… need resources, too. Source: Umweltbundesamt In the RESCUE project, the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the nexus between climate protection and associated resource requirements. Using six scenarios, different development … and services are the main driving forces behind energy and resource demands. Extraction and use of fossil and nuclear energy carriers can have negative impacts on …

… (currently inactive) Resource policy is an international and cross-policy field of action Source: bibi / Fotolia.com The Resource Commission supports the German Environment Agency (UBA) with proposals for the sustainable management of natural … Resources Commission established Publications A resource-efficient Europe – A programme for climate, competitiveness and employment Low Resource lifestyles and …

… kilometres which may reduce the naturally available communication range of blue and fin whales to as little as 1%. last update on 29.02.2016 Underwater sound … and seals rely heavily on their sense of hearing and their ability to hear their environment is essential for their survival. Man-made underwater noise is now … effects Detrimental effects of underwater noise Dialogues on the waste prevention programme II Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

… Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back” Waste disposal in England (copperplate engraving, H. Phyne, 1805) Source: Sammlung Erhard A selection of pictures from the Erhard Collection of the Environmental Library at the German Environment Agency in Dessau-Roßlau last update …

… (SF₆), which has a very high global warming potential, is used for insulation and arc quenching in switchgear. SF₆ emissions have been successfully reduced thanks … In future, recovery will therefore be of great importance not only from an environmental but also from an operator's point of view. Project on the recovery of …

… Building air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. Source: kanvag / Fotolia.com It is only recently that … extracted heat is conveyed outside through a tube via air flow. This creates an extraction effect whereby warm outside air flows back into the room. If the exhaust tube …

… / Adobe Stock Heat pumps are coming into increasing use for heating of buildings and for hot water production in commercial as well as industrial applications. Heat … If heat pumps are operated with halogen-free refrigerants, they are especially environmentally friendly because the global warming potentials of these refrigerants …

… refrigeration Supermarkets should cool climate friendly, energy-efficient and without fluorocarbon. Source: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia.com According to the … 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol Documents Supermarket Refrigeration: Environmentally Sound Alternatives (1.21 MB) Global Warming Potential (GWP) of …