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Invitation to the lecture: Jens Beckert – Is society failing in the fight against climate change? What specific conclusions can be drawn from this?
In seinem Vortrag präsentiert Beckert seine Analyse und Ansätze für eine „realistische“ Klimapolitik – Grundlage für lebhafte Diskussionen.
Er mahnt: „Der Fortbestand der Zivilisation ist in Gefahr.“ Eine um mehr als 2 Grad wärmere Welt würde Wohlstand kosten und demokratische Ordnungen gefährden.
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20 million euros of public money for new greenhouses: the move towards large-scale facilities and the lack of sustainability criteria cast a shadow over the initiative to increase fruit and vegetable growing in Luxembourg
In the context of the first ‘Lëtzebuerger Geméisbaudag’ organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, which will take place tomorrow, Thursday 16 January, the Mouvement Ecologique has taken a stand on a recent bill proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture to promote vegetable and fruit greenhouses.
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Voĉo meets Prime Minister: “Civil society organisations are respected partners in democracy”
Last Friday, 10 January 2025, the new civil society alliance Voĉo – of which Mouvement Ecologique is a member – met with the Prime Minister following its action and open letter last October, in which it recalled the essential role of civil society organisations in a vibrant democracy.
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Google dossier back on the agenda
An important decision on the Google issue is due to be made at Bissen municipal council this Monday.
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“Where do we stand today? A sobering analysis from a sustainability perspective of one year of the CSV-DP government”
How should the government’s policy in the first year of the legislative period be assessed?
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Online event: Emotion-filled discussions – an opportunity to shape the future?
The speaker is Maren Urner. She looks at the topic from the perspective of a brain researcher and has a refreshing take on the subject: while feelings are often taboo in political debates, as a scientist she takes the opposite view.
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Inspiring conference by renowned author and anthropologist Jason Hickel in front of 250 people
On 16 December, Jason Hickel, whose book “Less is More: How Degrowth will save the world” was listed as book of the year by both the Financial Times and the New Scientist, presented his analysis of the growth issue to a packed auditorium.
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Presentation of ‘Mecoskop’ – Evaluation of the government’s work
The Mecoskop takes up 77 key promises in the area of sustainable development from the government agreement and assesses their status and the quality of implementation from the perspective of the Mouvement Ecologique.
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Conference cycle autumn/winter 2024/25: Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises consistently and in a socially just way: What are the prerequisites for this?
A conference series organised by Mouvement Ecologique in autumn/winter 2024/2025 will examine the necessary socio-ecological transition from different perspectives and points of view.
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Save what can still be saved – guarantee the conservation of the wolf despite the downgrading of its protected status!
As a reminder: Despite criticism from Mouvement Ecologique and natur&ëmwelt, the Luxembourg Environment Minister voted in favour of downgrading the protection status of the wolf under the Bern Convention at the EU Commission in September.
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Protecting nature AND water – It’s time for solutions!
The national nature conservation plan (PNPN3) is intended to protect Luxembourg’s nature, but water protection and nature conservation often get in each other’s way – even though they pursue the same goal.
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Forever Chemicals: TFA even in Mineral Water – Luxembourg must support the EU Commission’s proposal for a pesticide ban due to TFA on Wednesday, December 4th
The “forever chemical” TFA has relentlessly made its way into our environment. As a breakdown product of various man-made substances (mainly pesticides and refrigerants), small, mobile, and resilient, it has spread to our most precious resource: water.
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