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Hamburg was the first major German city to launch a comprehensive Green Roof Strategy. Its goal is to green at least 70 per cent of both new buildings and suitable flat or gently pitched roofs that are being renovated. The Ministry for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Agriculture supports the project with three million euros until the end of 2024. In 2014 the goal was set to

Authorities in Hamburg announced that they will phase out internal combustion engine-powered boats on the Alster river. The move is part of the city’s climate plan and promises significant carbon redu..

One of the continent’s largest electrolysis plants will be built in the city after the signing of a letter of intent by four companies
The industrial companies Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Vattenfall and Kommunale Wärme Hamburg are planning how they can jointly generate and use green hydrogen from wind and solar power at the Hamburg-Moorburg power plant in the future. In addition to the construction of an electrolyser with a capacity of 100 megawatts, the recently signed letter of intent also envisages the future development of the site into a so-called “Green Energy Hub”.

Anfang Januar 2020 startete das internationale Projekt SOLUTIONSplus, welches die Transformation zu einer nachhaltigen Mobilität im internationalen Kontext unterstützen soll. Im Rahmen des von der Europäischen Union (EU) geförderten Projekts arbeiten 45 Partner sowie über 100 assoziierte Partner gemeinsam an diesem transformativen Wandel mithilfe von innovativen und integrierten Elektromobilitätslösungen.

Hamburg authorities will invest 6.5 million euros into making the city centre more resilient, as it struggles with a post-Covid recovery. With a German federal aid programme, locals are hoping to avoi..

The German city relies on an innovative mix of new and ancient techniques to keep new waterfront development dry amid rising sea levels and more frequent storms.