… applies a modeling approach for integrated sustainability assessments of ambitious resource- and climate policy transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation … towards integrated resource and climate protection (e.g., RESCUE-project ("Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality")). The necessary actions aimed at … of: Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS) mbH , Osnabrück (Deutschland) Millennium Institute , Washington D.C. (USA) ERASME Jean Monnet Centre of …

… Green IT Green IT – efficient and friendly to the environment Source: j-mel / Adobe Stock Digitalisation … of travelling to a face-to-face appointment. Mobile transmission networks, the landline network and data centres have long been part of the critical … working to improve the data situation. How can green IT help to make digitalisation resource- and energy-efficient? Hardware such as notebooks, smartphones or desktop …

… German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and OECD. It served to outline the initiative, to learn about … in global mineral supply chains were discussed with experts from the Netherlands and Germany. Presentations are available here . Session @ 2023 OECD Forum on …

… Digitalisation and natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood … studies informed initial policy and action recommendations for promoting a resource-efficient digital transformation (detailed results of the project in the German … and natural resources (99.33 kB) Related contents Ressourcennutzung in Deutschland Ressourcenschonung im Bedarfsfeld Freizeit Faktor X - Natürliche Ressourcen …

… criteria Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Through the initiative by UBA, the hazard caused by persistent (degrade only very slowly in the environment) and at the same … mobility criteria to Commission and member states-Organic carbon to water coefficient is key metric”, July 2019 … Chemical Watch: “UK, Finland dissent led to withdrawal of PFHxA SVHC proposal-Diverging positions could …

… policy mechanisms could be coordinated to drive innovation and move away from the use of PMT/vPvM substances. Towards the end of the workshop the audience's opinion … mobile substances - Pia Schumann & Luisa Rabe PMT/vPvM substances in drinking water resources – why there is momentum for a proactive approach from EurEau’s perspective …

… Source: Michael Neumann / UBA Since 2019, the PMT/vPvM criteria have been widely used under the EU´s chemicals legislation REACH to identify and regulate persistent … Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), together with the Ministry of Water Resources have begun a national survey with the goal of prevention and remediation … partners are: Stockholm University: Sweden, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: The Netherlands, DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre): Germany, Milieu Law and …

… and scientific justification for the PMT/vPvM criteria. Discussions primarily focused on the proposed mobility criteria, with suggestions for different threshold … Geotechnical Institute, profiled project NGI News: Protecting our most valuable resource – water NGI Pressrelease Beskytter vår mest verdifulle naturressurs – vann …

… mobility is now only considered in terms of the organic carbon-water partitioning coefficient (KOC). The public consultation proved that this parameter is the most … 2019) and published as UBA TEXTE 127/2019. They can be considered as a ready-to-use tool for industry to identify PMT/vPvM substances. In addition to these … in cooperation with the UBA, was the JPI Water funded project "Protecting Water Resources from Mobile Trace Chemicals", PROMOTE. Within this project highly polar …

… that are relevant for raw water, based on intrinsic substance properties and uses, is also necessary within the scope of REACH. Participants also agreed that … that are relevant for raw water, based on intrinsic substance properties and uses, is also necessary within the scope of REACH. Participants also agreed that …

… 2011 Ensuring that the sources of our drinking water are secure from any threats caused by chemicals is of the utmost importance. One threat is the increasing number … time the criteria initially were based on log organic carbon-water partitioning coefficient, log KOC and water solubility. Toxicity is assessed following Annex XIII … " A proposal for a chemical assessment concept for the protection of raw water resources under REACH". Neumann M., Schwarz M.A., Sättler D., Oltmanns J., Vierke …