… and air conditioning holds tremendous greenhouse gas emissions savings potential, but the switch to natural refrigerants poses a great challenge for many … the climate.” The refrigeration sector plays an important role in reducing GHG emissions. For example, In the food trade, for example, an average 50 per cent … still use refrigerants that damage the climate and have a high global warming potential. In some cases, their long-term environmental impact is unclear. …

… fall far short of achieving our aim. As a society, we must learn to transform our GHG- and resource-intensive technologies and products as quickly as possible. … and resource-efficient products are preferred. The scenario succeeds in reducing GHG emissions by about 97 percent by 2050 compared to 1990. If natural sinks are … of 100 percent are possible, even sinking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. GHG neutrality is possible without nuclear energy and technical sinks such as carbon …

… German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. … fuels are not available. Although the risk may be very small, combined with the potentially immense damages caused by such accidents it constitutes a breach of the … German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. …

… there are still many misconceptions and a lack of information about their potential use. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has therefore launched the … there are still many misconceptions and a lack of information about their potential use. The German Environment Agency (UBA) has therefore launched the … there are still many misconceptions and a lack of information about their potential use. … Here's how heat pumps work! …

… itself, also on rain retention, the air quality and on biological diversity – thus mitigating local impacts of climate change. Densely built-up and ‘sealed’ cities … in downpours. Depending on their design and technical layout, green roofs can potentially store considerable amounts of rainwater for gradual evaporation once …

… issues at the beginning of their global supply chains and take measures to prevent, mitigate or find solutions to arising problems. 21.09.2023 Mining is indispensable … zur umweltbezogenen Sorgfaltspflicht Pilot screening of the environmental hazard potentials of mine sites Environmental Criticality of Raw Materials All news Tags … issues at the beginning of their global supply chains and take measures to prevent, mitigate or find solutions to arising problems. … OECD handbook reinforces …

… ore”) mine sites worldwide have been assessed for their environmental hazard potentials. Results have been published in an interactive map with a number of …

… must be considered and addressed for policy instruments to deliver robust mitigation through soil carbon. In einzelnen Factsheets sind die Herausforderungen …

… for the energy sector, rose slightly again. The sector’s 160.8 million tonnes GHG emissions for 2015 equal nearly 0.7 million tonnes of CO 2 equivalents more than … if we give electric mobility a chance,” said Ms Krautzberger.  Climate change mitigation is also at a standstill in the agriculture sector, where 2015 emissions … only about 1.6 per cent of GHG emissions, but some have a very high global warming potential (GWP). The trend for these gases is less regular: the introduction of new …

… For quite some time, the insurance companies have been scrutinising the potential impacts of climate change. By contrast, negative impacts of climate change … analysis of physical risks and – as expected – to the implementation of risk-mitigating measures. On one hand, higher transparency is important in examining … the optimum case, risk transfer is accompanied by strategies for operational risk mitigation. That is why many underwriters now conduct their own individual …

… decline since 1990. The energy sector made the greatest progress in emissions mitigation. This is due to the successful reform of European emissions trading, low … can achieve its climate targets and more if we choose the right course and tap the potential in every sector." Greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 are distributed across the following sectors: Energy: The sector generated by far the greatest mitigation contribution, with nearly 51 million tonnes CO2, which is 16.7 percent …

… both the environment and to human health. For example, some of the substances are potentially toxic to aquatic organisms or impair the reproductive function of … around 13% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. Cost-effective and simple mitigation techniques, such as the use of GHG reducing inhibitors, could help the sector achieve its climate goals.        …