AWO commits to climate neutrality before 2040

The national conference of the Workers' Welfare Association (AWO) met on June 18 and 19, 2021. More climate protection activities were decided and the association commits itself to be climate neutral before 2040. In order to achieve this goal, all AWO facilities are to switch to green electricity-certified green electricity.
Newsletter June 2021 published

Certified green power again at record high/ Review: Energiewendeforum Digital 2021 - Sector Coupling and System Integration/ Bonn Animal Shelter Gets PV System - Through Certified Green Electricity with Added Value/ The Wind Comes, the Wind Goes: Third Episode of the Podcast Strom Aufwärts Deals with Climate and Migration/ Art Depot and Sports Hall as the Foundation of the New Constance PV Systems/ Westfalen Wind: This Green Electricity Advances the Energy Transition
THE WIND COMES, THE WIND GOES: CLIMATE AND MIGRATION

The migration researcher and sociologist Dr. Benjamin Schraven from the German Development Institute (DIE) in Bonn had his say on the complex relationship between climate and migration in the 3rd episode of the podcast "Strom Aufwärts". In the podcast, Dr. Schraven clarified, among other things, what the biggest existing misconceptions about the connection between climate and migration are that persist.
2020: CERTIFIED GREEN ELECTRICITY AT RECORD HIGH AGAIN

Highest sales of Green Electricity-certified green electricity. In 2018, over 160 projects were co-financed with approximately 4 million euros.
REVIEW: ENERGIEWENDEFORUM DIGITAL | SECTOR COUPLING AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

On June 10, 2021, supporters of the energy transition came together again at the Energiewendeforum Digital of Grüner Strom Label e.V.. Previously in the context of a large face-to-face event and currently in the digital space, relevant energy topics were discussed.
Bonn animal shelter gets PV system - through certified green electricity with added value!

Knauber Energie plans to use its newly certified green electricity tariff "GrünAktiv" to finance the new photovoltaic system at the Bonn animal shelter. Regional roots and genuine ecological added value are a particular concern for the family-owned company.
THIRD EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST STROM AUFWÄRTS. THIS TIME ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MIGRATION AND CLIMATE.

New podcast episode "Strom Aufwärts" online! Migration and climate are interlinked topics. But what misconceptions exist in the public perception? What does climate-related migration look like and should it always be seen as negative? What can policymakers do to promote positive aspects? Also in this episode: the Energiewendeforum Digital 2021 and the Bonn-based association Ausbildung statt Abschiebung (AsA). Enjoy listening!
ART DEPOT AND SPORTS HALL AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW CONSTANCE PV FACILITIES

Stadtwerke Konstanz reports the investment of almost half a million euros in sustainable energy projects for 2020. Around €100,000 was generated by SW Konstanz's green electricity tariffs, which are certified with the Grüner Strom-Label.
THIS GREEN ELECTRICITY ADVANCES THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Green electricity tariffs from WestfalenWIND Strom awarded Green Electricity Label since January 1, 2021 / Paderborn-based energy supplier has its energy transition commitment certified in accordance with the Green Electricity Label's eligibility criteria




