… their home region. "Region" is defined as the area of postal codes within the surrounding 50-km radius where the electricity is used. Installation operators can use …

… Temu Source: Wakko / stock.adobe.com The online marketplace Temu puts consumers under pressure when making a purchase decision, for example by spreading false … new incentives to buy. We are committed to ensuring that consumers are not put under unfair pressure when making their purchasing decisions.” In July 2024, the EU … Tags consumer protection e-commerce … The online marketplace Temu puts consumers under pressure when making a purchase decision, for example by spreading false …

… Entwicklung der in Deutschland angefallenen Verpackungsabfälle 2018 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (168.07 kB) Recyclingquoten 2018 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (222.39 kB) Verpackungsverbrauch der privaten Endverbraucher 2018 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (3 MB) Verpackungsabfall 2018 gesamt Source: Umweltbundesamt …

… category; Lilienthal in the "smaller municipalities" category The Raumwunder co-working space in Mönchengladbach highlights the potential of parking space Source: Norbert Krause/ krauses Projektdesign Every year, municipalities around the world promote sustainable mobility locally during European Mobility Week … cities and municipalities are in implementing sustainable mobility on the ground. These two nominations should be an incentive for even more municipalities in …

… a segment with a market share of about 52 percent. Cans have a market share of around 4 percent. Drinks carton packaging and stand-up bags have a market share of around 1.5 percent. One-way glass bottles have a share of well below one percent in the … percent back in 2010. Further information: A German Environment Agency project funded under the Environment Ministry’s research plan for 2020 will be investigating …

… the national campaign. Press release No. 18/2020 | 11.05.2020 Germans throw around five million tonnes of waste from kitchen and garden into the bio-bin every …

… have worked to refine the calculation of heat-related deaths in Germany. It was found that around 3,000 heat-related deaths in Germany occurred in both summer 2023 and 2024. … Urban areas form ‘heat islands’ that are significantly warmer than their surrounding areas. As a result, heat-related mortality is also higher in cities than in …

… is far from reaching its aim. About ten million hectares of arable land are lost around the globe every year, an area equivalent to nearly 14 million football fields. … they are the habitat of soil organisms, a filter of pollutants, they protect groundwater, and they serve as settlement area. More than 90% of our food is grown on … adopt and implement measures. Associated content Links Argumentarium „Boden: Zahlen und Fakten“ Events World Soil Day in Berlin, 03. and 04.12.2015 UBA thematic page: …

… enormous tasks for the water supply along the Spree River if significantly less groundwater is pumped into the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz … also save more water. One option, if necessary, would be to continue pumping groundwater for the time being and to channel it into the Spree in a purified form. … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The current …

… with us 50 years of commitment to people and the environment! Source: Umweltbundesamt Over 50 years ago, the social-liberal coalition under chancellor Willy Brandt breathed new life into environmental protection. With … June 1974 the German Environment Agency (UBA) began work in west Berlin with around 170 employees. Environmental issues were becoming increasingly more prominent on …

… that CO2 traffic lights can be used as an indicator of good or bad ventilation. Under normal conditions, a CO2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm (0.1 vol-%) in … Commission Documents Stellungnahme Kommission Innenraumlufthygiene zu Lüften und SARS-CoV-2 All press releases Tags ventilation SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic … … that CO2 traffic lights can be used as an indicator of good or bad ventilation. Under normal conditions, a CO2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm (0.1 vol-%) in …

… proper selection of a building heating system could help to prevent low-frequency sounds. All apparatuses should be labeled with acoustic output levels, thus enabling a … In case of doubt, a quiet heating system should be chosen, with noise levels under 55 decibels if possible, as it will also protect the building’s residents … local authorities can adopt measures in individual cases where people in the surrounding area suffer intolerable adverse effects and it can be proven that the system …