… can sometimes have a significant impact on individual companies or entire production and supply chains. These can range from increased transport costs to production losses in companies with just-in-time production. Especially for the Rhine and the Danube, there will be increased …

… Index Development of the national welfare index (NWI) and the gross domestic product (GDP) Source: Held et al./Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung … Environmental Indicators last update on 22.12.2025 At a glance Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the economic performance of an economy, but does not reflect … von Energie und Straßenverkehr Tags environmental damage gross domestic product indicator National Welfare Index … Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the …

… to the local public transport system via the selection of sustainably produced products up to the environmental management of hotels and conference centres. Even … to the local public transport system via the selection of sustainably produced products up to the environmental management of hotels and conference centres. Even …

… "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping online, which … material. Another example is microplastics – they are found in many cosmetic products, may wash out of synthetic clothing or be created by the car tyre abrasion. … even end up on your dinner plate! Responsible consumption and careful reflection on purchasing decisions are therefore needed – say, by trying to repair a radio instead …

… However, these substances form trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as a degradation product. Current rainwater measurements commissioned by the German Environment … of fluorinated refrigerants and propellants and their atmospheric degradation products for the EU up to the year 2050. A three to four-fold increase in the TFA … Cooling Summit Press release HFC phase down Publications Persistent degradation products of halogenated refrigerants and blowing agents in the environment: type, …

… typical fertilisers such as mineral fertiliser and manure. Digestates from biogas production are also adding to the burden, now accounting for some 15 percent of the … for mineral fertiliser in the same time period. The regional impacts of biogas production on nitrogen soil surface budgets in the districts were recorded for the … "This would require spreading the nitrogen in manure and the digestates at biogas production plants in a way that prevents its escape as ammonia to the atmosphere and …