by Teagan Wernicke

Everyone involved in the “Energy Transformation in Dialogue” project has been very busy over the past few months – from making new educational videos to conducting tours and even being invited to speak on TV shows. Keep reading to learn more about what we’ve been up to and how you can get involved with our project in the future.

The project Energy Transformation in Dialogue, which started in the summer of 2018, works towards involving community members and groups such as city administrators, local businesses, students, and organizations in the process of a sustainable energy transition in Germany. If you haven’t heard of us before, you can read more about the project here. But for now, let’s take a look at what has been happening so far in 2020!

In February, we released a new educational video called “Energy Transformation under Investigation”, which you can watch here. The video is only in German, but an adaptation in English as a comic strip will soon be available to download from our website. In the video, you can learn about how scientists use indicators to assess whether goals related to various aspects of sustainability and the energy transition will be met by 2020 and 2050. It’s exciting to see how scientific research can become understandable for everyone by using a simple traffic light system to show progress. We hope you enjoy the video, and feel free to give us your feedback and ideas for new videos!

Also in February, the organization Viva con Agua hosted a large event, inviting club members from various cities in the region to Karlsruhe. Viva con Agua aims to foster the global provisioning of clean water for everyone. Against this background, we took this opportunity to lead participants on a tour through the Oststadt region of Karlsruhe, discussing topics such as the sustainable development of the energy system. If you’re interested, you can read more about the tour here.

At the end of January, we participated in a roundtable discussion on the topic of district heating in Karlsruhe that was organized by Fossil Free Karlsruhe. Aside from us, representatives from the city council, energy providers (Stadtwerke and EnBW), and businesses such as the German Agency for Geothermal Energy (Deutsche Erdwärme) and the Karlsruhe Energy and Climate Protection Agency (Karlsruher Energie- und Klimaschutzagentur) as well as other community groups were involved in the event. Currently, Karlsruhe has an extensive district heating system that provides heat for households and buildings around the city. Up to now, the heat source for this system has been waste heat that is recovered from power plants that are fueled by coal and natural gas. However, as fossil fuels are being phased out and these power plants will no longer be used in the near future, an alternative source of heat for the district heating system needs to be found. This topic was discussed extensively at the roundtable event. After much deliberation, the participants suggested using biogas as an alternative heat source. This gas could be produced from biological waste and compost collected from households around the city. 

In related news, we’re currently creating another educational video that will clearly explain how district heating systems operate as well as various options for renewable energy sources through which the heat can be provided in order to make the systems more sustainable. This and another video about the role of sustainable development and justice in the energy sector, specifically the topic of closing the gender pay gap for employees in this sector, will be released soon. Keep an eye out for new videos on our website!

“Sonnenstand” is the name of another project on which we are currently collaborating with the organization Fossil Free Karlsruhe and their initiative Faktor2. For this project, we are working to increase the amount of solar energy produced in Karlsruhe by encouraging more citizens to install solar panels (photovoltaic systems). We’re using the Oststadt neighborhood as an experimental space. In the future, we plan to host an event where experts will inform community members about topics such as leasing your roof, installing solar panels yourself, and much more. By providing this unique opportunity for people like you to meet and discuss with experts in the solar energy industry, we hope that more people will be encouraged to produce solar power from their own home.  

Last but not least, one of our project leaders, Dr. Volker Stelzer, was on TV at the beginning of March. The television show “Planet Wissen” (Planet Knowledge) invited Volker Stelzer on the air as one of two experts to share his knowledge about the progress Germany has made so far in implementing the energy transition. Though the program is only available in German, you can watch the entire episode here to learn more about how Germany is working to achieve the goals of the energy transition as quickly as possible.

As you can see, we’ve been very busy over the past few months involving members of the community in the energy transition through online communication, tours, and group discussions. Stay up-to-date with our upcoming events by visiting our website or following us on Instagram. Coming soon: we will provide a virtual tour on our Instagram where you can learn more about energy transformation!

A huge thank you to everyone who has been involved in our events, and we hope you participate again in the future! In the meantime, stay healthy!

The complex tasks of sustainability and climate protection can be intimidating. This is where “Serious Gaming” comes in. Using the gamification approach unleashes creativity and makes finding innovative solutions playful and fun. We offer a simulation game for administrations and municipalities, which follows this approach, and we are going to introduce it to you in this blog article. Come and play with us on the 26^th or 28^th of March at the KIT Spring Days of Sustainability!

