… cities Sponge cities are built to collect heavy rainfall and pump it into water systems Source: danylamote / stock.adobe.com Sponge city concepts are an essential … creating a new strategic framework for the federal, state and local governments to systematically promote climate adaptation as comprehensively as possible. Among …

… to use at least 65 per cent renewable energy when installing a new heating system from 2028, provide important incentives here. More must follow. It therefore … basis for calculation available at this time. The calculations are derived from a system of model calculations and trend extrapolations of the detailed inventories of …

… for example in the area of water management, and from these networked systems back into the environmental databases. Policy-makers and administrators also …

… at the highest management level, implement an environmental management system or adhere to standards such as those of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) … that are not capital market-oriented were not included in the study. The authors systematically analyzed 249 corporate reports for the year 2018 and 228 reports for …

… missing right now is a transformational global cooperation. […] It’s time for that system’s change, where well-being of people and the planet actually are the priority … infrastructure, energy efficiency, prevention of loss of biodiversity and ecosystems. […] In as much as we need to ratchet up ambition, we also need to ramp up …

… plays a key role in the UBA strategy paper. A high-performing public transport system, combined with cycle paths, connects the hinterland with the city centre. To …

… of risks for coastal regions Oceans play an important role in the earth's climate system. Source: Daniel Muller / Fotolia The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … in Germany and to develop solutions that prevent additional pollution of marine ecosystems and coastal areas. Press release No. 34/2019 | 25.09.2019 Maria Krautzberger … of climate change and can be used by humankind over the long term. It will help ecosystems and the ecosystems help in adaptation to climate change. The report is clear …

… by means of more efficient thermal insulation, overhauling old central heating systems or through using renewable energies.” In agriculture, emissions fell …

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… regardless of where they were shot. All case studies emphasise the need for further systematic investigations and stricter regulations to limit PFAS exposure in order … is available. The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and England have also started a systematic search for PFAS hotspots. On behalf of the German Environment Agency … are the harmonisation of limit values, the development of better monitoring systems and the promotion of innovative remediation and safety methods. There was …