Environment

Battling hunger requires a global agricultural revolution

<b>Germany must push for a radical overhaul of the world’s agricultural policies in order to combat starvation and instability caused by hunger, writes Greens MP Ulrike Höfken.</b>

Politics

Germany may hike tax on dirty cars

Drivers of cars with high carbon dioxide emissions are likely to see their annual licensing fees rise again under a new German Finance Ministry plan, according to a report on Thursday in <i>Bild</i> newspaper.

Environment

Giant flower's stench stinks up Bonn

The stench of rotting flesh is expected to waft over Germany's former capital this weekend as a stinky giant flower unfurls in the University of Bonn's botanic garden.

Environment

Developing a sensible biofuels strategy for Germany

<b>Reinhard Schultz from the Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) parliamentary group remains optimistic Germany will continue to develop biofuels despite the government’s recent decision to shelve its E10 project.</b>

Environment

Stralsund building world's largest life-size whale model

Workers are currently building what will be the world's largest animal model in the world, a life-size model of 26 metre-long blue whale, in Stralsund in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Environment

Gabriel buries German biofuels plan

German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday that the country would scrap plans to develop biofuels because they were not appropriate for millions of vehicles.

Environment

German auto industry plays down biofuel fears

Germany's auto industry association on Thursday played down concerns that large numbers of cars would be incompatible with a new biofuel mix that the government wants to introduce to cut emissions.

Environment

Porsche challenges London pollution charge

Porsche has launched a court challenge in Britain against plans by London's mayor to impose hefty pollution charges on high-emissions vehicles entering the city centre.

Economy

German official warns biofuels could hurt developing nations

The global boom in biofuels could have dramatic consequences for the food supply in those developing countries that export crops for biofuels, an official at the German development ministry warned on Saturday.

Health

Organic Berlin firm targets primate palates

<b>A new organic fast food restaurant in downtown Berlin is hoping Germans want to eat as healthy as gorillas.</b>

Environment

Japan bars entry of German globalization activist

Japan said on Friday it had refused entry to a German anti-globalization activist, as the nation steps up security ahead of the Group of Eight summit in July.