What makes playing games so exciting? That we are not sure what comes next! The task of creating a more sustainable and climate friendly future includes a lot of uncertainty. However, feeling uncertain tends to block our creative capacities. The gaming format can dissolve these blocks and unleash our creativity and inspiration.

 “Serious Gaming” – solving serious challenges while playing

Serious gaming is an approach that uses the creative potential of playing to address serious issues and co-create innovative solutions. Playing helps us to learn without even noticing it. This is why the element of playing is so relevant for a vital, sustainable society.

In his seminal book “Homo Ludens”, the cultural historian Johan Huizinga pointed out wisely: human civilization has developed from and as a game and shall never quit doing so. Playing is the central activity in prosperous societies.

Originally developed in the USA – now there is a version for Karlsruhe!

The ”Serious Gaming”-workshop was developed in a cooperation with numerous partnerships between cities and universities in Germany, the United States and Mexico. We adapted the simulation game to the situation in Karlsruhe and developed it further. Recently, we played it under the project “Energy Transformation in Dialogue” with the team of Karlsruhe Climate and Energy Agency (KEK). The team had lots of fun and co-developed an idea they find so good that they are actually going to realize it. The next workshop is taking place together with the city in May when the Department of Environment is meeting the partners of the My Green City initiative.

The workshop proceeds like this:

Six to twelve participants sit at a table. The workshop starts by putting the global sustainable development goals (SDG’s) into local context. Which of the SDG’s are most relevant to Karlsruhe? Where do the participants see a need for action or have a personal motivation for change? From already realized best practice projects from other German and international cities, the participants choose examples that could also be realized in Karlsruhe. Based on these inspirations, one new idea is co-developed for Karlsruhe. In the course of this, the participants discuss which resources and actions are needed to realize the idea and which resources they could bring in themselves. Once the idea has taken shape, it is put to test with shock cards to see how resilient it is to changing conditions. What happens to the project at a century flooding? What effects do big employee strikes have on the project’s success? At the end of the workshop, the idea is reflected and if possible presented to the other tables. The workshop lasts about three to four hours, depending on the amount of participants.

We invite you to join one of the workshops taking place at the KIT Spring Days of Sustainability – the workshop will be in English on the 26^th of March and in German on the 28^th of March. The main target audience are students, but auditors are welcome as well. You are an auditor and you want to participate only at this workshop? Write an email to ines.bott@kit.edu.

You can find more information (in German) about the Spring Days here and about the registration here!

The simulation game was adapted and is further developed under the international collaboration project “Building Sustainability Implementation Capacity in City Staff and Leadership (CapaCities)”. This project belongs to the “Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes” (GCSO), a global network that advances solutions to sustainability problems through research, development and capacity building by generating, testing, implementing and, ultimately, bringing to scale a wide range of solutions including technologies, policies, economic incentives, social change and cultural practices. Read more.

Summer is coming soon and we have to come up with holiday planning! Sightseeing in London for a weekend, enjoying the sun on short holidays in Mallorca or should it rather be Sydney with the family for two weeks? But wait – are there perhaps more sustainable options?

Nearby or far away – active or relaxed – beach, mountains or party mile, nowadays our range of options is almost endless. We can fly within a very short time from one side of the globe to the other; low-cost airlines make that more and more affordable. Great, right?

Unfortunately tourism and unlimited mobility have also their dark sides. Emissions, environmental pollution, poverty and resource conflicts – air traffic is responsible for up to 10% of climate change. Unspoilt alpine landscapes vanish in consequence of mass tourism; cruise ships release vast amounts of harmful substances into the oceans. But how can we do better? How is conscious, environmentally friendly travel possible? In the following passages you will find crucial tips, the basics of sustainable travel so to say!

Stay on the ground

Most emissions arise on the outward and return journeys. As soon as you stay on the ground with your means of transport, the greenhouse-gas emissions decrease to ¼ compared to flying. Obviously, the longer the distance, the more difficult it gets not to fly; but nearby destinations within Europe usually can be reached easily by car, or even better by bus or train. However, there is one exception: cruise ships – even though they do not fly, their impact on the environment is enormous.

After your arrival, public transport and bicycle should be your first choice as well. By travelling with public transport you will also get to know the country and the everyday life of locals much better.

