… and electronic waste Plan-E: Dispose of e-waste simply & correctly (ear Foundation) Publications Ratgeber: Abfälle im Haushalt Vergleichende Analyse von … Regionen in Deutschland zur Bestimmung des Anteils an Problemstoffen und verwertbaren Materialien All press releases Tags Electrical and Electronic …

… portal for environmental information is a joint effort in Merseburg to lay the foundation for access to environmental information and data. We will build a modern … between the federal government, the federal state and the region. Background Access to all German environmental information and data through a single … prerequisite for this. The portal enables environmental information to be better found, easily accessible, openly provided and also available in the long term. In …

… for 20 years No sign of change up to 2017 in intensive livestock farming regions Groundwater is often contaminated with nitrate, one reason being fertilisers containing … nitrogen transported to biogas plants and then back to fields as digestates was around 574,000 tonnes, which corresponds to 15 percent of the total amount of nitrogen … nitrogen fertilisation in areas where high nitrate levels are contaminating the groundwater," Ms Krautzberger recommended. From 2015 to 2017, the average nitrogen …

… storage. Final energy demand in the GreenSupreme scenario can be reduced from around 2,500 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2015 to less than 1,100 TWh by 2050 and is covered … GHG-emissions pathway. Only the GreenSupreme scanario is compatible. Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (318.52 kB) The raw material consumption (RMC) for the six Green-scenarios of the RESCUE study. Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (289.83 kB) Next Previous Links RESCUE study Summary Report …

… cannot degrade these chemicals, and thus they are released into rivers, seas and groundwater, and ultimately accumulate in the bodies of humans and animals. The Federal … and outgassing. The chemicals are persistent in the environment, are transported around the world and are bioaccumulative. Some PFASs are proven to be toxic for … These chemicals have been traced in the environment and in organisms around the world, including in rivers, oceans, the deep sea, groundwater, in human …

… Nutzungsdauer von Produkten auf ihre Umweltwirkung: Schaffung einer Informationsgrundlage und Entwicklung von Strategien gegen „Obsoleszenz“ All press releases Tags planned …

… appliances were placed on the market in Germany in 2018, an increase of around 294,000 tonnes (about 15 percent) compared to 2017. However, the collection and … large household appliances. In the case of commercial appliances, the gap is around 240,000 tonnes, thus a collection rate of only around 25%. In the latter case, however, there is no free take-back obligation on the …

… such as pharmaceuticals in rivers, lakes and other surface waters are often undesirably high. In some cases they exceed statutory environmental quality … on use and bans which are anchored in chemicals and product law, environmentally sound disposal, mitigation of air emissions, or additional end-of-pipe technologies … upon to co-finance the measure through the waste water charge. "We estimate that funding of 75% of annual investment costs for the fourth treatment stage at all waste …

… are still required. In the photovoltaic sector alone, we need an increase of around 50 per cent in order to meet the targets of the Renewable Energy Sources Act,” … should not be burdened further by rising grid fees.” Renewables account for around 57 per cent of gross electricity econsumption ⁠   Approximately 147 terawatt … accounted for the largest share of renewable electricity generation at around 51 per cent. Photovoltaics followed with 24 per cent, electricity generation …

… must renew wind turbine installation in greater numbers - there is simply no way around replacing coal-generated electricity, which will be leaving the power grid. …