Skip to content
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • RESEARCH
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EXPLAINERS
  • VIDEOS
  • ABOUT US
Sustainability Online

Sustainability Online

A business news platform with a sustainable focus. Featuring the latest sustainability news and ESG insight, viewed through a business lens.

  • Log In
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • ADVERTISE
  • Home
  • AfD

AfD

Opposition to renewable energy projects in Germany is being driven more by local concerns than by right-wing populism, a new study by researchers at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam has found.
  • Renewables
  • Research

Opposition to renewable energy projects driven more by local concerns than political populism

1 year ago1 year ago3 mins

Opposition to renewable energy projects in Germany is being driven more by local concerns than by right-wing populism, a new…

Read More

LATEST NEWS

SustainabilityOnline: The Sustainability Brief – 27 October 2026
Concerns over greenwashing may drive up the cost of climate finance
Renewable energy supplied over 28% of total US electricity in the first eight months of 2026
Over 80% of institutional investors expect to increase sustainable allocations
Up to 140 million jobs at risk across Europe from nature loss

Poster announcing Decarbon 2027: Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress, with abstract glassy bubbles at the bottom.

➡️ Sign Up to SustainabilityOnline's ECOPULSE news digest ✅

* indicates required

INTERVIEWS

repurposedMATERIALS’ Damon Carson on why businesses are throwing away materials that still have value
Mastercard’s Ellen Jackowski on how businesses are strengthening resilience through sustainability
Electrification Alliance’s Adrian Hiel on where electrification can have the greatest positive impact
Wind Energy Ireland’s Dave Linehan on the grid capacity conundrum
Sir David King on what climate action requires from people, business and government

Banner for the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress (Feb 15–16, 2027, Berlin) with a dark background and abstract ribbon artwork.

EXPLAINERS

How a family-owned recycler handles metal, cars, and e-waste
Engineers test cloud-seeding drones for areas facing chronic water shortages
How circular construction actually works – from design to demolition and back again
Sustainable travel – lightening your carbon footprint
Rebranding sustainability – why business resilience is the new bottom line

EXPLORE TOPICS

Biodiversity
Circular Economy
Climate Change
Emissions
Environment
Green Energy
Renewables
Sustainability
The Sustainability Brief

COMPANY

SustainabilityOnline
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

EXPLORE

  • News
  • Research
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Interviews
  • Explainers

CONNECT

  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
SustainabilityOnline.net – All Rights Reserved 2026. Designed by Blaze Themes.
Loading Comments...