… Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated information about air and other topics related to this most important elixir of life. Find out here how air quality has developed and which pollutants are harmful to health. We identify sources of pollution and …

… Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act The ElectroG requires proper disposal of waste … prerequisites for achieving these aims are to prevent waste and an efficent, high quality recycling. The ElektroG also requires producers to assume responsibility for … for its disposal. In addition, producers are obliged to submit a take-back concept to stiftung ear for the disposal of WEEE from other than private households. …

… Health-related Evaluation of Building Products (AgBB) develops health-based testing and assessment criteria for building products suitable for indoor use. The AgBB … building products relevant to indoor air. The evaluation scheme sets health-related quality standards for the manufacture and use of building products. It is also … level above which adverse health effects are likely to occur. The AgBB concept also considers the following criteria - R-value (hazard or risk index), - …

… Source: CC Vision Mankind needs to transform its economy towards sustainability and a circular economy, because current development is leading us to exceed the … whole range of initiatives and activities that describe objectives, strategies and concepts in this topic area: As early as 1996, the predecessor of the Industrial …

… our world" Source: UN Communication Material The “SDG pathways” project develops and applies a modeling approach for integrated sustainability assessments of ambitious resource- and climate policy transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation criteria … UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide an ambitious set of goals and targets for the environmental, social, and economic transformation until 2030. …

… Green IT Green IT – efficient and friendly to the environment Source: j-mel / Adobe Stock Digitalisation can help to decrease the demand for energy and raw materials, but it can also add to the burden on the climate … raw materials and energy? There is little data available about this so far, and its quality is often poor. For example: estimates of the global energy demand of data …

… OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains Environmental Issues of Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context Source: S.Z. / Fotolia The … for Economic Co-operation and Development; sophia.gnych (at) oecd.org  … OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains …

… Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation … pervasive in almost all areas of life. However, its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project … Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety ( BMUKN ). Research project ‘Digitalisation and Natural Resources - Analysis of the Resource Intensity of the …

… Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM … Chemical Watch: “EU members back implementation of mobility concept under REACH- Views of nine competent authorities revealed in Baua document”, …

… criteria after public consultation Source: Michael Neumann / UBA The final PMT and vPvM criteria are the result of several public consultations and the scientific and technical development under REACH. Over 100 scientists and … of health effects, Is derivation of a 'safe concentration' possible? Effects on quality of life, societal concern. Evidence (so called indicators) for significant …

… Michael Neumann / UBA The third PMT Workshop entitled " Getting control of PMT and vPvM substances under REACH" took place as an online conference on the 25th and 26th of March 2021. It was organized by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). last update on 10.06.2021 <– go …