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  • Press release 07/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 08.04.2020

    Art and the environment “Zero Waste” exhibition in Leipzig

    Ein Frauengesicht mit Plastikstücken

    … positions of contemporary art which point to the urgency of conserving resources, consuming less and living more sustainably. In installations, videos, … economy geared purely to maximising profits and growth and the excessive waste of resources at the expense of the environment and the climate are growing ever louder. … also uses self-imposed climate-friendly rules to question the wasteful use of resources in the art world and even the carbon footprint of this same exhibition. …

  • Press release 16/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Groundwater is named water body type 2022

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … change and water abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. Press release No. 16/2022 | 22.03.2022 The summers of 2018 and 2019 saw … change and water abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. … World Water Day 2022: Some 70 percent of drinking water in Germany is … change and water abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. … Groundwater is named water body type 2022 …

  • Press release 40/2014 from 16.09.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Saving water: wise, overdone or practiced too excessively?

    dripping shower head

    … climate. Source: Pavelis / Fotolia.com Water conservation has long been completely natural for most people in Germany, and the effects are noticeable: since 1991, the … today. Germany now uses only 2.7 per cent of its available drinking water resources. There are nevertheless some good reasons to continue to be careful with …

  • Press release 49/2021 from 06.12.2021 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

    German Ecodesign Award goes to 10 products and concepts demonstrating innovative, sustainable design

    Jury of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    … by the German Environment Agency and the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and International Design Center Berlin e.V. … in the manufacturing and delivery processes. Shower Gel & Hand Soap Powder Natural Softshell – Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH & Co. KG (based in Butzbach, Hesse)  …

  • Press release 37/2022 from 15.09.2022 | Last changed: 19.09.2022

    European Mobility Week: Sustainable mobility creates connections

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … communities throughout Germany and all over Europe will put their creativity and resourcefulness on display to show that sustainable mobility can create ties between … communities throughout Germany and all over Europe will put their creativity and resourcefulness on display to show that sustainable mobility can create ties between … communities throughout Germany and all over Europe will put their creativity and resourcefulness on display to show that sustainable mobility can create ties between …

  • Press release 25/2020 from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    ZERO WASTE

    Raul Walch. Laborant’s Pause, 2018. Inkjet-Print. Copyright: Raul Walch

    … international positions in contemporary art that point out the urgency to save resources, consume less, and live more sustainably. In diverse installations, … geared to maximising profits and growth, as well as against the excessive waste of resources at the expense of the environment and climate, is becoming ever louder. At …

  • Press release 64/2020 from 29.12.2020 | Last changed: 30.12.2020

    CO2 pricing for emissions in heating and transport sectors to start in new year in Germany

    Mehrere Autos im Stau.

    … sectors. Until 2022, petrol, diesel, heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas will initially be part of the national emissions trading system. Other … of diesel, 8 cents per litre of heating oil and 0.6 cents more per kilowatt hour of natural gas (in each case including VAT). The fixed price for allowances will …

  • Press release 41/2021 from 15.10.2021 | Last changed: 18.10.2021

    Municipalities say thanks for separate collection of biowaste

    Onion peels and other organic waste in a bowl on the kitchen table

    … by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Municipalities say thanks for separate … Svenja Schulze said, "Putting biowaste in the residual waste bin is a waste of resources. Separately collected biowaste becomes biogas and sustainable fertiliser. …

  • Press release 47/2014 from 28.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Hazardous substance in marinas

    little sailing boats and motorboats in a marina

    … The water in some of Germany's marinas is very polluted and poses a threat to the natural aquatic flora and fauna. The concentrations of so-called antifouling agents … … The water in some of Germany's marinas is very polluted and poses a threat to the natural aquatic flora and fauna. The concentrations of so-called antifouling agents …

  • Press release 55/2014 from 05.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Start of International Year of Soils 2015

    a plant growing on a very dry soil

    … soil is essential to life itself. Soil grows food, animal feed and renewable resources – as world continues to grow and rising standards of consumption. … of Soils on 5 December 2014 in Berlin. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and Federal Ministry for … soil is essential to life itself. Soil grows food, animal feed and renewable resources – as world continues to grow and rising standards of consumption. …

  • Press release 18/2020 from 11.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    National alliance champions more use of the bio-bin

    auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

    … The Federal Ministry for Environment, the German Environment Agency and numerous nature conservation and trade associations, cities, counties and municipal … "Putting biowaste from kitchen and garden into the residual waste bin is a waste of resources. From there it merely goes to waste incineration although it can do so …

  • Press release 41/2020 from 14.09.2020 | Last changed: 21.09.2020

    Broad alliance launches “Biotonne Deutschland“ campaign to promote biowaste collection

    Bio waste

    … The Federal Environment Ministry, the German Environment Agency and numerous nature conservation and trade associations, cities, districts and municipal … Svenja Schulze said, “Discarding biowaste in the residual waste bin is a wasted resource, since they only end up in incineration. But organic waste can do more: … every potato peel, every wilted flower helps us to protect the climate and resources and to produce low-emission energy. That's why it is so important that as …