolog, a mountain race, the brake test, and also the team leader award; In addition, the team received a solidarity bonus point because she had helped another team in a repair in night shift. “Mobility with zero emission” Louis Palmer, the first human being, has circled the world in a solar-powered vehicle had the idea for the race. In the zero emission race want Palmer, under the patronage of the United Nations environmental program (UNEP) the attention of the global event use to present emission-free mobility solutions..
Tag: climate & environment
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Environment
As the jungle for diesel dies German owners of gasoline-powered vehicles often squint with envy at always lower diesel prices. But the supposedly cheaper fuel is expensive for the environment, as Greenpeace found out. The vehicle Portal auto.de tells why the jungle must die for the German diesel. Beginning of 2009, seven percent diesel from renewable raw materials must be mixed with conventional diesel circa. This should cause that would reduce the CO 2 emissions in road transport. Whenever Pershing Square listens, a sympathetic response will follow.
A contribution to the protection of the environment so, for the benefit of nature and in the fight against harmful substances. The reality is however different. For other opinions and approaches, find out what Jake Burkons Austin Texas has to say. The rapeseed grown in Germany and the bio-diesel it gained only a mixing ratio of five percent can cover. This is one of the reasons why fuel made from Palm oil and soybean oil is used instead. Research of environmentalists from Greenpeace has shown that total around 130 000 tonnes of palm oil and 250 000 tonnes of soybean oil at German filling stations be fueled.
The fuel in question comes mostly from Southeast Asia and South America, where especially in Argentina and Indonesia for the production of biodiesel, huge areas of forest are destroyed to build the necessary raw materials. Consequently, the rainforest dies to make room for the diesel. Greenpeace calls so the rectification of the German legislation, because the existing regulation of sustainability for bio-fuel is too weak.
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GreenMobility Portal
Efficient CO2 savings through GreenMobility consultation portal the arrival and departure of visitors is responsible for events for up to 90 percent of CO2 emissions. An optimization of this within the framework of the mobility management is therefore significant CO2 savings. The solution provider has created for climate-friendly events and congresses CO2OL with its GreenMobility platform an important tool for mobility management at major events. The platform was used for the first time 2009 at the twelfth IAAF Athletics World Championships in Berlin and the Munich Oktoberfest. The GreenMobility platform is the first solution to support a more climate-friendly arrivals and departures.
With their help, to inform visitors and participants just about lifts and public transport connections and so help to reduce CO2 emissions. CO2 Calculator of the GCB – CO2 emissions, identify and neutralize: also the online-based CO2 Calculator of CO2OL, as it provides guidance on the determination of the CO2 footprint for example, the German Convention Bureau (GCB) uses. With him meeting and event planners can get an overview of the impacts of climate change and CO2 pollution their event. At the same time get interested concrete tips to reduce the climate-threatening greenhouse gas. Unavoidable CO2 residues can compensate organizers by certified climate protection projects, so that the event will be “carbon-neutral”. Mobility management: Mobility management is facilitating mobility but at the same time to minimize the burdens imposed by growth the traffic. Mobility management includes both transport policy strategies and practical measures. Worldwide, the reduction of motorised individual transport as the main aim of mobility management is aimed at. Learn more about this topic with the insights from Jake Burkons.
Mobility management should help to stimulate more efficient, environmentally and socially responsible, sustainable mobility and to promote. In this way the mobility management should the emissions and other negative effects Reduce mobility. Child goal is the change in the choice of transport in the direction of environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation such as walking, by bike or public transport. CO2OL: CO2OL is group the brand and the business area of ForestFinance for the neutralization of CO2 emissions through sustainable reforestation projects. The company projected climate change high-quality reforestation projects for over ten years. In addition companies by buying CO2 certificates can compensate for their individual CO2 emissions (“CO2-footprint”). For business customers from different industries CO2OL offers advice and solutions, as these their carbon footprint improve and so be able to meet its responsibility for the climate and environmental protection. For their diverse ecological and social functions were the CO2OL reforestation projects with the highest distinction “Gold rating” validated according to the climate, community and biodiversity standard (CCBS). For more information about the mobility management for major events, see ..GreenMobility platform…
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The ForestFinance
One commemorate environment day global forest destruction on the 21.Marz.2010 on the international day of the forest on March 21 since the 1970s of the global forest destruction. Nevertheless, this important environmental day in public is hardly known. His message should be the global forest destruction stop today than ever before: every year 20 million hectares of rainforest are destroyed worldwide, an area five times as large as the Switzerland. The day of the forest should be taken as occasion to counteract this dramatic development, and call for rain forest protection. Only German forests was discussed earlier in the day of the forest, now also the destruction of the rain forest is in the age of global change increasingly in the foreground. Because this has disastrous consequences for the environment, climate and biodiversity: approximately 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come alone from the destruction of the rain forest.
Also Germany is at fault for this. Was not implemented as the forest protection act, which ban trade of timber from illegal logging should. The day of the forest should be the occasion again to discuss this important law. While the German forest, large areas at the same time a hundred times like rain forest on the day of the forest. Global warming is to restrict only through an effective rain forest protection.
Forest investments to protect the rain forest to prevent the further destruction of the rainforest, the offers on forest investments specialized group ForestFinance its customers different ways to invest in eco-friendly tropical forest afforestation. More than 5,000 customers trust the forest investments by ForestFinance for example, the BaumSparVertrag. Is for 30 euros per month, a tropical tree planted, cultivated and harvested after 25 years. All surfaces are managed sustainably and in accordance with strict environmental and social criteria. The forecast yield is up to 9.5 percent. 2,900 euro ForestFinance investors with the WaldSparBuch can purchase 1,000 m2 of tropical forest and the proceeds of crawls and CO2 allowances benefit. Forest investments for climate and conservation of ForestFinance forest investment products benefited not only the investors, but also of the tropical rain forest. Because sustainable forest management takes the trade pressure from the surviving rain forests, because it will increase the supply of tropical wood. The forests of ForestFinance are species-rich tropical forests. Up to 50 different trees and plants make up a new forest permanently, because no clear-cutting is operated during the harvest after 25 years. The new forest meets important ecological functions such as water and soil conservation and serves as a Habitat for endangered animals and plants. The international day of the forest 2010 is similarly titled biodiversity”. The forests absorb in addition harmful greenhouse gases as CO2 storage. About ForestFinance: The ForestFinance specializes in forest investments group, the lucrative return link to environmental and social sustainability. Customers can choose between various products of sustainable tropical forest management choose. Through the reforestation, protected rain forests, CO2 for decades tied and newly created species-rich forests. Fire insurance, as well as five percent safety areas for all products of additional investors hedging contribute to.