… Climate protection and energy policy in Germany The most eco-friendly energy is the energy which is saved Source: Otmar Smit / Fotolia.com The federal government’s energy plan (the Energiekonzept 2050) sets the stage for a …

… / Fotolia.com Packaging is part of everyday life and serves a useful purpose. But there’s also a serious downside to packaging, as evidenced by the 16,6 million tons of it that were generated in Germany in 2012 alone. What can we do to mitigate this type of environmental impact? Which laws are already on the books in this regard, and what actions can we take as individuals? last update …

… laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: virtua73 / Fotolia.com The central concern of waste policy is to avoid waste and to recycle. So that, … disposal is governed by a number of European regulations and directives, whereby the former automatically apply to each of the member states, while the latter must be separately transposed into national law …

… Technology transfer, particularly in developing nations, is an avowed goal of the administration, to which end we have set ourselves two waste technology … and harmonizing waste management practices with European environmental standards in the target countries; and (b) generating business for German waste management … Goals and instruments of environmental-technology transfer Both Agenda 21 and the Kyoto Protocol ascribe a key role to environmental technology transfer when it …

… Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water Time-series of filter … water samples to investigate sludge characteristics Source: Andrea Steuer In the research project FITWAS (reuse of filter backwash water from the treatment of … backwash water (lab scale) Source: Umweltbundesamt Next Previous Associated content Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water - Verbundlogo Source: …

… Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus” Goal of the “New European Bauhaus” initiative: climate adaptation and a better quality of … a high quality of life and adaptable, healthy and resilient structures. … Research Project AdNEB „Advancing the New European Bauhaus” …

… Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater" Water Body Type of the Year 2022: Groundwater Source: Andreas Kücha At the same time, it is an important resource for industry, agriculture and ecosystems, …

… soil material is stirred up and transported, sometimes over long distances, through the open landscape. The result is the stealthy loss of fertile soil. Neighboring sites and ecosystems … structural elements, especially hedges, field copses, field margins and field terraces are necessary for soil protection and should be preserved. Both more diversity …

… Soil loss by water erosion Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water. Source: Stephan Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Uncovered soils are exposed unprotected to the energy of water during heavy and prolonged rainfall. The water transports the soil irretrievably downhill. As a result, fertile soil is …

… The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency Artificial intelligence can also be utilized for … 2021 , and as a milestone in the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) . … The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency …