Ëmwelt-Mëttwoch
Every Wednesday, we present an article on a climate and/or environmental topic on our website, but also on our Facebook page.
We hope you enjoy reading and discovering!
Every Wednesday, we present an article on a climate and/or environmental topic on our website, but also on our Facebook page.
We hope you enjoy reading and discovering!
Seen it yet? Drinking water dispensers have recently been set up at three different locations in our commune so you can drink water directly from the dispenser or fill up your bottle.
For the sake of the environment, we ask you not to waste this precious resource.
A short review of a great mobility day in our commune. Under good weather conditions, many citizens tried out on foot, by bike or with a rollator the tours we suggested them.
The Syndicat d'Initiative de la Commune de Niederanven (SICN) together with the ORT Centre/Ouest, the Administration de la Nature et des Forêts and the municipality of Niederanven cordially invite you to the inauguration of the Guttland.Trail Aarnescht, on the 24th of September 2023.
Take part in the great programme around the trail through the unique nature reserve Aarnescht and spend a great day in nature with us.
Programme:
Start at the entrance to the ''Groussebësch'', on the parking of the aeroplane monument.
10h00: official inauguration of the Guttland.Trail Aarnescht in the presence of the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Lex Delles
10h30: walk on the Guttland.Trail Aarnescht with explanations by the forestry officer of the municipality of Niederanven, Mr Pit Lacour
ca. 14h00: Friendship drink with barbecue
As part of the European Mobility Week, we're inviting you to take part in the various tours through the commune on the 17th of September.
Whether you're a pedestrian, in a wheelchair, with a walking aid or on a bike (mountain bike or racing bike), everyone can take part. The tour starts at 10 am at the Kulturhaus in Niederanven
But there's more to come. Bring a bite to eat before the tours through the commune and join the Sunday Brunch of the Commission for Intercultural Living Together in the park of the Kulturhaus in Niederanven.
Find out more about the Mobility Day and Sunday Brunch in our Mobility Week section:
Good news!
From the 10th of September on, the new RGTR bus line 327 will be running, complementing the bus line 325. The timetables, as well as the exact itinerary, can be found on www.mobiliteit.lu.
Did you know? It is forbidden to simply pick fruit from a tree. That is why the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, together with the Syvicol, launched the "Gielt Band" campaign in 2021 .
You can also find fruit trees in our municipality, marked with a yellow ribbon - here you can pick apples, quinces, cherries, pears, plums as well as grapes. Help yourself and contribute to preventing huge amounts of fruit from rotting in gardens and public places every year!
Do you also have a fruit tree in an accessible garden? Then join the action and pick up your yellow ribbon at the town hall!
Interactive map with the fruit trees in our commune: http://g-o.lu/3/H8vG
Flyer Campaign ''Gielt Band'' - Trees all flagged
Flyer Campaign ''Gielt Band'' - Trees not all flagged
For a respectful coexistence, we ask all dog lovers to consider a few rules when they are walking their loyal companion in the commune.
Did you know? From now on, you can make your request for state subsidies for the purchase of a photovoltaic system, a heat pump, a bicycle, a charging station and much more digitally via myguichet.lu!
In order to protect our environment, the climate and thus our health, Ëmweltberodung Lëtzebuerg suggests a few small steps that everyone can make and thereby contribute to a more sustainable society.
What if you could produce energy... with the sun and on your balcony? Balcony power plants, or "Plug&Play" plants, are photovoltaic systems that generally consist of two modules and an inverter, and can be installed very easily on your balcony. The power of such a plant must be less than 800 Wp.
Read the article from the Klima-Agence here!
Get on your bike!
From the 10th to the 30th of September, it's the Tour du Duerf again and our commune is also taking part. Register now and enter online your kilometres cycled from the 10th to the 30th of September.
You can find more infos in our section ''Tour du Duerf''
Have you seen it? In addition to the QR code, the signposting in the Parc de l'Europe now also includes a label with the name of the tree. So you can identify the tree at first glance. If you want even more information, you can of course still scan the QR code.
On Saturday, the 1st of July, the second Repair Café was held in Niederanven. A large number of amateur tinkerers helped repair a wide variety of objects. The event was accompanied by a Fairtrade coffee. In the end, 23 out of 36 items were repaired. Compared with last year, the attendance was almost double.
Do you also have an old mobile phone lying around that you no longer use? Then take part in the "Mobile Bag" project and donate your old smartphone to give others digital access. Mobile-Bag envelopes have recently been available at the reception desk of the town hall. You can put your old smartphone in these envelopes and drop it off at a POST collection point or hand it directly to your postman.
