Dear press colleagues, Researchers at Oeko-Institut and Adelphi question the environmental benefits of a new UN program to address international aviation emissions – the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Our blog post analyses why CORSIA is unlikely to generate any actual emission reductions in its initial phase from 2021 to 2023, why its rules for forestry carbon credits are ...
Berlin (ots) - "European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the new Circular Economy Action Plan (nCEAP). It's an ambitious step forward to transform Europe into a circular economy", says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics. "As EUBP, we especially endorse the European Commission's (EC) commitment to support the 'sustainable and circular bio-based sector ...
How Do Ideologies and Lobbying Connections of U.S. Politicians Influence Corporate Accounting? Researchers at the University of Mannheim recently conducted a study on the influence of U.S. members of Congress on corporate accounting. The team led by Prof. Jannis Bischof of the collaborative research center “Accounting for Transparency” found out that ideologically ...
Berlin (ots) - FinCompare, the Berlin-based FinTech with a focus on SME financing, has successfully extended and completed its Series A financing round. In an A+ round, FinCompare was able to secure an additional EUR 12 million in funding. As such, FinCompare has now successfully raised a Series A totalling EUR 22 million (equaling more than EUR 25 million since company foundation). The investment is led by existing ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 71 5403 - e-mail: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/35929/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1539432 NEWS RELEASE Eat or be eaten Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in ...
European Capital of Smart Tourism
Brüssel (ots) - The EU is supporting European cities to develop and promote smart tourism. The 2020 European Capitals of Smart Tourism Gothenburg and Málaga will be taking part in this year's ITB in Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show. On 4 - 8 March 2020, the two cities will be showcasing their smart tourism initiatives and best practices at the European ...
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)
"Start Up Energy Transition Award" 2020: Award Nominees 15 start-ups from eleven countries will present their business models for energy transition and climate protection at the "Start Up Energy Transition Tech Festival" taking place on the 24th of March in Berlin Berlin/London, 13. February 2020. 15 start-ups from eleven countries across five continents have been nominated as finalists of the "Start Up Energy Transition ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 8161 71 5403 - email: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/35908/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1537625 NEWS RELEASE CLINSPECT-M: Clinical mass spectrometry center for molecular brain research Major project for Munich neurosciences In a joint ...
Albert Schweitzer Stiftung für unsere Mitwelt
Berlin (ots) - One hundred oversized fierce chickens will besiege Subway's European headquarters at Prinsengracht 13 in Amsterdam on Tuesday, 11 February 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. With this "revolt of the chickens", animal rights activists are protesting against the fact that the sandwich company sells meat from chickens that are kept under cruel conditions. They ...
Why the railway vehicle industry can't ignore 3D printing any longer Bombardier manager André Bialoscek will explain why in his keynote speech at the opening of the 17th Rapid.Tech 3D conference on 5 May 2020 in Erfurt Since May 2019 Bombardier Transportation has been using additive technologies at its ...
Spectrum. The most dangerous artwork
Berlin, Germany / Scottsdale, USA (ots) - Sapcorda Services GmbH ("SAPCORDA") today announced the release of the unique SAPA (Safe And Precise Augmentation) Premium GNSS positioning service. The SAPA service enables mass-market GNSS devices to operate with unprecedented accuracy and reliability across Europe and the ...
Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und Kommunikation GmbH
Berlin (ots) - More than two-thirds of Europeans (68%) believe that European policy and legislation is having a positive impact on their country's digital development, a new survey of the Vodafone Institute, the European think-tank of the Vodafone Group, has revealed. Citizens in Hungary and Poland (75%) were most convinced that membership of the EU is beneficial to national digital development, compared to people from ...
Technische Universität München
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH Corporate Communications Center phone: +49 89 289 10510 - e-mail: presse@tum.de - web: www.tum.de This text on the web: https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/35874/ High resolution images: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1536982 NEWS RELEASE Guardian angel of the eye Protective protein in the eye lens affects protein ...
BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
Berlin (ots) - - Without an extension of the transition period, only a basic agreement is possible - EU must protect businesses from unfair competition - A hard Brexit at the end of the year is not off the table The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU on Friday is the right step on the wrong path, according to the Federation of German Industries (BDI). "The uncertainty surrounding the withdrawal may be over, but ...
Spectrum. The most dangerous artwork
Volker Ratzmann wird Executive Vice President Corporate Public Policy & Regulation Management - Er übernimmt von Rainer Wend, der Ende 2019 in den Ruhestand ging Bonn, 21. Januar 2020: Volker Ratzmann übernimmt zum 1. Mai 2020 die Funktion des Executive Vice President Corporate Public Policy & Regulation ...
issuer: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1 A-1020 Wien phone: +43-1-21137-0 FAX: +43-1-21137-12926 mail: info.ab@agrana.com WWW: www.agrana.com ISIN: AT000AGRANA3 indexes: WBI stockmarkets: Frankfurt, Berlin, Wien, Stuttgart language: English ...
issuer: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1 A-1020 Wien phone: +43-1-21137-0 FAX: +43-1-21137-12926 mail: info.ab@agrana.com WWW: www.agrana.com ISIN: AT000AGRANA3 indexes: WBI stockmarkets: Stuttgart, Wien, Berlin, Frankfurt language: English ...
