… emission credits from CDM projects After train travel, Federal Government car and air travel are also to become carbon neutral. Source: Andrew Barker / … credits for the year 2013 in the amount of 138,038 tonnes carbon dioxide from climate protection projects in the framework of the Clean Development Mechanism …

… Reporting faces major changes Corporate Sustainability Reports should be standardized to be more comparable. Source: Melinda Nagy / AdobeStock About 500 German … explain”. The recommendations are based on a comprehensive empirical study on the climate and environmental reporting of German companies . The study assessed the …

… plastics recycling is necessary Recycling-friendly design, higher recycling rates and minimum recyclate quotas can conserve resources The German Environment Agency's … specific recycling quotas for plastic should also be established for other waste streams, e.g. electrical and electronic equipment. The new Packaging Act …

… 4.0" project will take place in cooperation with "CIRPASS", "Battery Pass" and representatives from the European Commission and the German Environment Agency. Foundations for legal requirements, DPP examples, and implementation steps will be presented. Two panels will bring together experts …

… the higher cost of acquisition. last update on 22.09.2017 When purchasing goods and services, the most inexpensive offers are often not the most economic ones. … of auxiliary materials or energy during the usage phase, the installation and maintenance costs and the costs at the end of the useful life (in particular costs for picking up, …

… the basis of a healthy, organic diet Source: weyo / AdobeStock Ecological, regional and plant-based: The transformation of our food system towards more sustainability … most important lever in the food sector for achieving national and international climate , biodiversity and sustainability goals. Secondly, the “ Further development …

… Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt “Public administrations must pioneer and be a role model in climate protection”, said Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency …

… Agency (⁠UBA ⁠) is drawing attention to the Baltic Sea on World Water Day and has chosen the "shallow coastal waters of the Baltic Sea" as the water body of … high water quality and intact habitats that are not impaired by pollution such as waste or chemicals, noise pollution and other pressures. In order to achieve such a …

… European Mobility Week: Zero-emission mobility for all 93 towns and cities in Germany show how fairer mobility works (16-22 September) The winning … what can be done to ensure that local citizens can travel in an environmentally and climate-friendly and socially just manner. Dirk Messner, President of the German …