“Why seek far afield when the good is close by?” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Mountains, forests, lakes, sea, castles, palaces and gorgeous old towns – Germany and Europe have so much more to offer than most of us think. Too often, we know the country we live in and the neighbouring countries much less than far off travel destinations. There is something going wrong, isn’t it? How about outdoor holidays in Thuringia? Hiking and mountain biking in beautiful forests, swimming in lakes surrounded by mountains and a visit of the magical dripstone cave in Saalfeld. The Elbe Sandstone Mountain, which is one of Germany´s most beautiful natural wonders, also receives too little consideration. More ideas on underestimated travel destinations within Germany you can find here.

If, nevertheless, you decide to travel to a destination further away, distance and travel duration should fit together. Flying to another continent should be worth it. The trip to the States can by all means last some weeks or months so that you can fully enjoy it.

Respect nature

While considering which activities to choose, options should be critically examined. Are fun sports in fragile landscapes really necessary? Is the activity reasonable for this climate and landscape? Does the activity fit with the culture of that particular country? Playing golf in the desert and jet skiing through mangrove forests is not a good idea for sure.

That you should not leave waste in the landscape as a tourist (just like at home) goes without saying. If you want to go a step further, buy a water filter for camping. In many countries you cannot drink tab water like in Germany; that is why a water filter is a solution not to rely on buying plastic bottles.

Water is scarce?

As a tourist you might easily enter into resource conflicts with locals. Where resources are rare already, locals can suffer due to the consumption of, for example, fresh water by the powerful tourist industry. Taking long showers and having your towels and linen washed every day are not appropriate then. When it comes to housing, the interests of tourists and locals might be contradictory as well. By renting holiday apartments through online platforms, landlords can potentially earn more money than by renting them permanently, which in some areas has led to former tenants being driven away and affordable housing becoming scarce. But not everything is negative – tourism can bring advantages for the host country as well. It can be an important source of income if we actively counteract the disadvantages of tourism. So how can we manage to visit a country in a way that makes the locals benefit and at the same time allows us to have an amazing holiday with great experiences?

Local offers instead of all-inclusive

Booking the whole trip in an all-round carefree package is easy, but often boring and the ones who benefit from it are usually large providers instead of locals. To simplify the decision for the conscious traveler, attempts are made to label accommodations and offers as ecological and fair. So rather than choosing the next best hotel chain, try to find private hotels and hostels, which have these labels. Often you can find much more country-specific aspects in small accommodations and it may happen that you get insider tips from the owners about where to have dinner. Apropos Dinner: Try country- or region-specific food and enjoy eating regional food in small local restaurants.

However, exceptions confirm the rule. Not everything that is traditional can be recommended and helps the locals and the environment. For example, you should not enjoy your holidays on the back of elephants. If you would like to discover more about these fascinating animals, you can spend time with them in a nature conservation center.

You would like to know more?

Phew… these were quite a lot of aspects to consider. The good news is that a critical view at the existing offers can already help. If you are still not fed up and would like to increase your knowledge in some points, check out fairunterwegs.org. The platform brings light into the jungle of providers and information.

If you are particularly interested into the topic of mobility and would like to use more sustainable transportation in your everyday life and in your holidays, have a look at the booklet „Nachhaltig bewegen und reisen“ of the Baden-Württemberg sustainability strategy. You can download it here for free (it is only available in German).

If you feel like discovering your hometown first, we can recommend stattreisen to you. You can also find a group in Karlsruhe with diverse offers.

Wherever your next journey will go to – we wish you a lot of fun and great experiences!

How to communicate the dimensions of environmental problems and the necessity for sustainable development? And how to do it in a way, everybody will understand – regardless which country they come from and what language they speak? From this idea developed the caricature exhibition „Planet calling SOS“, which will be presented at our Zukunftsraum in November and December.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Whether it is a painting in a museum, graffiti on the wall or a photograph in a magazine, you can often understand the message without words. Pictures have a strong effect – and that’s exactly what the exhibition „Planet calling SOS“ is going for:

Our planet needs help! We need to work together in order to protect the environment, on which our livelihood depends!

That’s why INTEGRA Filder e.V. and the Turkish-English-German satire magazine Don Quichotte e.V. held the 1. International Caricature Competition with the topic “UN-Agenda 2030”. Participation was high: over 1000 caricatures were submitted from more than 60 countries. An international jury selected the 50 most expressive pictures are now on exhibition in different locations throughout Baden-Württemberg.

