… circulation and saves primary raw materials. Source: Jan Malburg / Adobe Stock In 2019, German consumption of raw materials totalled 1,328 million tonnes, or 16 … tonnes per capita. This represents only a slight change in the trend up to 2018. In 2019, raw material consumption in Germany will fall slightly. German raw material … development and summarises individual subtopics. The current report deals with around 30 resource-related sub-topics in a modular fashion (report summarised in a …

… regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, … is responsible for supplying food and it provides a livelihood for many people around the world. It therefore plays a key role in achieving the global Sustainable … difficult to keep the environmental impact of the food system within planetary boundaries. In order to make the agricultural system more sustainable, several goals …

… survey including key time-series questions was carried out in the early summer of 2019. Out of all the problems which Germany faced in 2018 and again in 2019, environmental protection and climate action took precedence over every other … the figure increased significantly in 2018, up to 64 percent, and again in 2019, reaching 68 percent. Substantial changes have taken place in the …

… grams of CO 2 equivalents. This corresponds to electrical power consumption of around 2.3 watts per video stream, not counting power consumption for data transmission … devices, in passenger kilometres on various modes of transport Source: Umweltbundesamt Calculating the carbon footprint of virtual desktop infrastructure The … conference "green cloud computing" 2020 Publications Green Cloud Computing Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz digitaler Infrastrukturen: Ergebnisse des …

… 2024 Viele Gewässer enthalten umweltbelastende Stoffe, zu denen auch Arzneimittel und deren Abbauprodukte gehören. Auch im Grundwasser und somit im Rohwasser für unser Trinkwasser werden Rückstände von Arzneimitteln …

… 3 partner cities on the Baltic Sea want to avoid pollutants in, from and around buildings Source: NonHazCity 3- Projektteam NonHazCity 3 is a European project under the framework of the EU Interreg Program for the Baltic Sea Region. NonHazCity … construction. The project team involves 21 partners from all eight EU countries around the Baltic Sea, including municipalities, research institutes, NGOs, …

… law Legal regulations protect the environment Source: Julia Gerlach / Umweltbundesamt A comprehensive concept for sustainable mobility needs legal instruments. … schemes especially for rural regions. An UBA study entitled “ Rechtliche Hemmnisse und Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Mobilität – untersucht an Beispielen des Straßenverkehrs und des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs in Räumen schwacher Nachfrage “examines …

… Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation Source: Umweltbundesamt Preventing corruption as precondition for a successful sustainability … transformation Participants summarize their most important impressions from the workshop and call for cooperation in the prevention of corruption. From 14 to 16 … leads to mismanagement and loss of natural resources and misappropriation of funds earmarked for environmental protection, adaptation to climate change and …

… unites the entire range of economic policies relevant to sustainable development under one umbrella. Green Economy is thus the guiding principle of an ecologically … green economy while ensuring the sustainability of digitalisation. For this broader understanding of a green economy, policymakers need information on the potential of … Green Economy” (in German). Associated content Links Factsheet Digitale Techniken und Green Economy Publications Digitalisierung als Transformationsmotor für eine …