How to use the Mobile Bag?
You can find more information at www.mobile-bag.lu.
On Saturday, the 1st of July 2023, a new edition of the Repair Café will take place in our town. So if you have small electronic devices, clothes, bicycles, toys or even small furniture pieces that are broken and you want to give them a chance for a second life, then the Repair Café is just the right place. Of course, we are always looking for people who can repair items as well.
What is a Repair Café?
REPAIR: Repair Cafés are voluntary meetings where participants repair their broken things together with others: small electrical appliances, clothes, bicycles, toys, small furniture and much more ... everything that is broken is welcome and deserves a chance for a second life.
Repairing not only saves money, but also valuable basic materials, thus contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
CAFÉ: A Repair Café is also a place to meet and exchange. Come have a cup of coffee and chat with other residents of the region: exchange tips, initiate new projects and just have a good time together!
WANTED: Do you know electronics, woodwork, mechanics, tailoring, etc. and can repair? Come and support us! Repair Café needs you, because it only works with volunteers like you!
Today we present you the COPIL ''Guttland Musel'' with its rich diversity of different habitats.
Discover together with the animator Natura 2000, Tobias Mosthaf, from SIAS the nature conservation projects implemented by different actors of the COPIL ''Guttland Musel''!
There are indeed some unpopular animals in our country. From spiders to wasps and bats - with its new campaign, Ëmweltberodung Lëtzebuerg asbl wants to draw attention to these animals and explain their benefits for biodiversity.
Read through the interesting infographics here:
Did you know? Subsidies for solar energy have never been so attractive than at the moment. Visit the web site of the Klima-Agence and discover the financial incentives from which you may benefit.
The SIAS, together with its four founding members Contern, Sandweiler, Schuttrange and Niederanven, organised the 1st regional Klimadag on the 7th of May 2023. At the Recyclingzenter Munsbach, from 10h30 to 18h00, the visitors had the possibility to learn more about the climate and its connections with energy, resources, circular economy and agriculture. Throughout the day, great workshops for all ages, live lectures, interactive stands, a repair café, as well as performances for children were organised. Have a look at our recap of the climate day.
© Fotoclub Gemeng Nidderaanwen
On Friday, the 5th of May, we took part in the NaturePact Day in Bettembourg. In the morning, we went on a great tour through the Bettembourg forest and the Ellergronn, and at noon we continued with interesting presentations and the awarding of the trophies. Along with 40 other municipalities, we also received our certificate. We have implemented over 40% of the measures and are now heading towards the next certification with motivation. A big thank you to everyone who was involved in this process!
Have a look at the pictures of the day:
On Sunday the 7th of May, the environmental commission of the Niederanven municipality invited to a fair brunch. Around 70 people did not miss the opportunity to start the day well with fair trade products. In this cadre, two cheques of € 1,250 each were handed over to Stroossenenglen and Rokku Mi Rokka by the commissions of the 4 SIAS municipalities.
As a Fairtrade certified commune, we have would like to introduce Fairtrade to our citizens. Come and see the exhibition in the town hall until the 14th of May, during the Fairtrade weeks and try our juice, tea, chocolate and cookies.
We asked your opinion: out of 229 votes in our survey in the CityApp Niederanven, 59,15% of the participants said that they approved of switching off the public lighting between 1 am and 5 am at night. With these measures, we have thus been able to save around 75,850 kWh in the last 6 months. If the public lighting continues to be switched off throughout the year during this time, the municipality will probably be able to report an annual electricity saving of around 35%, compared to last year.
Would you like to learn more about energy-saving measures in the field of public lighting?
Then read the interesting article of the ClimatePact here:
Mesures d'économie d'énergie dans le domaine de l'éclairage public
On Friday, the 31st of March, we received our ClimatePact 2.0 certificate as a municipality. We have achieved more than 65% of the measures and are now moving with motivation towards the gold certification. Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this success!
In this article of the "Ëmwelt Mëttwoch", together with the SIAS and the municipalities of Schuttrange, Contern and Sandweiler, we would like to invite you to the "Klimadag" which will take place on the 7th of May between 10:30 and 18:00 at the Munsbach recycling centre. The programme will include numerous live talks, interactive stands, children's activities, an anti-waste exhibition and a Repair Café!
Please find the full programme below:
Klimadag
During Mobility Week 2022, the municipality of Niederanven launched a survey that gave residents the opportunity to submit their ideas and suggestions for improving mobility in the municipality. On Wednesday the 29th of March, the results of this survey were presented to the residents at the Centre des Loisirs ,,Loisi''.
