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  • News from 08.02.2024 | Last changed: 08.02.2024

    How to improve the International Standard on carbon neutrality

    A photovoltaic system is installed on the roof of a warehouse

    … carbon neutrality Photovoltaic systems are one option for companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Gian / Adobe Stock The International Organization … As more companies make “carbon neutrality” claims and as public awareness of greenwashing rises, the ISO last year published a new standard on carbon neutrality: … claims. The anticipated EU Directive on Empowering Consumers and the planned Green Claims Directive will set the legal frame for future court rulings. Finally, …

  • Press release 09/2018 from 10.04.2018 | Last changed: 10.04.2018

    Emissions trading: German installations cut emissions by 3.4 percent in 2017

    Powerplant

    … emissions by 3.4 percent in 2017 Reduction in contrast to the EU-wide increase in greenhouse gas emissions The installations in Germany that take part in the ETS … in the emissions trading sector will be greater than the reduction in total German greenhouse gas emissions, which also include other sectors (e.g. transport, …

  • Press release 05/2012 from 31.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Future made in Germany: Germany's growth is becoming increasingly sustainable

    … downward trend. According to a Roland Berger forecast, the global market for green energy technologies will almost quadruple by 2020, and for renewables such as … in the coming decades. Germany should therefore resolutely follow the path to a green economy for economic reasons, too. This is important because other countries …

  • Press release 30/2021 from 01.07.2021 | Last changed: 08.07.2021

    For digital environmental sustainability worldwide

    Die Erdkugel und Wörter in einer Programmiersprache.

    … build globally accessible digital infrastructures and strengthen society's capacity deal with digital technologies, we need a globally well-positioned framework for …

  • Press release 11/2021 from 23.03.2021 | Last changed: 11.05.2021

    Call for entries for German Award for Nature Writing 2021

    in einem dunklen Gehölz fällt Licht auf einen alten abgebrochenen Baum

    … writing, which is particularly strong in the USA and Great Britain, where authors deal with the perception of nature, with the practical handling of the natural, with …

  • Press release 13/2019 from 21.05.2019 | Last changed: 27.05.2019

    A coffee date with the Blue Angel

    Viele Becher von FairCup.

    … public spaces, streets and nature. Littering is a burden on our environment. Dealing with the volumes of waste in cities cost municipalities a lot of work and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Water balance and water management

    The picture shows the tip of a level meter in a calm body of water.

    … increased in recent years (cf. Indicators WW-R-2 and WW-R-3 ). In the context of dealing with low-water levels and drought periods, the Länder are in the process of … increased in recent years (cf. Indicators WW-R-2 and WW-R-3 ). In the context of dealing with low-water levels and drought periods, the Länder are in the process of …

  • Press release 48/12 from 12.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Taking a very close look at industrial enterprises

    … if they emit significant amounts of a pollutant or if they dispose of a great deal of waste off-site. The PRTR Regulation also establishes emission thresholds for …