… Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2 The Federal Environment Agencies’ climate friendly official car (VW Touran) Source: Gabriele Hoffmann / UBA An EU directive has banned the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 … cars with CO2 air conditioning systems have been offered. last update on 15.07.2024 The refrigerant CO 2 Using the refrigerant CO 2 in mobile air conditioning systems …

… Odours from building products Test person conducting an odour assessment in the laboratory Source: Hermann-Rietschel-Institut der TU Berlin Refurbishing is fun and it beautifies the home. However, hazardous substances frequently lurk in building products - joint … products which outgas volatile organic compounds (VOC) and odours can be harmful to the health and well-being of the people who reside inside. Healthy indoor air is …

… Statutes and regulations Statutory regulations are aimed protection of the environment. Source: AllebaziB / Fotolia.com Fluorinated greenhouse gases and … binding guidelines are implemented by European regulations and directives. Further legislation was enacted to achieve EU environmental protection goals. The body of European guidelines is complemented by national laws and regulations. …

… Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings The Blue Angel is the world’s first and oldest environmental protection label. Source: Blauer Engel Good health and well-being in the home depends greatly on the quality of indoor air. Indoor air has many potential …

… also applies to wastes for which a permit is required. last update on 15.01.2021 The procedure of prior written consent comprises requirements concerning prior checks (before the shipment starts) and fate verification (for each transport). The exporter has to … shipment to the competent authority of dispatch by filling in the notification and movement document  and submitting additional documents. The instructions for …

… Focal Point to the Basel Convention (Germany) Garbage truck transporting waste Source: photo 5000 / Fotolia.com The Focal Point to the Basel Convention in Germany, which was established under the … that are intended to provide assistance in completing the notification and movement forms. The transfrontier shipment of green-listed waste and the consignment …

… Laws and regulations concerning transfrontier shipment of waste are based on the Basel Convention. The EU has transposed the procedural rules of Basel Convetion into directly … waste (WSR), which is based on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal of 22 March 1989 and the Decision …

… gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals Keyhole in concrete wall let the green come in Source: diego1012 / Fotolia.com Greenhouse gas-neutral … administrations: Empowering professionals from public administrations to turn them into role models of transition TES Academy transformation process, from 2023 … of participants’ experience and views, second, discussed the fields of action to move public administrations towards GHG-neutrality in Europe and beyond and third , …