A reform of the Climate Protection Act is currently under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies. In particular, it is planned to reduce the financial support given to electric cars. Depending on energy consumption, this is set to fall from €8,000 to €6,000.

In 2024, the Oekofest will be a ‘folk festival’. It will be spread over large parts of Pfaffenthal and offer an extremely varied programme, all in one day. So take advantage of this day to get to know the tranquil Pfaffenthal with its authentic flair and at the same time, enjoy the music, the entertainment for the whole family, take part in the ‘Rallye découverte’, a ‘cake competition’, one of the ‘Visites guidées’ or one of the numerous other offers, such as the stands of the 20 exhibitors or the culinary offer.

Autumn is the perfect time to create a wildflower meadow and do yourself and the pollinators in your garden some good. You can sow a large wildflower meadow or simply a strip of wildflowers, preferably after allowing for a few days’ rain.

The Ministry of Agriculture has just started the tendering process for the supply of school fruit for the coming 2024/25 school year. After all, this involves over 400 tonnes.

The Régionale de Mersch & Environs would like to use a clearly visible sign to raise awareness among road users, so that they do not throw their personal waste out of their car windows.

Three ministries – Home Affairs, Housing and Regional Planning and Environment, Climate and Biodiversity – have presented the ‘Méi a méi séier bauen’ package of measures. There is a need for action in affordable housing construction and the simplification of authorisation procedures. However, the Mouvement Ecologique takes a critical view of the government document and fears disadvantages for nature and quality of life. In two letters to the ministers Serge Wilmes and Léon Gloden, the Mouvement Ecologique has requested further information.

A technology with the misleading name ‘City Trees’ now seems to be gaining a foothold in Luxembourg. The idea: a kind of wooden box with integrated moss-covered panels, which filters the air and cools it down a little, is supposed to replace living city trees… The Mouvement Ecologique strongly advises against this trend

The world is becoming increasingly unfair! A small group of super-rich people are amassing billion after billion, while 700 million people live in extreme poverty:

• The wealth of the five richest men has doubled since 2020, while at the same time five billion people have become poorer;
• We also know that the super-rich are fuelling the climate crisis with their excessive lifestyles, and poorer people in particular are already losing their livelihoods.

Things cannot go on like this! We need to take action together now before our society is destroyed by this injustice

The press release issued by the Mouvement Ecologique on 24 June 2024 has triggered a lot of reactions – from the press, concerned citizens, the Nature Administration (ANF) and the Ministry of the Environment. The ministry informed the press that the number of actual ‘remarkable trees’ is not decreasing, but actually increasing.

The heat revolution is certainly one of the most difficult tasks to be solved in the field of energy transition. Heat networks play a key role in this. Numerous municipalities are aware of this fact and want to push ahead with their construction as quickly as possible.

According to information from the Mouvement Ecologique, the finalised national climate and energy plan is to be presented next week. The provisional CO2 balance for the various sectors is to be published by the end of July.

The European network PAN-Europe (Pesticide Action Network), of which the Mouvement Ecologique is a member, has recently published analyses of the pollution of groundwater and surface water in Europe by the persistent chemical TFA. TFA is a substance that is not degradable and remains in the environment, hence the name perpetual chemical. In contrast, it is highly soluble in water.