You can have a look at the presentation by Schroeder & Associés here:
Mobility in the municipality of Niederanven
On Friday, the 24th of March, a tower of vitality was inaugurated on the campus "Am Sand", which is a symbol for the preservation of biodiversity and will provide a habitat for insects, reptiles, birds and small mammals in the future. The levels of the tower were filled with different materials and a native herb mixture was sown around the tower. In addition, trees and shrubs were planted that are particularly pollinator-friendly due to their flowers. A great project by our Environmental Commission in cooperation with the SIAS, the forester and our gardening department.
Find the pictures of the inauguration here:
The new energy efficiency requirements apply from the 1st of January 2023 and thus the heat pump is now the reference heating system when drawing up an energy pass for a new building. Read the article of the Klima-Agence here below:
During Mobility Week 2022, we as a municipality launched a survey in which residents had the opportunity to submit their ideas and suggestions for improving mobility in our town. Now we would like to present the results of this survey to you and cordially invite you to the information evening, on the 29th of March at 18h30 in the Centre polyvalent ''Loisi''. Come along too and let's discuss together!
Opt for the sun, a sustainable and renewable source of energy! In collaboration with the municipalities of Schuttrange, Contern, Sandweiler and Weiler-la-Tour, the SIAS and the Klima-Agence, we are pleased to invite you to the thematic evening on photovoltaics, on the 22nd of March at 7pm at the Centre Culturel at Sandweiler. An energy expert from the Klima-Agence will answer your questions during this conference. The evening will be held in Luxembourgish and entry is free!
A look at the results of our efforts to reduce energy in the municipality's buildings. From October 2022 to January 2023, we were able to save a total of 16.5% gas compared to last winter - this is how it can continue!
Within the framework of the NaturePact, our municipality was certified in its first audit with 41.3% of the maximum number of points in the basic category. Especially in the area of "Nature conservation in general" we have made a big step forward with 86,5% and our efforts are bearing fruits. This is the right way to go.
Learn more about our efforts in the context of the NaturePact:
Which temperature for which room? Take a look at the interesting infographic from the Ëmweltberodung Lëtzebuerg and save money by heating correctly.
Within the framework of the ClimatePact, our municipality was certified in category 3 with 73% of the maximum number of points. Especially in the area of "communication, cooperation" we have made a big step forward with 79% and our efforts are bearing fruits. This is the right way to go!
Find more information about the ClimatePact here!
Participate in the Klima-Agence Energie-Spuerconcours from the 1st of February to the 31st of March 2023 and win an electric bike with a bit of luck!
Saving energy is the order of the day. Many households are currently rethinking their habits and trying not to waste energy.
Do you also plan to optimise your energy consumption, reduce your dependence on energy supplies in times of crisis and contribute to climate protection?
What do you need to do to achieve this?
The challenge of the competition is to reduce energy consumption between 1 February and 31 March 2023. This period will be compared to the same period of the previous year.
To take part, you must submit your consumption values from the previous year to the Klima-Agence on the website www.energie-spuerconcours.lu or send them by email to spuerconcours@klima-agence.lu. You can find these values in the customer portal of your energy supplier.
At the end of the competition period, you then submit the consumption data for the same period of that year to Klima-Agence.
For more information on the competition and access to the entry form, visit www.energie-spuerconcours.lu.
Dress a little warmer at home or at work and turn down the heating to save energy - take part in the European "Warm Sweater Day" on the 9th of February.
Participate in our contest on Facebook! Share your photo in a warm jumper with us under this post here, set the #waarmepulloverdag and with a little luck win a great drinking bottle from our municipality. The winner will be announced by us in a post on the 10th of February 2023.
There has been a lot of rain in the last few days with high water and flooding all over the country. Did you know that you can create your own alerts with the water levels and floods app? Download ''Meine Pegel'' (App Store | Google Play Store) now and be informed in time about the water level in your region.
In 2022, our municipality has launched and implemented more than 70 activities in the spirit of the ClimatePact. These activities include, for example:
Since the start of the year, 4 vehicles for car sharing by Flex by CFL can be found in our municipality at 3 stations. The stations are located in:
The Flex Carsharing service offers you the possibility to use a car for a certain time without having to buy a car. To benefit from this service, all you need is the Flex app and a subscription. For more information, visit flex.lu or have a look at our flyer.
For safety, environmental and animal protection reasons, fireworks and firecrackers are not allowed on New Year's Eve.
Find some useful tips here if you haven't found the perfect gift for Christmas yet: EBL - Perfect gift
With the right actions in everyday life, you can make a conscious contribution to climate protection and reduce your energy bills at the same time. Let's reduce our ecological footprint and our monthly costs - Find more information about the right behaviours in everyday life on the www.energie-spueren.lu site.
