… – what are the big factors that can help us to live in a climate-friendly and resource-saving manner? read more (in German) Interactive environmental atlas … reduce the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Make way for teaching materials on land consumption for schools How much land do I need, why is more and more land … can increase resource efficiency Municipalities have a high potential for resource-efficient action: municipal actors in economic development, specialist offices and …

… German Environment Agency (UBA) News UBA Webinar: Being serious about the no net land take target – it’s time to start Thursday, February 1st, 2024, 11:30-14:00 CET, … is the target set twelve years ago by the European Commission in the Road map for a resource efficient Europe. Recently, the Commission released a proposal for a Soil Monitoring …

… agriculture which can also supply future generations with food and an attractive landscape? Our new video clip shows the problems which agriculture is causing today … & Environment Food waste in the catering sector Food production consumes many resources and produces greenhouse gas emissions. For the sake of the environment … read more (in German) Environmental Innovation Programme promotes energy-efficient test bay The Arntz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG company, a European market …

… Germany like, however? The UBA has presented a method which enables the energy and resource efficiency of a data processing centre to be assessed for the first time. … dioxide equivalents. UBA brochure: Environment and Agriculture At least half of the land in Germany is used for agricultural purposes. This means that agriculture is … power generation.  read more (in German) Glass production to become more resource-efficient Used glass has been recycled into new glass products for many years in …

… Rubrics Climate / Energy Health Chemicals Transport Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Air Water Agriculture Soil / Land Sustainability / Strategies / International matters Digitalisation UBA news As … Relations team Heat pumps also work in existing buildings Mr and Mrs Krüger heat efficiently and in a climate-friendly way with their heat pump. Source: co2online An …

… and reduce the entry of micropollutants into waters on an effective and cost-efficient basis. According to the estimates of the UBA, a further treatment level at … NO2 pollution in Germany in 2017 now available UBA to host National and European Resources Forum From 27 to 29 November 2018, the German Environment Agency (UBA) is … in cosmetics, PCB pollution. read more (in German) Nitrogen oxide emissions from inland vessels The air quality limit for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is exceeded in many …

… Press Office  Get started now for a climate-neutral Germany! 70 % less greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 are possible - and necessary - in Germany. Source: … foods and lowering VAT on plant-based foods. Climate-friendly industry : Energy and resources also need to be used more efficiently and the remaining energy demand covered by renewable electricity or, if …

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… Rubrics Climate / Energy Health Chemicals Transport Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Air Water Agriculture Sustainability / Strategies / International issues … by plane and lorry should be shifted as far as possible to the much more energy-efficient transport modes of ship and rail. Instead of fossil fuels such as … oil, there should be a complete switch to battery-electric drives for lorries and inland waterway vessels, overhead lines for railways and – where appropriate – for …

… levels of energy consumption can be reduced significantly – by using a more energy-efficient boiler or switching to a heating system which uses renewable sources of … this option would cost approximately 600 billion Euros more.  read more (in German) Land certificate trading – targets for land use achievable Municipal trading in land … German) Making the prevention of waste easier to measure Preventing waste conserves resources and protects people and the environment. Goals and measures were therefore …

… is decreasing? A decline in SOC stock may indicate degradation or even loss of land and soil. Therefore, it is currently discussed whether the SOC stock might play … the latest scientific findings on the topic. read more (in German) How to design resource labelling for products How can products be labelled in such a way that … Programme successfully launched the first operating phase of an innovative, efficient mill which saves 40 per cent energy. Further optimisation by the …