… build area. If municipalities lack the number of certificates needed, these must be purchased from other municipalities.   The pilot project demonstrates that the …

… of rivers by humans. The utilisation of water bodies for agriculture or energy production has led to them being increasingly straightened, deepened, dammed and … plants as a renewable energy source, even though this type of electricity production is significantly more climate-friendly than the combustion of fossil … fuels. In addition, decomposition consumes oxygen, which can increase methane production. The negative impact of methane on the climate is almost 30 times greater …

… All news Related publications Focus on the future: 3D printing Tags sustainable production … Dental bridges, car bodies, construction components for homes: with 3D …

… in the German North and Baltic Sea (CONMAR-Impact) Input of plant protection products into groundwater via bank filtration Reduction of environmental impact of … Directive groundwater insecticide lake surface waters pesticide plant protection product river herbicide environmental quality standard … Pesticides can cause damage …

… in 2017. This sector includes energy and building management, sales of organic products, marketing of electricity from renewable sources, organic farming and green … for more than half a million jobs, if one includes indirect employment in upstream production areas, for example in the production of insulation material. The construction industry employs around 290,000 …

… nitrate content in the raw water treated to produce drinking water. Mass livestock production and excessive fertiliser use in agriculture are actually causing nitrate … Of the 267 monitored substances in drinking water grouped under plant protection products (PPP) and biocidal products or their metabolites (degradation products), only very few were measured at …

… us with clean groundwater. Fertile soils are essential for successful agricultural production. Likewise, healthy soils are a basic requirement for producing healthy … (KWRA), the risk of soil erosion by water or wind and the risk threatening the productive function of soils were estimated to become high as soon as the middle of … measures provide, above all, protection from erosion while also supporting humus production (cf. Indicator BO-R-1 ). Moreover, the EU member states are obliged, …

… promote noise reduction technologies. This would create further incentives to purchase and operate quiet trains. Noise differentiated track access charging has …

… energy-intensive industry against carbon leakage, i.e. the relocation of industrial production, investments and associated emissions abroad, a carbon border adjustment … introduced. This would mean that certain energy-intensive basic materials and products imported into the EU from abroad would be subject to the same CO2 price as … free allocation, are to be gradually scaled back and terminated for these products. Adjustments to Free Allocation Although the free allocation for …

… process. The large scale implementation of BECCS increases competition with food production and other land uses, due to the required large areas of biomass production. It also can have negative impacts on ecosystems, water supply as well as …