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  • Press release 16/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Groundwater is named water body type 2022

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … change and water abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. Press release No. 16/2022 | 22.03.2022 The summers of 2018 and 2019 saw … change and water abstraction are endangering the quality and quantity of this vital resource. … World Water Day 2022: Some 70 percent of drinking water in Germany is …

  • Press release 40/2025 from 01.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award

    Group photo

    … AI-enabled applications or modular products, design here becomes a lever for resource conservation, innovative business models and societal change. Press release … for the future. And not least, Ecodesign is good for our environment. We save resources and use less energy. That’s not only sustainable, but also economically …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … metres of groundwater and surface water were considered potentially available water resources; by comparison, the mean of the period 1991–2020 with roughly 176 billion … generation accounted for the lion share of commercial water usage. Consequently, efficiency improvements in terms of recycling or cyclical usage, had particularly …

  • Press release 39/2022 from 22.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Sustainability at the supermarket: retailers not tapping their full potential

    Supermarket

    … store organic brands, a larger selection of vegetarian and vegan products or energy efficiency increases in their food outlets and business offices. On the whole, the … rather well especially in reporting on environmental targets as well as energy efficiency improvements in the shops and production sites. The eight supermarkets … store organic brands, a larger selection of vegetarian and vegan products or energy efficiency increases in their food outlets and business offices. On the whole, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … water Given the rising frequency of drought years, the safeguarding of water resources by spatial planning as practised already in many planning regions, is … However, by now it has become necessary to pay much more attention to water resources in our country. This is because the groundwater recharge rate has been in …

  • News from 09.07.2018 | Last changed: 20.08.2018

    Environmental- and health impact of 3D printing

    3D printer producing a little plastic tree

    … more branches of industry – and even ringing in a new era of manufacturing. The efficiency of raw materials, greenhouse gases, pollutants: a study by the UBA … more branches of industry – and even ringing in a new era of manufacturing. The efficiency of raw materials, greenhouse gases, pollutants: a study by the UBA …

  • Travel guide soil from 25.03.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Water,Soil, and Waste- Dresden Nexus Conference

    … DNC 2015 will address the following issues: maintaining and enhancing environmental resources under global change; facilitating efficient and sustainable use of limited natural resources; engaging international …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … is to reduce water bottlenecks by making the irrigation of agricultural crops more efficient. The need for irrigation of agricultural and horticultural crops usually … in the use of water among competing sectors, and also to ensure that limited water resources are used sustainably, the utilisation of water-saving irrigation … allocations were indeed exceeded. It is therefore essential to increase water use efficiency. Opportunities include the increase in humus content, furthering deep …

  • Press release 34/2014 from 16.08.2014 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Same performance at less cost

    a woman is cleaning a carpet with a vacuum cleaner

    … regulations are a part of the Ecodesign Directive which aims to achieve more energy efficiency and safety in consumer products. Press release No. 34/2014 | 16.08.2014 … of dust retention. The label also classifies the device into the well-known energy efficiency classes on a scale of A-G, and it shows its annual energy consumption and … producers and consumer and environmental organisations.   Associated content Links Efficient vacuum cleaners at a glance (in German) Documents Datenblatt zur …

  • Press release 53/2020 from 06.11.2020 | Last changed: 09.11.2020

    Climate change adaptation in Germany – specialist conference on strategies to counter heat, drought and heavy rainfall

    Blaues Logo des Wettbewerbs 2020

    … in the middle of a hot city, climate-friendly building materials made from natural resources, and a coaching programme to assist municipalities in adapting to climate … in the middle of a hot city, climate-friendly building materials made from natural resources, and a coaching programme to assist municipalities in adapting to climate …

  • News from 05.10.2016 | Last changed: 18.11.2016

    Reducing air pollution from shipping: UBA announces conference

    Seagoing vessel

    … Source: Horst Schmidt / Fotolia.com Seagoing vessels are a relatively energy-efficient mode of transport but they also cause a lot of air pollution. How great is … air pollution ships emissions shipping … Seagoing vessels are a relatively energy-efficient mode of transport but they also cause a lot of air pollution. How great is …