In their report, an international group of experts, chaired by Björn Stigson, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, came up with praise and acknowledgement as well as criticism and practical recommendations on sustainability policies in Germany. Their review was mandated by the Federal Government. The report on the Peer Review (PDF, 3513 KB) has been handed over to the Chancellor Angela Merkel and presented to the public in the course of the annual conference of the German Council for Sustainable Development on Nov 23rd. Read more

Day after day we take a lot of actions that co-decide, if the climate is protected, if limited resources are preserved or human rights respected: it starts with the breakfast egg in the morning, continues with the choice of the means of transport for the track to work and does not end in flipping through a catalogue looking for the new fridge, which should be taken into consideration. Consumers have power and they can do that already today - without bigger efforts and without abdication of convenience. That shows the booklet «The Sustainable Shopping Basket» of the German Council for Sustainable Development which is available for download in English here.

The issue of the future development of the power generation mix in Germany and how to meet the electricity demand is currently receiving much public attention, not least of all because of the controversies surrounding the building of new hard coal- and lignite-fired power plants. An old discussion has once again been given priority on the energy policy agenda: Is there a gap in the electricity supply (“electricity gap”)? Download study (PDF, 216KB)