Climate | Energy
Klimafieber
Colourful and versatile workbook about climate change
Consumer
How can private individuals help protect the environment? How can they save energy and thus protect the climate and save money too? How can consumers safeguard their health by avoiding products containing toxic substances? We offer useful information and advice on these and myriad other questions of this type, via amenities such as our online consumer advice service Umwelttipps für den Alltag and free brochures.
Economy | Consumption
Lifetime of electrical appliances becoming shorter and shorter
Whether it is washing machines, smartphones or TV sets: the service life of most electrical appliances is becoming shorter and shorter, says a new report commissioned by UBA.
Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption
German diet is a strain on the climate
Meat and non-seasonal produce with long hauling distances in particular continue to be a strain on the environment and the climate, according to data in the Umwelt, Haushalte und Konsum brochure by the German Environment Agency (UBA). UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said, "We will only be able to achieve our climate protection goals if we reconsider our consumer habits in earnest."
Soil | Land
Ten million hectares of arable land worldwide are 'lost' every year
The International Year of Soils has come to an end, but soil protection is far from reaching its aim.
Short link: www.uba.de/t81787en