With Oekotopten.lu you can get useful information about energy-efficient consumption and repairable products. Check out what to consider regarding a pedelec and which smartphones are best to repair.
Since last week, a charging station has been installed in the parking lot at the water tower in Senningerberg. This station consists of 6 compartments with sockets where you can charge your e-bike, mobile phone etc. for free. There is also enough space in the compartment to store your helmet. To use a compartment, you have to insert a coin into the locking system.
On 19 November, as part of Arbor Day, 12 fruit trees were planted in Ernster for the newborns of the year 2021. In addition, wild shrubs were distributed to 210 households in the municipality of Niederanven throughout the week.
Since 2 months the municipality of Niederanven has introduced the certification "Gemeng Nidderaanwen fir d'Ëmwelt" in the levels 60%, 80% and 100%, with which associations are awarded for their environmentally friendly work. The first manifestation to be certified with "100% fir d'Ëmwelt" is the "Thé dansant" this weekend by Club 50 plus Nidderaanwen. You can find more details about the Environment Charter online:
With the replacement of all public lighting with LEDs, the electricity demand has been reduced by 40% in recent years.
The electricity demand of public buildings has also decreased by 15% in recent years due to various measures.
After we highlighted the municipality's energy saving measures last week, here is some help on how to save energy privately.
Take this flyer out of your letterbox and come and collect your energy saving kit!
Since 20 September 2021, you can benefit from the two Vél'OH stations in the municipality of Niederanven. If you look at the one-year period, you can see that there have been around 6,400 removals and set-downs. Thereby, the use of the station in Senningerberg accounts for more than two thirds of the total use. It is also noticeable that the number of removals and deposits at the Senningerberg station is balanced. At the station "Am Sand", however, there were twice as many deposits as removals. For next year, 3 more stations are already planned in the municipality.
Here are a few impressions of the "European Mobility Week" from 16 to 22.09.22 in Niederanven. Organised were:
As our action to plant a fruit tree was very successful last year, the municipality offers each household a package of 6 wild perennials to plant around the house. Please return the form you received by post until 30.09.2022 to the Commune of Niederanven.
We invite you to participate in the various events of the Mobility Week 2022 programme in our municipality, which this year takes place under the motto ,,Better connections / Besser Verbindungen''.
Everyone on your bikes! From the 10th to the 30th of September, take part in the TOUR du DUERF and enter online the kilometres you have cycled with your bike. Sign up now at www.tourduduerf.lu/sias.
Come to the sports centre "Am Sand" in Oberanven on 18 September with your bike and start at 10 am on one of the different routes. For the children there will be an additional skills course. From 12 am there will be something to eat and drink.
To further promote tap water, the number of water dispensers in our buildings has been increased. In addition to the existing installations in the sports hall and the football field, water dispensers have been installed in the Culture House, the Formation House and the Town hall recently.
Currently, the roads are less congested than usual. To ensure that this is also the case outside the holiday season, try carpooling. Besides reducing traffic, this also has a positive impact on the environment and your wallet.
We give you the opportunity to publish an article related to the environment in the municipality of Niederanven in "Ëmwelt Mëttwoch". We are interested in your ideas!
What do you have to do?
Write a short article on nature and environmental topics.
Monolingual is enough (Luxembourgish, German, French or English).
Send the article by 15.9 to secretariat@niederanven.lu.
The best article will be published at the end of September. (anonymous or with your name)
Just in time for the "Vëlosummer", where a large part of the "Syre- an Uelzechtdall-Tour" runs on the territory of the municipality of Niederanven, the pavement of the path between Niederanven and Ernster was renewed.
In addition to the nature of our beautiful municipality, do you sometimes visit the forests of the neighbouring municipality of Luxembourg City? Then give them your feedback and help to beautify the forest.
Have you already seen the new signage for the "Parc de l'Europe"? Scan the QR code and find out more about all the trees on our website.
In the context of promoting tap water, last week we gave each school child a drinking bottle with the municipality's logo. In the coming weeks, we will publish more actions to promote tap water. Look forward to it!
Do you want to build or renovate in an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way? Then take part in the Energy Weeks 2022, from 30 June to 9 July. You can find more information on the web site of the Oekozenter Pafendall.
Reusable nappies, why not? On our web site you will find good reasons to turn your back on disposable nappies. Furthermore, we pay a subsidy that covers the purchase of reusable nappies.
Do you have clothes, furniture, small electrical devices, toys, bicycles or other things at home that you would like to give a second life?
