… Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done? View of the wide open sea Source: FG II 2.3 / UBA … committed to protecting the oceans, which are more important than ever. They buffer climate change, host biodiversity, provide food and raw materials, serve as living … offshore energy production , also have a negative impact on the marine environment. Waste, especially plastic waste including microplastics, is omnipresent. Underwater …

… – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela Krakau / UBA Oceans and seas absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. … calcareous algae, mussels and snails). Without this storage function of the oceans, climate change would progress much faster and more intensively. Oceans can therefore … stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution from waste and pollutants. More information can be found in the results of the …

… resources Wind power wind turbine solar farm Source: Hrui / AdobeStock “Factor X” stands for an intelligent, efficient and environmentally friendly use of natural resources (e. g. raw materials, water, … products and services must increase. Short film FLOW – Faktor X: Beyond Climate Change FLOW, a ten-minute film (playable below) produced by sustainable …

… Resource use in Germany Recycling keeps materials in circulation and saves primary raw materials. Source: Jan Malburg / Adobe Stock In 2019, German … will fall slightly. German raw material consumption will also fall slightly in 2020 and 2021. last update on 10.12.2025 The German Environment Agency has been … (since 2024): Vienna University of Economics and Business; Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy; Gerda Palmetshofer Raw material extraction There has …