With the help of the artists’ expressive pictures, the exhibition aims to raise awareness in our whole society – people with or without immigration background – and initiate a dialogue about sustainable development. Everyone should be aware that sustainability is important – and that we need it right now!

A different kind of immigrant organisation

INTEGRA refers to itself as a “somewhat different immigrant organisation”. Diversity and equal opportunities for everyone are their main goals, for which they work in education and with youth organisations. The basis of their work is in intercultural and global pedagogy, multilingualism and the criticisms of racism. Experiences of immigration and the immigration background of their members are considered a resource and a strength. Immigrants are encouraged to participate, for example as disseminators.

Collaboration of different nationalities – this is how an exhibition arises out of some pictures!

Young people with and without immigration background prepared the exhibition together and develop didactical materials for the travelling exhibition though Baden-Württemberg. Young people with good German skills support young refugees, strengthening their participation in the project. Erdoğan Karayel, caricaturist and editor of the newspaper Don Quichotte, is the artistic brain of the project. With methods of informal learning he conducts drawing workshops with the participating youngsters.

Global challenges require global goals!

The exhibition also shows – the topic concerns people around the world. The chosen pictures deal with the 17 UN goals of sustainable development – among those are „Climate Action“, „Responsible Production and Consumption“ and „Peace, Justice and strong institutions“. The goals were adopted in 2016 under the header „Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

27 caricatures will be shown at the Future-Room (Zukunftsraum, Rintheimer Straße 46) from October 30th until December 11th 2018. The exhibition can be visited during regular opening hours (Tuesday from 2pm to 6pm & Thursday 9am to 6pm) and additionally on the two Sundays, November 11th and 25th from 3pm to 6 pm. October 30th at 3pm we open the exhibition with a vernissage.

Come by and get an idea of the situation on our planet!

Here you can find some additional information about the youth project “Planet calling SOS” (Link: https://integra-bildung.de/der-planet-ruft-sos/).

A new project starts in summer 2018, which will go along with us in the next years. In this article you will get to know what it is about, what you can expect and how you can bring forward your own ideas.

Storage technologies, renewable energies and joint energy grids – energy systems become more complex in future. The electricity in the socket doesn’t have to come from a power plant anymore. Do we all become so called prosumers, who produce electricity themselves and live in smart homes?

The energy transition is coming, but the changes give rise to several questions. This huge and ambitious project can’t be realized without public understanding and involvement. Everyone has to be informed about it in order that we can pull together. This is why an exchange of knowledge about the energy transition with contribution of district future will be started.

As a result of the experience we gained in the real-world labs district future and real-world lab 131 during the last years, we were able to acquire this new project!

Welcome Energy Transformation in Dialogue!

First this new project (called “energy dialogue” in short) becomes a part of district future; later it will be a mainstay for the Karlsruhe Transformation Centre for Sustainable Futures and Cultural Change (KAT), which we described here already. The funding for energy dialogue is guaranteed for 30 months. After 2 years the project’s success is investigated and the time period will – hopefully – be extended to 4 years.

The aim of the project is clear: We want to make the transformation of the German energy system intelligible to all in a new way and create new possibilities for participation at the same time. Therefore we will organise this dialogue, provide information and bring different actors together.

So far, so good, but how does that work in concrete terms?

It is not yet set in stone, but you can already look forward to plenty of videos with information and explanations, a tour about sustainable energy, a handful of scenario workshops, some transdisciplinary and transformative project seminars, real-world experiments and one citizen’s forum on sustainable energy. We don’t want a one-way communication. We want to impart knowledge, but on the same time gather your ideas and bring them in the scientific world.

One workshop could be for example for low-income households, where we get to know your expectations and fears related to the energy transition and work out suggestions for improvement together.

Different activities – different target groups!

With this project we extent our target group to the whole city of Karlsruhe and beyond. Some parts can be used in the whole German-speaking world. Nevertheless some activities will still take place in Karlsruhe and the eastern town.

The target group is as diverse as the activities. The different subprojects can address both the public and specific groups of players, for example representatives of the energy industry, players of the civil society or consumers’ associations, as well as teachers, energy advisors, students, early adopters, and so on.

Do district future and the future space stay?

Does that mean we realigned and are not present in the district anymore? No, don’t worry. As described above – the project energy dialogue becomes a part of district future now and builds a mainstay of KAT from 2020 on. Like that it will provide us even more opportunities to encourage a sustainable development and die energy transition together with you, the citizens of the eastern town. The future space will also be available as is usual for group meetings, events and communication.

