On Wednesday 16 October, the chemical TFA was discussed in the relevant commission of the Chamber of Deputies. This chemical is widespread in Luxembourg’s waters, including in drinking water. This was reason enough for the Mouvement Ecologique to call on MPs to demand a more consistent approach from the government.

A group of 33 civil society organisations, including the Mouvement Ecologique, organised a press conference at Place Clairefontaine on Monday morning 7.10.

The new waste law took effect at the beginning of 2024: One of the important changes is that from now on, you are no longer allowed to receive advertising in your letterbox unless you clearly indicate that you want it by putting a sticker on your door.

At this year’s Oekofest, everything was just right.

the weather was great and really invited you to spend a day outdoors.

This week, decisive meetings are taking place at the EU level regarding the wolf’s protection status. Some countries want to achieve a reduction of this, i.e. de facto allow the wolf to be shot. So far, Luxembourg has always defended the wolf’s highest protection status – but now, out of the blue and scientifically unfathomable, Luxembourg’s position has begun to falter.

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.

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