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  • Article from 04.01.2019 | Last changed: 04.01.2019

    Sustainability evaluation of case studies

    … or hot-spot analysis prior to the sustainability evaluation. Define system boundaries (time, space, supply chains) for the sustainability evaluation. Summarize … studies more systematically. A summary documentation of the conversation can be found in the document-section. Associated content Documents Summary Sustainability … or hot-spot analysis prior to the sustainability evaluation. Define system boundaries (time, space, supply chains) for the sustainability evaluation. Summarize …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … gas emissions – but low carbon technologies need resources, too. Source: Umweltbundesamt In the RESCUE project, the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the … use and greenhouse-gas emissions in Germany. last update on 24.06.2020 Background A systems approach is required to explore the mutual dependencies and feedback … a transition process will require measures that go beyond immediate GHG abatement. Understanding the resource and raw material demands for the transition appears just …

  • Landing page from 22.08.2024

    Data Search

    … Luft (16) Fläche, Boden, Land-Ökosysteme (23) Wasser (36) Chemikalien (4) Umwelt und Gesundheit (23) Ressourcen und Abfall (8) Verkehr (15) Land- und Forstwirtschaft (31) Private Haushalte und

  • Article from 30.09.2025 | Last changed: 01.10.2025

    Resources Commission at the UBA (currently inactive)

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … and to outline science-based pathways toward a good life within planetary boundaries. Mission: The use of natural resources such as raw materials, water, land, … growth. In view of a forecasted further increase in the global population to around 10 billion people by 2050, the Resource Commission at UBA aims at identifying … sustainable resource use in Germany, the EU, and globally. Contributing to a better understanding of sustainable levels of natural resource use. Work areas during the …

  • Article from 29.02.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

    Finnwal

    Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor Airguns in the Antarctic – Underwater noise in one of the last refuges of rare marine mammals Source: Sebastian … at the annual meetings of Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty (ATCM). … Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … for Waste Disposal”) bought the collection. The ZfA was integrated with the founding of the German Environment Agency in 1974. The "Erhard Collection" thus became … Exchangeble-bin- and -floor-system Umladestelle im Wechseltonnensystem, Dortmund (1911) Source: Sammlung Erhard Bürstenwaschmaschine für das Wechseltonnensystem, … Crefeld (1913) Source: Sammlung Erhard Abfuhr der Wechseltonnen, Dortmund (1928) Source: Sammlung Erhard Wechselbodensystem, Hannover (1908) Source: …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … time, this substance accumulates in the atmosphere. Fluorinated alternatives fall under the PFAS definition Electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse … Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links Voluntary agreement for switchboards (PDF, in German) UBA web page: EU Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases …

  • Article from 02.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses

    a black and yellow bus of the BVG with inscription "CO2"

    … greenhouse effect. On average,  mobile air conditioning systems in buses lose around 15 percent of their refrigerant annually. In 2020, some 108 tons of R134a … Eco-Label “Blue Angel” Buses DE-UZ 59b buses with CO2 air conditioning in Germany (PDF, in German) DUH Final Report (DBU Project, 2015, in German) Documents Mobile Air …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … internal loads. Moreover, cooling such spaces with air conditioning requires around 100 times more energy than is the case with dwellings. Only around one to two percent of German dwellings versus around 50 percent of German office … Associated content Links study on residential room conditioning appliances (PDF) Publications The Blue Angel for Stationary Room Air Conditioners – market …

  • Article from 30.06.2024 | Last changed: 30.05.2024

    Supermarket refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … fluorocarbon. Source: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia.com According to the VDMA, around 36,500 centralized refrigeration systems and over 540,000 plug-in refrigeration … came into force on 1 March 2024. By the end of 2026, companies can apply for funding for energy-efficient stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems … and the typically individual and customized refrigeration systems. In Germany, funding can be applied for within the framework of the Kälte-Klima-Richtlinie issued …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … SF6 has been in use since the late 1960s for myriad purposes such as a soundproofing gas in insulating glass, as an insulation and extinguishing gas in … gas for magnesium casting. Emission data and emission projections can be found  here .  Halogen-free alternatives are used in many of the above-mentioned … with advice on the introduction of alternatives. More information can be found in the AAP database. Studies and reports Here we only present some of our …

  • Article from 27.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    … global warming potentials (GWP values). F-gas emissions in Germany Source: Umweltbundesamt Associated content Links New models for inventory compilation of f-gases Ausgangsdaten und Berechnungsmethoden für Kälte- und Klimatechnik Treibhausgasemissionen UNFCCC Reporting Guidelines IPCC Reporting …