When does it start?

The planning and preparation for the variety of activities start now. Next year, in 2019, several plans will be realised. Until then you need to be patient, but we will keep you informed!

You can participate!

Do you have an idea for a project or an activity, which we should not forget? It doesn’t matter, if you are a single person or want to get involved with your group – form the energy dialogue with us together! If you are interested, contact volker.stelzer@kit.edu.

We look forward to an interesting time with you and energy dialogue!

We have come to the last part of our blog series about the Urban Transition Lab 131. The real world lab project Urban Transition Lab 131 was launched under the umbrella of the framework project District Future – Urban Lab. Since 2015 when the District Future was launched, scientists and citizens have the possibility to work together to develop and test measures for a (more) sustainable urban development in the Karlsruhe district Oststadt. With this blog series we want to think back over the activities and experiences of the Urban Transition Lab’s four projects.

An article by Vanessa Kügler & Volker Stelzer. Translation by Sophie Dauenhauer

In the previous articles we already presented the topics sustainable consumption, mobility and social affairs and spaces. Finally, we will talk about the exciting and current topic energy.

Turning on the lights in the evening and putting the shopping into the fridge, switching on the heating in winter or having the possibility of a hot bath at any time –  the availability of electricity, heat, light and water is an important element of our everyday lives and fundamental for the functionality of our cities. Energy is one of the most important resources that has two major disadvantages: its availability is not infinite, and the generation implies a lot of consequences for our planet. These are the reasons why the consumption and use of energy have become a much-discussed topic in politics, economy as well as in society and science.

“Cities are resource-hungry and produce too much CO₂. We can change this: by using innovative technologies and renewable energies and trying out a new way of life that works without the excessive waste of goods and resources.”

(Goal of the key topic Urban energy landscapes)

Producing and using energy locally

In keeping with the motto “New ideas about energy”, participants of the BürgerForum (citizen’s forum) “Sustainable Oststadt – Future in citizens’ hands” collected proposals for energy saving measures in the Oststadt. Ideas like optimized heating systems with renewable heating and regenerative electricity, energy autarky of residential blocks or an energy consultancy were contributed during the forum. It quickly became clear that, in order to coordinate such measures, a comprehensive energy concept for the Oststadt is needed. This multi-level concept considers the building and ownership structures as well as the patterns of use, and at the same time it demonstrates concrete energy saving and refitting measures for every individual building.

An expert group of scientists from different institutes of the KIT (ITAS, IIP, EIFER, fbta) got together in the R131-project “Energiekonzept” (energy concept) to further develop the ideas from the citizens’ forum and to design and implement the energy concept approach. Moreover, the project cooperated with the city of Karlsruhe, the Karlsruhe energy and climate protection agency (KEK), Haus & Grund Karlsruhe, and involved lectures and seminars.  Now it was time to use these contacts and to start implementing the ideas from the citizens’ forum.

Data and more data – but never losing sight of the building stock!

In view of existing urban quarters that have grown over decades, like the Oststadt in Karlsruhe, it is important to take a closer look at the old building stock’s state of repair and the energetic state because:

• The building stock is responsible for about 50% of the material use and the energy consumption
• The heat supply in buildings causes up to 30% of the direct greenhouse gas emissions in Germany
• Space heating makes up 70% of the energy consumption in residential buildings.

The Urban Transition Lab-project “energy concept” focused following questions:

• How much energy is consumed by the buildings in the Oststadt?
• What are the possibilities for reducing the consumption of non-renewably generated energy?
• Where does potential for renewable energy exist and how can we use it?

To answer these questions, it was necessary to collect information about the individual buildings and their demand and consumption of energy. In a word: data – a lot of it. The energetic condition of the building is influenced by several factors: age of the building, type of use, floors, form, building space and capacity as well as the material that was used in the building (e.g. concrete, bricks, timber, clay or roof tiles) are playing an important role. Information about all these aspects had to be collected before they were entered in a database and got analyzed.

Important contributions to this complete survey were made by the seminar “energy efficiency in the building stock of Karlsruhe Oststadt”, which took place at the Institute for Industrial Production (IIP) in the winter term 2015/16. The students of the seminar were responsible for data acquisition in the Oststadt, completed the city’s previous data basis about the building stock in the quarter and calculated the energy balance for different building types.

