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Globally, data centres are responsible for a third of the energy requirements of the Internet.

Energy Consumption
The Internet as an energy guzzler

Having your own mug for a takeaway coffee or not using the plastic bags at a supermarket – such examples of environmental awareness and personal responsibility have now become part of everyday life for many Germans. However, it is (still) a very small number of people who question whether each individual search query or the sending of every photo on the Internet is really necessary – this, too, can actually be environmentally harmful.

The WEconomy: When consumers share instead of buying and using instead of owning.

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WEconomy
The Economic Miracle on the Internet of Things

WEconomy is a portmanteau that incorporates us into a new, sustainable economy. So what is it really all about?

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Fan Christmas Songfest
“Ring, Little Bell” in the stadium

Since 2003 fans of the football club Union Berlin have been gathering for an Advent sing-along in their stadium on the day before Christmas Eve. But some Union fans no longer feel at home at the large-scale event.

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Ireland

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INO Studio Artists and RIAM Students Hone Their German Language Skills with Goethe-Institut Irland

Irish National Opera, Royal Irish Academy of Music & Goethe-Institut have teamed up to create a new German language course designed specifically for aspiring opera singers and musicians.

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Exhibition: RUSH: DECOLONISING RESEARCH

Workshops: Animation Inspiration: Silhouette Animation

Book Club in the Library: Book Club @ Goethe-Institut Irland

Film Tour for Schools: "Vielmachglas" / "A Jar Full of Life"

Film Tour for Schools: "Dieses bescheuerte Herz" / "This Crazy Heart"

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CultureNews from culture and society in Germany and Ireland

Energy Consumption
The Internet as an energy guzzler

WEconomy
The Economic Miracle on the Internet of Things

Fan Christmas Songfest
“Ring, Little Bell” in the stadium

ProjectsTopics and Projects of Goethe-Institut in Ireland

INO Studio Artists and RIAM Students Hone Their German Language Skills with Goethe-Institut Irland

Deutschmobil 2019/2020

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Exhibition: RUSH: DECOLONISING RESEARCH

Workshops: Animation Inspiration: Silhouette Animation

Book Club in the Library: Book Club @ Goethe-Institut Irland

Film Tour for Schools: "Vielmachglas" / "A Jar Full of Life"

Film Tour for Schools: "Dieses bescheuerte Herz" / "This Crazy Heart"

Energy Consumption The Internet as an energy guzzler

WEconomy The Economic Miracle on the Internet of Things

Fan Christmas Songfest “Ring, Little Bell” in the stadium

INO Studio Artists and RIAM Students Hone Their German Language Skills with Goethe-Institut Irland

Deutschmobil 2019/2020

Freiraum

Energy Consumption
The Internet as an energy guzzler

WEconomy
The Economic Miracle on the Internet of Things

Fan Christmas Songfest
“Ring, Little Bell” in the stadium