Climate district Waldsee

Our German member Freiburg recently launched a pilot project to involve the inhabitants, schools and organisations of the district of Waldsee in the fight against climate change.

Involving
people in climate protection is important for the Municipality – citizen
engagement is already included in the local climate policy. With this new
project, Freiburg took one step forward, by testing a new district approach to
climate protection. Together with the citizens, they would like to develop a
positive vision and promote holistic solutions for the district of Waldsee (5,400
inhabitants).

The project “Our climate district Waldsee” started in January 2021 and will run until the end of December 2023.

All actors are invited to present and develop concrete solutions to make their district greener. The city – via its Environmental Protection Department and the Regional Energy Agency – offers know-how, connections, advice, coordination support and, for particularly innovative ideas, even financial support through a funding program.

Local
actors are invited to submit their ideas online in the following areas: food,
buildings, sustainable consumption and circularity, green spaces and mobility.  Citizens can also apply to become ambassadors
for climate protection in their community, promoting the project and their own
activities.

Unfortunately,
the implementation of most of the actions will have to wait for the pandemic-related
restrictions to be over. In the meantime, the municipality invited the local
community to get organised, start creating their project teams and meet online.
They have also planned an “Energy Carvan” to deliver energy efficiency advice
directly at the citizens’ doorsteps, and a street festival – also moved towards
the end of 2021.

More information here (in German)

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