Based on the city of Karlsruhe’s 3D database, the data was used to develop a detailed 3D building model of the Oststadt’s existing building structure that contains spatial information about more than 2600 buildings. This model enables for example to calculate the energy demand of a building, the material that was used for building it and even precise key figures like the water demand.

Starting small- Owners and Users as key factors

Not only the buildings but also the ownership structures were taken into consideration, because their motivation for using renewable energies is an important factor. But there was little information about the owner’s willingness regarding energetic building modernisation – especially of private owners, which represent about 75% in the Oststadt. Different kinds of surveys (online, by telephone and on paper) made it possible to create profiles. The analysis of the surveys has revealed that the information about energy issues is for the moment more important for strengthening the energy awareness than specific calculations about energy consumption. The fact that even small adjustments of the user’s behaviour (e.g. changing the heating operation to summer mode, nighttime reduction yes/no) can achieve energy savings, was seen as a motivation. Furthermore, the survey also showed that it is easier to save “visible” energies than saving “invisible” energies. Hence, it is easier for the residents to use less water (apparent consumption) than saving electricity (non-apparent).

An energy check for the Oststadt

In 2015 the energy consulting proposed by the Oststadt citizens was set up in the Future Space. In cooperation with the Karlsruhe energy and climate protection agency (KEK) and the consumer advice center, cost-free consultations about the topics energy and climate were offered and an overview about KEK’s energy checks were offered. In addition to this, the energy consulting offered information about energetic building modernisation as well as their financing and funding possibilities, public speeches and direct contact to specialists. With the energy consulting, a local contact point was created to help the citizens of the Oststadt making the first steps into a sustainable lifestyle regarding energy and climate and to support the optimization of their consumption of electricity, heating or water.

One of those speeches took place at the theme night – future energy in the Future Space. Scientists and citizens had the chance to talk about the results of the surveys, mapping and the details of the building analysis. The posters of this night can be found under the link below this article.

The energy project of the Urban Transition Lab is also known beyond the local borders. At the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017 (EUSEW) the project had the chance to present its work and to discuss with a professional audience from politics and science.

And what’s next?

Energy is a subject which will continue accompanying us in the Oststadt and that will deal intensively with climate protection.

We are open for new ideas and in search of active people who want to help us making the Oststadt more sustainable.

Do you have questions, wishes or do you want to realise a project? Visit us at the Future Space or send a message to Volker Stelzer (Volker.stelzer@kit.edu).

This was the last part of our blog series about the activities of the Urban Transition Lab 131 and its projects. We would like to thank our intern Vanessa Kügler for the thorough research.

For further reading (in German):

Poster 1 „Energieeffizienz als wichtiges Gebäudemerkmal – Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Vermietern in der Karlsruher Oststadt“

Poster 2 „Energiebedarf und gebundene Ressourcen im Gebäudebestand der Oststadt“

World Cleanup Day 2013 in Karlsruhe: The District Future – Urban Lab cleans up!

On 21th September the World Cleanup Day 2013 takes place in Karlsruhe. It is the first time that the District Future cooperates with the initiator Bürgeraktion Sauberes Karlsruhe together with Karlsruhe Amt für Abfallwirtschaft and Karlsruhe city council. We warmly invite you to join the team between 9-17 on the Ludwigsplatz and making the city a better and cleaner place together. Let’s do it!

Located on the Ludwigsplatz there will be an information stand for the Karlsruhe World Cleanup Day 2013. It offers both information about the necessary cleanliness of the city and ways we can contribute to it, as well as practical tools like gripping tongs and garbage bags for volunteers who want to participate hands-on. The District Future team cleans up, shares information about the project and discusses sustainable solutions to garbage-related problems.

The World Cleanup Day 2013 belongs to the global network Let’s do it! World Cleanup. Since 2008 volunteer from more than 100 countries have been active in order to clean up our environment. From Germany citizen groups from Munich, Bochum, Leipzig, Hamburg, Berlin and Karlsruhe participated.

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World Cleanup Day 2013 in Karlsruhe, initiated by Bürgeraktion Sauberes Karlsruhe in cooperation with the District Future – Urban Lab

Date & time: Saturday, 21th September 2013, 9.00 – 17.00

Place: Karlsruhe city center, Ludwigsplatz-Waldstraße

Further Information

Let’s do it! World Cleanup Germany

Let’s do it! World Cleanup

Bürgeraktion Sauberes Karlsruhe (german)

Facebook event (german)