… efficient applications has been developed and has now reached a technical level that makes their use economically viable. Because natural refrigerants require …

… in Germany 2025 GreenTech-Atlas for Germany The GreenTech Atlas 2025 demonstrates that the German GreenTech industry has since long established itself as a key …

… into two parts: Part I presents guidelines for indicators and indicator systems that enable the classification of existing CE indicators in terms of their function …

… Climate | Energy Inclusion of downstream products in CBAM Assessment and operationalisation of … examples, without giving a final recommendation. The aim is to define a framework that guides future CBAM scope expansion. Download Series Climate Change | 73/2025 … accessible File size 1.83 MB Print version not available Tags carbon leakage CBAM … Inclusion of downstream products in CBAM …

… for the sake of climate protection. However, UBA is not the only one to believe that many car manufacturers are backing the wrong horse. The new refrigerant R1234yf … reviewed the KBA’s tests, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre nevertheless sees no serious risk and fully disregards results from other studies. UBA finds …

… water cycle Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is a very persistent and highly mobile substance that can accumulate in certain environmental compartments. TFA cannot be removed …

… against Substances of Very High Concern in articles. An UBA study claims that the necessary amendment of the EU chemicals regulation REACH would not breach …

… 2020: emissions down 41 percent over 1990 levels German Environment Agency nevertheless expects further rise in CO₂ emissions in 2021 Good for the climate: Germany replacing coal-based electricity with more power from wind and sun Source: Teteline / Fotolia.com Germany emitted 728.7 … significantly reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, by 38.1 million tonnes, that is, by 15.2%. There was a markedly strong decline in the use of lignite and …

… of climate change. The existing structures are being updated continuously so that civic protection can fulfil its tasks faced by the portents of climate change. … actively involved in civic protection. In addition, it has to be borne in mind that the operating capacity of volunteers can suffer from impacts on their own … sirens are part of Germany’s warnings infrastructure. They bridge gaps in cases when mobile technologies have become temporarily unavailable or have broken down. …

… the proportion of citizens stating as a result of a representative public survey that the impacts of climate change are manageable in Germany has been declining. In … protection and adaptation enter the public consciousness especially at times when extreme weather events and their impacts affect many people in their own … and the appraisals turned out more optimistic than before. For example, in 2010 no less than 56.0 % of respondents were either fairly or even fully convinced that …

… waste Many recyclable materials end up in the residual waste bin – where they do not belong. Source: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images Germany currently produces about … for the German Environment Agency. The last such survey was conducted in 1985. Many more recyclable materials such as glass, paper and plastic are now collected separately. Nevertheless, many recyclable materials still end up in the residual waste bin where they do …

… Chemicals Do new generations of active pharmaceuticals for human use require an adaption of … ingredients have been developed with highly specific mechanisms of action. That raise the question of whether current environmental risk assessment within the …