Ecological start to new school year
The summer holidays are drawing to a close, and in Vienna, too, preparations for the new school year are already in full swing. Pencil cases are being refilled, new exercise books obtained and pocket calculators bought more...Czech Republic: Oil pipeline to Vienna-Schwechat?
In Prague they are currently discussing plans to construct a new oil pipeline to the OMV refinery in Vienna-Schwechat. Should this project be realized, it could replace a planned pipeline through Slovakia more...
| Donau-Auen National Park dialogue a model for Danube Region StrategyThe process of joint planning with equitable treatment of the environment developed for the Donau-Auen National Park (Danube Wetlands National Park) more... |
| 100th anniversary of Vienna’s 2nd alpine water supplyVienna is renowned throughout the world for the exceptional quality of its water, for Vienna's water comes straight from the Alps of Lower Austria and Styria more... |
| New goods for oldIn an era of climate change and environmental disasters, it is becoming increasingly important to live with an awareness of the environment and of the notion of sustainability. A good example of how this is done is the Demontage- & Recycling-Zentrum more... |
The greening of Vienna goes on
Vienna is among the “greenest” cities in the world with more than a million inhabitants. Based on an aerial photo analysis, more than 51 percent of the city are already green space. But this percentage is to increase more...Ground breaking ceremony for Europe’s largest “passive” housing development in Vienna
Environmental and climate protection as well as the efficient use of energy have played a crucial role in Vienna for many years. The municipal housing sector has started to go green a long time ago more...
| Free energy for all?Carl-A. Fechner promotes a compelling vision in the documentary The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy: a world community meeting 100 per cent of its energy demand with renewables more... |
| E-mobility without loss of comfortIn collaboration with Vienna Energy, the City of Vienna has taken another step towards environmentally friendly mobility more... |
| Environmentally friendly Viennese nuclear technology used in VietnamA team of researchers at the Institute of Atomic Physics of Vienna University of Technology is carrying out groundbreaking work in the use of more... |
