… best solutions when plastics turn to waste, we also need to maintain the value of products, materials and resources in the economy for as long as possible. … should include environmental principles: giving priority to products which are durable, easy to reuse, repair and recycle. Also, procurement tenders should give …

… we must learn to transform our GHG- and resource-intensive technologies and products as quickly as possible. Technical innovation is crucial, but we must be … such as heat pumps to generate space heat as well as increasing demand for durable, repairable and resource-efficient products are preferred. The scenario … and materials efficiency. Furthermore, lifestyle changes such as choosing more durable and repairable products, space-saving forms of building, tapping the full …

… Germany Expansion of wind energy slows Lots of sunshine and wind gave electricity production from renewable energy sources a further boost Source: Martin Stallmann / … over the same period in the previous year. During the first six months of the year production was around 129 billion kilowatt hours, about 10 percent more than the … No. 26/2019 | 15.08.2019 Wind energy again played a major role in electricity production in the first half of the year. After the month of January with …

… Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk Degradation products of pesticides can diminish groundwater and drinking water quality Source: … be as free as possible from chemical residues. 27.07.2022 Most plant protection products are applied directly into the environment. The active substances move into …

… Professor at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle), Prof. Matthias Held (product designer, Professor at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd), Dr. Fabian Goppelsröder (deputizing for Werner Aisslinger), Prof. em. Günter Horntrich (product designer, em. Professor for Design and Ecology at the KISD), Rita … Professor at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle), Prof. Matthias Held (product designer, Professor at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd), Dr. Fabian Goppelsröder …

… Can product design prevent marine litter? Throwaway plastic products are discovered very … choice of materials, the product composition, the duration of use as well as the product’s fate at its end of life, they can make a major contribution to the …

… May 2023 obliges manufacturers, from 2024, to bear the costs of single-use plastic products collected as waste in streets or parks. The German Environment Agency (UBA) … 2025, manufacturers must for the first time report via DIVID the single-use plastic products they made available and sold on the market in 2024. About the Single-Use … Plastics Act : For manufacturers of to-go food containers or tobacco filters (products) and other single-use plastic articles, extended producer responsibility …

… must take better account of indirect impacts on biodiversity Plant protection products deplete biodiversity in the agricultural landscape Source: oticki / … authorities must take greater account of the indirect effects of plant protection products (PPPs) on biodiversity. These effects refer for example to when skylarks …

… will continue to rely on hydrocarbons, for example in the chemical industry for the production of plastics or in aviation and maritime transport for the production of synthetic fuels. The carbon will be sourced from a new carbon circular … as cement or glas production can be captured via CCU and find a longer use in other products bevor being released into the atmosphere. These emissions and other …

… at a high level in 2019, at 2,536 million tonnes. By 2018, total raw material productivity had risen by 12 % (calculation according to Destatis: 8 %). Source: UBA … at a high level in 2019, at 2,536 million tonnes. By 2018, total raw material productivity had risen by 12 % (calculation according to Destatis: 8 %). … The raw …