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The Berlinale bear hunt begins

Great international cinema in Berlin: at the 62nd International Film Festival (February 9-19) the German capital is...more

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Building bridges between Germany and China

The 2012 Year of Chinese Culture in Germany is designed to make the German people aware of the richness and diversity...more

Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the UN Security Council and Syria

Whilst in Cairo, Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement on the situation in Syria and the...more

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NATO looks at 'Smart Defense' to cut costs  

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US indicts Swiss bank Wegelin in tax fraud case  

Culture

Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet  

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Under Trees

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Portrait

Cosmopolitan Master of Art

Okwui Enwezor has brought a new international dimension to contemporary art in Europe and the USA and made way for...more

The Local

'White Rose' founder declared a saint  

Socks provided key clue in neo-Nazi case  

Wulff under fire over car lease deal  

Goethe-Institut News

Unruly Art Neighbor as Guest – Polish Art in Berlin  

Different from the Rest of the World – The Berlin Foundation “Respekt!”  

In the Eye of the Storm – Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick in an Interview  

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German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...more

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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...more

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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...more

Clean Energy from the Sun

There is no shortage of sun in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa – ideal conditions for photovoltaics. The German solar industry has recognized this and is becoming involved with new technologies.more

A Place with a Lot of Energy

Bioenergy villages go their own way. The Bavarian community of Ascha is an outstanding example.more

Green Technologies

Whether in the Caribbean region or on the Galapagos Islands, German know-how is in demand wherever guidance and technologies are needed in relation to renewable energy and improving energy efficiency.more

Alternative Energies

Latin America is discovering the power of renewable energy. This is opening up interesting new markets – also for German companies.more

A Flourishing Sector

Technologies are definitely going green – and German companies are providing solutionsmore

A New Energy Era Begins

Following the nuclear accident in Japan, Germany aims to phase out nuclear power within a decade.more

Solar Energy from the Desert

Something impressive is happening in the Mojave Desert in California under the leadership of a German company. The Blythe Solar Power Project is expected to provide up to 1,000 megawatts of eco-power.more

The Start of a New Energy Age

Boost for green electricity: Germany and eight other European countries want to lay thousands of kilometres of high-tech cable under the North Sea to interconnect their wind farms and hydroelectric power plants.more

Spectacular eco-energy project in the North Sea

Closing ranks on the coast: nine European states are planning a huge eco-energy network to harness the potential of renewable energies more effectively. Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands,...more

The Third Industrial Revolution

An enormous offshore wind farm in the North Sea, a large geothermal power plant near Hanover and a 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert – Germany is meeting the challenges of climate change with...more

10 Tips for Everyday Life

Good news for climate protection: for the third year in succession, greenhouse gas emissions in the EU have decreased – most recently by 1.2% or around 60 million tonnes of CO2 from 2006 to 2007. Between 1990 and 2007, Germany...more

Combining Aesthetics with Efficiency

Sustainable building is the order of the day: new buildings should consume as little energy as possible, produce little carbon dioxide, and (ideally) be fully recyclable. They should also look good. Good examples of new...more

Introducing: the Mobility of the Future

Driving a car has never been more environmentally friendly: at the 63rd International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2009, manufacturers from all over the world presented new eco-models with hybrid and electric drives....more

Martin Jänicke

Prof. Dr. Martin Jänicke is one of the leading experts on German and international environmental policy. He has also worked as a political advisor since 1974more

Scintillating Multi-billion Project

The Desertec Initiative: twelve companies are planning a massive 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desertmore

Strategies for More Sustainability

What can stop climate change? Which forms of energy will we use in the future? How can everyone be assured access to enough water? These important questions are closely linked to environmental and climate protectionmore

Fraunhofer in Korea

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened a Representative Office in Korea in September. Representative Joohwan Kim has got down to work with great energy. An interviewmore

Plant-Oil Cooker a Great Success

Home appliances group Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte has developed an environmentally friendly cooker for Asia. A success storymore

Early Warning System Operational

German scientists have installed a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia. A situation reportmore

Green Technologies

Today half of all the solar cells produced in Germany stem from the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Yet this region is not the only centre for environmental technology in eastern Germany: wind power also has excellent prospectsmore

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