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  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations

    keywhole in concrete wall

    … to identify the organisations greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint). The systematic data collection process provides an important and reliable baseline for … departures or a tool for an initial assessment and profitability of photovoltaic systems. Our speakers will demonstrate the use of the tool and share their thoughts …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … update on 01.03.2024 Oceans: Carbon dioxide reservoirs Besides soils and forest ecosystems, oceans and seas are among the largest global carbon reservoirs. They absorb … slowly acidify. The pH value of water is a measure of the acid-base equilibrium system and is predominantly controlled in most natural waters by the presence of CO …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: Extended Producer Responsibility in international law

    World map from green leaves

    … responsibility for waste management to a producer, EPR could reduce the financial burden of municipalities and support the internalization of commonly … but also its future potential to achieve environmental goals where EPR systems are in place for quite some time, e.g. in Europe. More information on the …

  • Article from 07.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

    Agricultural Expert Panel at the German Environment Agency

    a very huge field without plants, trees and bushes

    … Optimize nutrient cycles – reduce nutrient surpluses Modify and develop the food system sustainably International agricultural trade – fair and sustainable Digital … in October 2019 (German): Landwirtschaft quo vadis? - Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme der Zukunft – Vielfalt gewähren, Handlungsrahmen abstecken. At a one-day  … Bach, Scientific researcher in the fields of agriculture, landscape and water ecosystems and the material cycle, Justus Liebig University Giessen • Dr. Tanja Busse, …

  • Article from 08.01.2024 | Last changed: 09.01.2024

    Mobile air conditioning in cars, buses and railway vehicles

    … with a global warming potential of more than 150 in certain mobile air conditioning systems since Jan. 2011. It requires the previously used refrigerant … in cars EU Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles has prohibited the use of refrigerants with a global …

  • Article from 13.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    UNEP / UNESCO / BMUV Training Programme

    … Sustainability Management Environmental Due Diligence in EU Law Energy management systems in practice Tags environmental management UNEP … The “UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    The Oder River under stress

    Photo from the river Oder

    … sunlight, high water temperatures, and low water levels – overwhelmed the ecosystem’s natural resilience, allowing the brackish algae Prymnesium parvum to … because many environmental factors influence the water, and it's unclear when the system's limits is exceeded. However, everyone involved has learned  from the … Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection (BMUV) are available. Warning systems have been developed in Brandenburg and Poland. The warning and alarm plan of …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … (21–37 percent) of global greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to our food systems: 9-14 percent are caused by crop production and livestock farming on … in eating habits • Reduced deforestation. There are institutional, political, financial, socio-cultural, technical and biophysical barriers to implementing these …

  • Article from 21.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Transport law

    Wortwolke

    … concepts such as sustainable car sharing and redesign and promote public transport systems to be future-viable, including attractive schemes especially for rural … polluters have not been held accountable for the consequential costs. Various financial policy instruments have been considered to change this situation, one of …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … exchange, employment and prosperity in our society. However, the current transport system is also very damaging to the environment. Traffic – transport performance in … Deal for a climate-neutral Europe also aims to decarbonise the European mobility system by 2050, i.e. to make it greenhouse gas-neutral. These political decisions … gas-neutral fuels and power. To make the use of alternative fuels and propulsion systems in transport resource and cost efficient, it will be necessary to reduce the …