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  • Press release 42/2013 from 17.10.2013 | Last changed: 19.11.2013

    Nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign contest 2013

    … to an interdisciplinary jury at a large exhibition at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin. President Jochen Flasbarth of the Federal Environment Agency … and on the matrix of criteria for award of the prizes. Suspense is in the air: The winners of the Bundespreis Ecodesign will be announced at an awards …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … or heating oil can get into groundwater and surface waters and thus considerably impair the quality of drinking water. Especially in the low mountain ranges and in … is heavily polluted by nitrate and pesticides. In addition, the increase in air and soil temperature also raises the temperature of groundwater, which has a … of coastal protection systems. If protective structures fail, functional impairment of infrastructure and damage to settlements can be possible consequences. …

  • Press release 42/2018 from 07.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.12.2018

    Official travel by Federal Government and federal agencies is climate neutral

    business travellers in an airport

    … is calculated based on travel data from 2017. UBA calculated the mileage of all airplane travel and the fuel consumption of the vehicle fleet to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. The CO2 emissions of air travel are multiplied by a factor of three to take account of the greater …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … rack is free. If drying occurs indoors one must take care that rooms are well-aired to prevent mould formation. For anyone who cannot do without the clothes …

  • Press release 2/2014 from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … policy agenda Surplus nitrogen from agriculture is a threat to biodiversity and air quality, and it contaminates the groundwater from which we extract drinking …

  • Press release 33/2023 from 18.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2023

    Looking for ideas on living with climate change

    A road sign „Bürgerbeteiligung“ (civic participation) and „Politikverdrossenheit“ (disenchantment with politics)

    … areas such as⁠ climate protection ⁠and⁠ biodiversity⁠, protection against noise and air pollution or safeguarding water availability. However, in this regard, conflicts …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … on the climate – and that is especially true for perishable foods transported by air. Rail transport continues to incur the lowest amount of greenhouse gas …

  • Press release 43/2021 from 27.10.2021 | Last changed: 08.12.2021

    Drought, heavy rains and heat waves impact tourism

    überfluteter Campingplatz

    … of biodiversity. 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in tourism are caused by air travel, 32 percent by car traffic and 21 percent by the lodging industry. The …

  • Press release 38/2016 from 28.11.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    "Mehr als schön" - more than beautiful: Winners of German Federal Ecodesign Award announced

    logo with the word "schön" (beautíful)

    … a matter of course in product design. From cooling automotive coatings, lightweight aircraft parts or resource conservation in the fashion industry, more and more … gasifier heats with near-zero emissions.  Category Concept Bionic partition wall, Airbus Operations GmbH. The bionic partition wall for use on aircraft is 45% lighter and results in annual reductions of 10 tonnes CO2 per …