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In Luxembourg, but also in most other European countries, that’s the average length of use of a new drill over its lifetime! Twelve minutes. For most of them, that’s the time it takes to fix to the wall the shelf on which… you’re going to leave the drill for the rest of its life!And it’s … Read more

In this episode, Yasmin Labidi (Transition Minett association) talks with Caroline Holz and Miss Bak about circular economy, local economical activities that respect the environnement and about alternative economy. Caroline Holz is the coordinator at Facilitec in Esch at the Transition Minett association. She trained as a landscape architect and urban planner, and was involved … Read more

I’m sure you’ve been here many times before, or even come in for a visit, but do you really know what you can do at Facilitec? Housed in the former Claude Muller carpentry on Rue Berwart, 5 minutes from the train station in Esch-sur-Alzette, the place was renovated thanks to participative workshops and with second-hand … Read more

The thematic groups of the Collectif Citoyen pour le Climat will soon be celebrating their one-year anniversary, and all of them already have some nice actions and achievements to their credit. As a reminder, the first meeting was on December 3rd 2022, and on June 29th we all got together at the Breedewee Garden in … Read more

In 2019, Luxembourg launched the “Null Offall Lëtzebuerg” initiative. This strategy has four components: protecting soil and water / making better use of our objects / packaging sensibly / sustainable construction. Since January 1, 2023, single-use plastic objects have been banned in catering for meals consumed on site, but objects made of cardboard, paper or … Read more

Interview by Adriana Cardoso and Yasmin Labidi Thousands of climate displaced people in Belgium, Germany and France in 2021 and 2022 ; yes, climate change is also a concern here. Luxembourg is one of the richest countries in the world; it is also proportionally one of the biggest emitters of CO2 emissions, and therefore responsible for … Read more

August 2nd, 2023. That’s the day on which human consumption of natural resources exceeds the planet’s capacity to reproduce them. For Luxembourg, it’s already February 14th! What can we do about it? One obvious answer is to make better use of existing resources and reduce the need for new ones as much as possible. This … Read more

Yasmin Labidi, for Transition Minett in co-conception with Caroline Holz Do you also drive to the office in the morning and find yourself in endless traffic jams, rush to grab a coffee and take the paper cup which is supposedly recyclable-but-in-fact-no, then at lunchtime you eat a pizza and throw the box full of oil … Read more

Neste episódio, Yasmin Labidi, juntamente com Karine Paris, Marine Henry e Daniel Waxweiler, discute a produção e o consumo de alimentos no Luxemburgo. Karine Paris é coordenadora do projecto de hortas urbanas do CELL e fala sobre o projecto Mesa – Casa de Transição. Marine Henry é coordenadora do projecto Transition Days no CELL e … Read more

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O Transition Think Tank foi criado em 2021 pela iniciativa de cidadãs e cidadãos que em sua pluralidade de origem, meio profissional, de opinião e gênero querem abrir o debate sobre as necessárias adaptações do sistema atual (econômicas, democráticas, de produção e trocas, sociais, formais e informais) aos limites planetários. Além do sub grupo agricultura-alimentação, … Read more

Geneviève Jadoul por Collectif Citoyen pour le Climat, para ampliar acesso à uma alimentação vegana (grupo Consumo Orgânico e Local) Queremos motivar os restaurantes a oferecerem um ou mais pratos veganos nos seus menus. Muitos restaurantes já oferecem opções vegetarianas. No entanto, sendo a indústria dos lacticínios tão cruel e prejudicial para o meio ambiente … Read more

“Social protection and the right to food are essential to building successful, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems that leave no one behind. ” This is how the FAO describes the right to food, but today this right is unfortunately violated in many ways. Our society has turned this human right from a necessity into … Read more

Baskets of fresh and dry products, organic, local, in bulk, at reasonable prices, all delivered to your home. Did you know it was possible? For a few months now, the Km0 Cooperative (MESA) has been testing and developing a project to deliver dry and fresh products directly to individuals or to collective withdrawal points. After … Read more

Geneviève Jadoul for the the Citizen’s Climate Collective group, to broaden access to vegan food (Organic and Local Consumption group) We want to motivate restaurants to offer one or more vegan dishes on their menu. Many restaurants already offer vegetarian options. However, since the dairy industry is just as cruel and harmful to the environment … Read more

Yes, because there is a continuation. So much the worse for the grumpy people and/or the skeptics who thought that it would be just a flash in the pan. Indeed, by paying a lot of attention, by listening to the citizens and by building a collective agenda, we have shown that it is possible to … Read more

Let’s turn to the reusable! Citizens, let’s put an end to the disposable – LET’S TALK 🤝 about the reusable options ♻️ that exist in our SHOPS and RESTAURANTS, ♻️ like the Ecobox https://ecobox.lu/fr/  and Spin cup https://www.valorlux or Luloop (https://www.luloop.lu/). Luxembourg has adopted a Zero Waste strategy (Null Offall) encouraging the reduction of waste since 2020. Since 2023, … Read more

Out of about fifty registered participants, more than seventy-five people came to participate in the launch of the Collectif Citoyen pour le Climat in Ellergronn on Saturday. These citizens came to express themselves, to exchange, and to build collectively, in a warm and benevolent atmosphere, the future of Esch-sur-Alzette. Twelve thematic workshops allowed the people … Read more

Lilia Hassouna Photo credit: pixabay.com We live in an age where almost everything we need arrives at our doorstep. We often forget that the food we consume goes through a long journey that sometimes starts at the other end of the world. The health crisis we have just experienced reminded us that the breakdown of … Read more

Eric Lavilluniere For the team of Transition Minett asbl Will there be snow at Christmas? ….or how to get involved to make a difference at your level! “Be careful, it’s hot!” announces Jean-Alain who, while bringing the turkey he cooked, proudly announces that he got it from the farm in the North of the country … Read more

Let’s start with why I decided to write this article I had already read and heard about some of the impacts caused by fast fashion via Instagram posts or online articles, even saw some short documentaries about it. However, it was mostly after reading this French book ‘’Une mode éthique est-elle possible?’’ by Majdouline Sbai, … Read more