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  • Article from 21.10.2019 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

    Germany’s System for Guarantees of Regional Origin (GRO)

    … energies – whereas the GO according to the European Directive 2009/28/EC proves the supply with renewable electricity.  If an electricity supplier wants to sell … amount of consumption. The GRO can only be traded along the electricity trading chain which ends at the electricity supplier. The supplier can purchase the … postcode area the customer lives. All installations within this defined region can supply this consumer with regional renewable electricity. Reliability is the key …

  • Article from 31.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.09.2024

    SDGs: A challenge for sustainability policy

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … Goals and their 169 targets. The aim of the transformative 2030 Agenda is to shape global development according to dimensions of sustainable development - environment, … Goals and their 169 targets. The aim of the transformative 2030 Agenda is to shape global development according to dimensions of sustainable development - environment, …

  • Article from 25.08.2016 | Last changed: 26.01.2018

    Checklists for contingency planning for transboundary waters

    … Industrial accidents that affect international water bodies can put the water supplies and ecosystems of many countries at risk. Hence, joint, cross-border … … Industrial accidents that affect international water bodies can put the water supplies and ecosystems of many countries at risk. Hence, joint, cross-border …

  • Article from 05.03.2018 | Last changed: 26.03.2018

    Nutrients in watercourses

    … nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen Source: German Environment Agency based on data supplied by LAWA Downloads: (277.64 kB) Evaluation at LAWA monitoring sites … monitoring site Bimmen/Lobith (Rhine) Source: German Environment Agency from data supplied by the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine Download … monitoring site Bimmen/Lobith (Rhine) Source: German Environment Agency from data supplied by the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine Download …

  • Article from 02.04.2019 | Last changed: 24.03.2021

    International Workshop, Nairobi, Kenia – August 2018

    Internationaler Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya – August 2018

    … is a cause for hunger, migration and even wars. Although land degradation is a global challenge, solutions and appropriate approaches must be developed and … is a cause for hunger, migration and even wars. Although land degradation is a global challenge, solutions and appropriate approaches must be developed and …

  • Article from 13.09.2017 | Last changed: 27.09.2021

    Small-scale drinking water supplies

    Fenced well to prevent drinking-water contamination.

    Small-scale drinking water supplies Drinking water from small-scale water supplies Source: Bettina Rickert/UBA Small-scale systems are important for a safe supply with drinking-water, particularly in rural areas. Experience has shown that … must be met by all drinking water supplies, regardless of their size, the quantity supplied, the number of persons served, or organizational and ownership structures. …

  • Article from 30.04.2024 | Last changed: 13.06.2024

    Chemicals in articles: EU LIFE Project AskREACH

    Ein Barcode auf einem Produkt wir mit einem Smartphone gescannt

    … must be communicated to every commercial recipient by every actor along the supply chain. The term “articles” in the REACH Regulation applies to most solid objects … Austria: Austrian Consumers’ Association (VKI), Friends of the Earth Austria (GLOBAL 2000) Croatia: Friends of the Earth Croatia (ZelHR) Czech Republic: Arnika – …

  • Article from 03.11.2017 | Last changed: 21.03.2019

    Ten country reports on ambitious climate policy

    … emission reductions from Parties to the UNFCCC is not enough to limit the level of global temperature rise to below either the 1.5°C or 2°C target. All Parties are … and 2100 must not exceed the budget of 630-1,180 gigatonnes of CO 2 equivalent if global warming is to be limited to 2°C over pre-industrial levels with a probability …

  • Article from 04.02.2020 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Bio-based and biodegradable plastics

    an einer Eisenstange über einem gepflasterten Platz oder Fußweg hängen durchsichtige Plastiktüten mit Äpfeln

    … polyesters. 1.3. What is the market share of bio-based and biodegradable plastics? Global production capacity for bio-based and biodegradable plastics in 2022 was … There are also often mixtures, for example of PLA and degradable polyesters. … Global production capacity for bio-based and biodegradable plastics in 2022 was …

  • Article from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 30.06.2025

    GreenTech Atlas 2025

    … than traditional industries between 2010 and 2023, is strongly integrated into global trade and is in many areas a driver of innovation. This means that the … targets are ambitiously pursued and the circular economy is implemented, the global GreenTech market could grow by an additional 30 percent compared to a global

  • Article from 15.08.2025 | Last changed: 15.08.2025

    Climate & environmentally conscious behaviour/reducing emissions

    Offshore wind turbines are depicted in the sea.

    … / UBA last update on 15.08.2025 The problem: The oceans absorb around a third of global emissions. This leads to ocean acidification, which destroys coral reefs, … calcifying organisms such as mussels and snails, which are at the base of the food chain. Changes in water chemistry can affect the entire ecosystem of the North Sea …