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  • Article from 19.06.2024 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International environmental law

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    … the global environment. last update on 19.06.2024 Governance of geoengineering under international law Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the … Abkommen zum Umweltrecht (MEAs) und deren Gleichwertigkeit mit WTO-Recht ” PDF / 51 KB. On the basis of the reference case “Ban on cellulose bleach with …

  • Article from 18.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

    Pain relief gel – questions and answers

    Photo showing hands with white cream, which is wiped off with a paper towel.

    … 2024 Viele Gewässer enthalten umweltbelastende Stoffe, zu denen auch Arzneimittel und deren Abbauprodukte gehören. Auch im Grundwasser und somit im Rohwasser für unser Trinkwasser werden Rückstände von Arzneimitteln …

  • Article from 26.10.2023 | Last changed: 07.02.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Interreg Project

    Logo NonHazCity3

    … 3 partner cities on the Baltic Sea want to avoid pollutants in, from and around buildings Source: NonHazCity 3- Projektteam NonHazCity 3 is a European project under the framework of the EU Interreg Program for the Baltic Sea Region. NonHazCity … construction. The project team involves 21 partners from all eight EU countries around the Baltic Sea, including municipalities, research institutes, NGOs, …

  • Article from 07.02.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Relevant Micropollutants

    … Micropollutant properties according to relevance criteria Equivalent additional grounds for concern Human toxicology and ecotoxicology Assessment Decision by the  … Food additives Acesulfame K (E950) (Decision on 09/04/2024) (partly registred under REACH) Sucralose (Decision on 09/04/2024) (partly registred under REACH) Human pharmaceuticals Diclofenac (Decision pilot phase) Iopamidol …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, … NewClimate Institute Download image (2.85 MB) summary_infographic_20241111_final_e.pdf (3.65 MB) Barriers and recommendations for reducing GHG emissions in the …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … Publications Bestandsaufnahme von Rüstungsaltlastverdachtsstandorten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Modellhafte Altlastenuntersuchung an ausgewählten Standorten der Munitionszerlegung und -vernichtung nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg Documents Internationale Erfahrungen - …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … electricity and heat in the thermal treatment Source: Bernd Engelmann / Umweltbundesamt Thermal waste treatment, which is one of the mainstays of waste disposal in … were transposed into German law via 17. Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes (Verordnung über die Verbrennung und die … that predominantly burn municipal solid waste Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: PDF-Datei (Download) (3.34 MB) Thermal treatment of refuse-derived waste Apart from …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

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    … grams of CO 2 equivalents. This corresponds to electrical power consumption of around 2.3 watts per video stream, not counting power consumption for data transmission … devices, in passenger kilometres on various modes of transport Source: Umweltbundesamt Calculating the carbon footprint of virtual desktop infrastructure The … conference "green cloud computing" 2020 Publications Green Cloud Computing Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz digitaler Infrastrukturen: Ergebnisse des …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … Germany has more than tripled since 1960. Currently, transport is the source of around one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. How can the mobility of … important to avoid and shift traffic. The avoidance of traffic is often misunderstood: The primary goal is not to prevent traffic, but rather to shorten … Germany has more than tripled since 1960. Currently, transport is the source of around one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. How can the mobility of …

  • Article from 14.10.2020 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Curbing overdevelopment

    … and administration. Recreational areas, i.e. athletics facilities, campgrounds, parks and green areas. Land used for storage, mine waste, utilities, and waste … in this regard is available from the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) . Detailed information and long time series concerning land use are … of land and space Source: Roy / König UBA: Daten aufbereitet nach: Statistisches Bundesamt 2014 Current trends Residential land use growth The restrained growth in …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … unites the entire range of economic policies relevant to sustainable development under one umbrella. Green Economy is thus the guiding principle of an ecologically … green economy while ensuring the sustainability of digitalisation. For this broader understanding of a green economy, policymakers need information on the potential of … Green Economy” (in German). Associated content Links Factsheet Digitale Techniken und Green Economy Publications Digitalisierung als Transformationsmotor für eine …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … born contaminants in contact with drinking water. Related contents Anerkennung und Harmonisierung – 4MS-Initiative Bewertungsgrundlagen und Leitlinien Bezugswerte zur Bewertung von Spurenstoffen in Gewässern …