… will also end up in soil and water. The environment also suffers because the production of cups consumes energy and raw materials. Reusable cups – whether … Disposable cups as waste: Disposable cups are among the ten disposable plastic products most often found as waste on Europe's beaches and in its seas. This is a …

… that general and imprecise environmental claims that do not refer to specific product characteristics are particularly misleading. Such claims conceal the fact that, as a rule, only individual aspects of a product have an environmental benefit. With the Empowering Consumers Directive for …

… qualities. Due to their unique properties, PFAS are found in a very wide range of products, such as outdoor clothing, kitchenware, dirt-repellent carpets and food … PFAS are currently very limited. When it comes to clothing such as outdoor jackets, products advertised as PFAS-free are already available. An iron or enamel frying pan …

… Key drivers of this trend were the negative economic development and increased production costs, which led to a decline in production. In the building sector , emissions fell from 7.6 million tonnes of CO 2 … 2018 onwards in the inventory period 2018 to 2022 led to the large-scale dieback of productive spruce monocultures that were not resistant to climate change . …

… – almost the same as the previous year, with a slight increase of 1.1 percent. Production development plays a central role in this context. All industrial sectors … the exception of cement clinker (-10 percent). Here, the decline in cement clinker production amounted to almost 9 percent. The most significant increases in emissions …

… Heating and transport sectors remain almost unchanged Renewable energy production in Germany is on a growth path Source: Massimo Cavallo / Fotolia.com … of 69 GW set by the EEG in 2024 is unlikely to be reached Decline in renewable heat production Total heat production from renewable sources amounted to 111 TWh in the first half of 2024. …

… environmentally friendly behaviour.” Since the turn of the millennium, the cost of purchasing and maintaining a car has risen by around 36 percent, while public …

… sectors. Rather, it was due to pent-up demand from companies that had postponed the purchase of their certificates until 2023, as the fixed price in 2022 and 2023 was a …

… emissions is mainly due to the special factor of significantly reduced heating oil purchases. Heating oil inventories were already stocked up extensively in 2019 and …

… This regulation requires participants in the finance market who offer financial products, to state in their declarations which parts of their portfolio are in … This regulation requires participants in the finance market who offer financial products, to state in their declarations which parts of their portfolio are in …