Then come to the Repair Café "A Schommesch" on Saturday the 18th of June and let us repair your parts together.
Are you interested in a photovoltaic system but you don't know whether your roof is suitable? Then take a look at the solar roof cadastre on our website and get an initial estimate.
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Your opinion is important to us! Therefore, help us define the right goals for 2030 and participate in the workshop on 29.6. If you are not familiar with the topics of the ClimatePact, attend the information meeting on 27.6. beforehand.
This week's "Ëmwelt Mëttwoch" was not found on social media, but in your letterbox. Here you can find the online version of the brochure of the conventions.
Do you use your bike to go to work or school? May sees the return of the 'Mam Vëlo op d'Schaff' competition. Take part and win great prizes! Register your team now.
As a Fairtrade certified commune, we have decided to introduce Fairtrade to our citizens. Come and see the exhibition in the town hall until the 13th of May, during the Fairtrade weeks. You can also help yourself to roses, chocolate and juice.
On Sunday, the annual waste collection campaign of the municipality of Niederanven took place. Citizens could collect waste from nature on their own initiative, which was then sorted by the members of the environmental commission. For each kilo of waste, 1€ was donated to Télévie. At the end, we were able to hand over a cheque for €500 to Télévie.
Have the energy consumption in your home assessed between the 2nd and 6th of May. Make an appointment with your personal advisor now 8002 11 90.
For a clean environment and for Télévie. In cooperation with the sustainability commission, we kindly invite you to take part in our traditional ''big cleaning action'' on Sunday, the 24th of April 2022. You will find all the important information in our event, as well as on our web site! Don't forget to send us your picture from the collecting action.
As municipality, we are permanently developing active mobility. In addition to the current construction site in the rue Routscheed, we have implemented three cycle and pedestrian paths in 2021 (towards Roodt-Syre, Munsbach and the Maison Relais).
Did you know? myenergy becomes Klima-Agence. Because climate change affects us all, let's act together to shape our future.
The ''Ëmwelt Mëttwoch'' is celebrating its first anniversary today. During the past year, 52 articles were published in the context of climate and environment. These articles have been liked 627 times, commented 34 times and shared 250 times. 593 times you have visited our website with our personalised link. A big thank you to everyone who helps our articles reach the general public and we hope our community will continue to grow.
As every year, the municipality of Niederanven provides its citizens with free compost for private use. You can find the compost all year round next to the recycling center in the "rue Jacques Lamort". To avoid unnecessary waste, the compost is not in bags, but loosely piled up. For this reason, you are asked to bring your own container for transport.
As heating costs are currently skyrocketing, here are a few simple tips to reduce costs.
You can find more information at www.cleverhetzen.lu.
Benefit from a financial reward of up to 600€ from the state until the 31st of March 2022 when you buy an e-bike. Did you know that we as a municipality also award a bonus of up to 300€?
As of 1 March, the call bus of the municipality of Niederanven, the Charly will be merged with the Syri-Express of the municipality of Schüttringen to form the joint Ruffbus Syrdall. This merger will enable a more efficient use of the two buses, which will serve the entire territories of the two municipalities in their new design. In addition to the two municipalities, various stations in the neighbouring municipalities of Betzdorf, Contern and Sandweiler are also served.
Thanks to the efficient use of the buses, the Ruffbus Syrdall can also serve the rehabilitation centre and the Robert Schuman Hospital in Kirchberg. This means that there is again a direct bus connection between the municipality of Niederanven and the hospital and the rehabilitation centre, which had been omitted after the adjustment of the RGTR plan.
The Ruffbus Syrdall is free of charge for the citizens of the municipalities of Niederanven and Schüttringen. You can reserve your ride by calling 28 108 -39.
On veloskaart.lu, problematic places for cycling have been listed. After analysing the map, we are pleased to announce that studies are already underway for most of the locations and that some improvements have even been made. The latest project to improve the public space for cyclists is the new project on rue Routscheed. A cycle and pedestrian path will be laid out to make the route to school safer.
Since this week, the municipality of Niederanven has been a partner in the "Mäin Offall" application of the environmental authorities.
We are one of the few municipalities that are members of two Natura 2000 steering committees. Here you can find the newsletter of the COPIL Mamer-Äischdall-Gréngewald.
Prepare yourself for an environmentally friendly decision at the Autofestival 2022! The carboncounter.lu tool will help you compare different models and make a smart choice.
We are proud to have received this week the 5-year diploma for sustainable resource management from the SuperDrecksKëscht.
Have you also made environmentally friendly resolutions for 2022? Here are a few ideas that you could realise this year.