… bodies in times of climate crisis, heat, and low water levels. To secure our water resources in the future in the face of heat waves and droughts and to keep water in … level swiftly. It will require the mobilisation of enough personnel and financial resources.” Further information: The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Federal …

… technology, chemistry and materials development. By using nanomaterials, improved efficiencies and new functionalities can be achieved. Due to the dynamic development …

… theoretically amount to up to 150,000 t per year in Germany. Soil is a nonrenewable resource because it takes hundreds of years for a layer of topsoil to form. It is …

… by chemicals need to be maximized in all sectors worldwide. To be able to manage resources and energy in a sustainable manner, substitution or control of harmful …

… bigger challenges ahead: the impact of global warming, the excess consumption of resources far beyond what planet earth can cope with and the loss of biodiversity. …

… technologies such as the use of renewable energies in the transport sector or for resource-saving behaviour. In the long term, the share of environmental taxes in … vehicles with combustion engines though, except perhaps in the case of particularly efficient hybrid vehicles. Public funding should be put to use to offset the losses …

… in all of the case studies worldwide. It is primarily massive financial and human resources, investments in technical capabilities as well as the political …

… wind turbine blades are an advancement because they make energy generation more efficient. But can they be recycled? And how can we ensure that all companies of the …

… ecolabels. An example is the EU's highly successful energy label: whereas energy-efficient appliances save electricity costs, the EU energy label is an obligatory …

… into account repowering activity – that is, replacing older installations with more efficient new ones – installed capacity increased by a mere 618 megawatts (MW), or … years. In addition to repowering – the replacement of older installations with more efficient new ones – net new capacity for 2019 is currently estimated to be about …