The German Chancellor’s G7 Climate Agenda

by Robert Hunziker The G-7 annual summit is scheduled this June 7th-8th to be held at Schloss Elmau in Upper Bavaria. “The Chancellor would like to use the G7 summit to push ahead with two UN projects: firstly, a worldwide climate agreement and secondly an agenda for sustainable development,” Angela Merkel at the Dialogue Forum, The Federal Chancellor, April 29, 2015. Fortunately, President Obama is representing the United States. Imagine how the sparks would fly if one of the current Republican Read more [...]

Hightex’s German subsidiary sold

StockMarketWire.com - The sale of Hightex Group's operating subsidiary, Hightex GmbH, has been approved by the court in Rosenheim, Bavaria, as a conclusion of the German 'Eigenverwaltung' (self-administration) process which the subsidiary has been undergoing. Hightex Group announced that it had appointed administrators on 6 May. Under the German court self-administration process, the insolvency plan of Hightex GmbH was accepted by the creditors on 27 April and came into effect on 18 May. Read more [...]

Amplus expands broadband in Bavarian community of Blaibach

German operator Amplus has announced a second infrastructure cooperation with the community of Blaibach. As part of the broadband funding programme in rural areas in Lower Bavaria, municipalities are investing in new data highways at speeds of up to 200 Mbps. After the first phase of construction, 536 addresses will benefit from the expansion, 286 of them in the centre of town, as well as in the districts of Kulmberg, Reckendorf, Harras, Kreuzbach, Lernbechermuhle, Pulling, Hetzenberg, Haselstauden, Read more [...]

The Chancellor’s G7 Climate Agenda

The G-7 annual summit is scheduled this June 7th-8th to be held at Schloss Elmau in Upper Bavaria. “The Chancellor would like to use the G7 summit to push ahead with two UN projects: firstly, a worldwide climate agreement and secondly an agenda for sustainable development.”1 Fortunately, President Obama is representing the United States. Imagine how the sparks would fly if one of the current Republican presidential candidates attended, not that Obama has been great shakes on the climate Read more [...]

Coal row takes shine off Germany’s green image before G7 summit

BERLIN Germany's clean energy drive earned it a reputation as a green leader but a domestic row over coal has highlighted the challenge of balancing economic and environmental demands and threatens its ability to lead by example. Angela Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor", hopes to encourage the Group of Seven industrial nations to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at a June 7-8 summit in Bavaria before a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris.In charge of Read more [...]

Coal row takes shine off Germany’s green image

Germany’s clean energy drive earned it a reputation as a green leader but a domestic row over coal has highlighted the challenge of balancing economic and environmental demands and threatens its ability to lead by example. Angela Merkel, once dubbed the “climate chancellor”, hopes to encourage the Group of Seven industrial nations to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at a June 7-8 summit in Bavaria before a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris. In Read more [...]

Merkel silent as coal row takes shine off Germany’s green image before G7 summit

BERLIN: Germany's clean energy drive earned it a reputation as a green leader but a domestic row over coal has highlighted the challenge of balancing economic and environmental demands and threatens its ability to lead by example. Angela Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor", hopes to encourage the Group of Seven industrial nations to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at a June 7-8 summit in Bavaria before a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris. In charge Read more [...]

Brewing up a storm

Since establishing the Rye River Company in 2013, Niall Phelan, Alan Wolfe and Tom Cronin have been on quite a journey 19 May 2015 03:00 AM Fittingly, it all started over a pint. One evening, Niall, Alan and Tom were in their local enjoying a pint and a chat. By the end of the evening they had their business plan drawn up on the back of a beer mat. And the Rye River Brewing Company was born. Read more [...]

Dublin GAA and Bavaria 0.0% come together to form a ground breaking …

Last month marked the beginning of a three year sponsorship deal between Bavaria 0.0% and Dublin GAA. It is the first and largest non-alcoholic sponsorship agreement ever to be concluded in Ireland. This deal comes at a time when the debate over alcohol in sport is at fever pitch 19 May 2015 03:00 AM The move, says Tomás Quinn, Commercial and Marketing Manager, Dublin GAA, was designed to make budding Read more [...]

Non-alcoholic beer: a healthy alternative

Have you tried Bavaria 0.0%? It's served up with a frothy head and tastes just like beer but without the alcohol content 19 May 2015 03:00 AM Recent research has shown that 59% of drinkers would feel comfortable ordering non-alcoholic beers when out. Possibly more interesting is that 49 per cent said that they feel non-alcoholic beers are more socially acceptable than they were five years ago. Read more [...]