Tag:Germany

Climate Change

Germany achieved 2020 climate goal thanks to pandemic, say experts

Germany surpassed its goal for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, but as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and not policy...

Michael Simire - January 4, 2021

Pollution

Germany earmarks €4.9m to curb plastic waste pollution in Caribbean Sea

Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) says it is supporting the "Prevention of Marine Pollution in the Caribbean"...

Michael Simire - December 21, 2020

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Germany bans plastic bags from January 1, 2022

From January 1, 2022, there will be a ban on plastic bags in Germany. Following the approval of the Bundestag, the Bundesrat passed a...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2020

Waste Management

Germany funded waste-to-energy project targeting municipal solid waste underway in Ghana

As nations worldwide continue to embrace the concept of waste as a resource to cherish and not to discard, Ghana is also coming up...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2020

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German minister hands over EU Council Presidency to Portugal

German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and the Portuguese Environment Minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes voted in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 on...

Michael Simire - December 15, 2020

Health

Germany records highest COVID-19 death toll amid calls for lockdown

The number of people who have died in Germany after catching the coronavirus surged to 590 on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 marking the highest...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2020

Conservation

Nigeria partners with Germany, UN to stop wildlife crime

To tackle wildlife and forestry crime, Nigeria, Germany and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) came together during a virtual session...

Michael Simire - August 12, 2020

Gender