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Nature and Environment

Sustainable Christmas

December 21, 2017

Christmas might be a time for tradition, but as our environment changes, it is time to tweak the ways of old in favor of a festive season in which more than the centerpiece tree is green.

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Merry Christmas Schriftzug auf rustikalem Hintergrund aus Holz
Image: picture-alliance/B.Neveu

While bookies are running odds on the likelihood of this year yielding a white Christmas, the weather forecasters - here in Germany at least - say temperatures could well extend into double figures across much of the country on the 24th of December. Mild and wet are the indications. Not a snowflake to be seen. All the more reason to think about making the annual Noel festivities green. And if you need some ideas, we've got some. Take a look...