Ten municipalities that are particularly committed to climate protection have each received prize money of 25,000 euros in the "Climate Active Municipality 2022" competition. In the "Resources and Energy Efficiency" category, the town of Mindelheim was recognized for the energy-efficient renovation of the Maria Theresa outdoor pool, the district of Viersen for the climate-friendly construction of the new central district archive and the district of Lörrach for inter-municipal heat planning.
In the "Climate-friendly mobility" category, the city of Darmstadt was recognized for the implementation of its sustainable and climate-friendly mobility concept in the Lincoln housing estate. The district of Pinneberg received the prize money for its digital electric vehicle fleet and the city of Bielefeld for the "3 months without a car" project, in which Bielefeld residents were able to test being mobile without a car with municipal support.
The municipality of Nohfelden, the city of Münster and the city of Amberg were also awarded prizes in the "Climate-friendly administration" category. The municipalities and cities are committed to minimizing CO2 emissions in their administrations, for example. The special prize in the "Climate protection and nature conservation" category was awarded to the Lake Constance district for the restoration of the Hepbacher-Leimbacher Ried peatland. The prize money will in turn be used for climate protection. Interested parties can find out more about the projects and the current competition at klimaschutz.de.
Sources: idw-online.de/klimaschutz.de
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