… gas emissions The installations in Germany that take part in the ETS emitted around 438 mio. t of CO2 equivalents Source: Tom Bayer / Fotolia.com In 2017, the 1,830 … in Germany that take part in the emissions trading system (ETS) emitted around 438 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents, 3.4 percent less than in 2016. … emissions in 2017 will be published in the National Inventory Report on 15 January 2019. German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt): The German Emissions Trading …

… in the updated app The app provides an overview of air quality Source: Umweltbundesamt How good is the air we breathe? The German Environment Agency’s new Air … app and the air data portal to provide more precise information, clear and easy-to-understand guidance, and an even more user-friendly display of current air quality … on the AQI: The index system for assessing air quality in Germany, in place since 2019, has been modernised in light of new scientific evidence. The newly developed …

… momentum in European legislation that was initiated by the European Green Deal in 2019. Significant progress has been made in recent years. However, efforts must … such as heat waves and water scarcity. Recommendations include strengthening and funding climate adaptation instruments, promoting nature-based solutions for climate …

… category; Lilienthal in the "smaller municipalities" category The Raumwunder co-working space in Mönchengladbach highlights the potential of parking space Source: Norbert Krause/ krauses Projektdesign Every year, municipalities around the world promote sustainable mobility locally during European Mobility Week … cities and municipalities are in implementing sustainable mobility on the ground. These two nominations should be an incentive for even more municipalities in …

… the national campaign. Press release No. 18/2020 | 11.05.2020 Germans throw around five million tonnes of waste from kitchen and garden into the bio-bin every …

… the forest conversion is completed. Environmental importance Woodlands cover around a third of the surface of Germany. Besides providing timber, they fulfil various … Inventories . Here ‘forest’ is essentially defined as ‘[...] every piece of ground stocked with forest plants irrespective of the information in the land register … (Schmitz et al. 2008, in German only ) and the ‘Aufnahmeanweisung für die dritte Bundeswaldinventur’ (BMELV and vTI 2011, in German only ). More detailed information: …

… market. The research studies Strommarktdesign der Zukunft and Strommarkt und Klimaschutz were carried out by r2b energy consulting on behalf of the German …

… can lead both to exfiltration, i.e. wastewater escaping from the sewer into the ground and groundwater, and to the infiltration (entry) of ground- and rainwater into the sewer. In a project commissioned by the Federal …

… Links OECD Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supplies Hintergrund und Erstellungsprozess Publications Von der menschenrechtlichen zur umweltbezogenen …