… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Environment Marine Regions Forum discusses solutions … the global Sustainable Development Goals? Which approaches have proven effective, and which innovative solutions have been implemented in marine regions? Some 200 … therefore more vulnerable to the increasing effects of climate change, including higher temperatures and ocean acidification. At the conference we would like to …

… Water body type 2017 The deep, big, lime-deficient highland area lake – 80 per cent have “good” status Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony Source: Landestalsperrenverwaltung Sachsen Just in time for World Water Day on March 22, the … acidic forest floor in the catchment area result in reservoirs typically containing higher levels of humic substances which lower the pH and are significant in …

… for Sustainable Building presents proposals for climate-friendly building and future-proof urban development New, affordable housing must be built in many cities and regions. Source: ZDM / Fotolia.com The Commission for Sustainable Building … Compact, mixed-use urban neighbourhoods ought to become the standard – they have higher quality of life to offer and are more easily accessible on foot, by bike or …

… emission credits from CDM projects After train travel, Federal Government car and air travel are also to become carbon neutral. Source: Andrew Barker / Fotolia.com The Federal Government has recently started offsetting … The official trips taken by the German Federal Government (ministries and higher federal authorities) every year produce unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions. …

… for the climate: Germany replacing coal-based electricity with more power from wind and sun Source: Teteline / Fotolia.com Germany emitted a total of 809.8 million … equivalents in 2019. This is around 46 million tonnes or 5.4% less than in 2018, and 35.1% less compared to 1990, according to the results of calculations submitted … prices for gas, the successful reform of European emissions trading, which led to higher CO2 prices, is particularly noticeable in this context. As a result, the …

… More electricity sourced from renewable energies – momentum remains slow in heating and transport sectors Record levels of solar radiation in 2018 led to increased … of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption for electricity, heating and transport overall increased from 15.5% in 2017 to 16.6% (preliminary figure) in … is due in particular to the extremely sunny weather in 2018 and the resulting higher production of electricity in photovoltaic systems. Electric power generation …

… Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29) have caused disappointment both in Baku and worldwide. Nevertheless, they still contribute to the international climate … the implementation of the Paris Agreement was not halted, despite some resistance, and existing climate action targets were not weakened. In the coming years, this … not cover the needs of developing countries for climate financing, which are far higher according to calculations by the responsible finance committee . But it is an …

… an adequate ambitious long-term climate strategy, such as socio-economic, fiscal and technological, had been considered. 04.12.2019 On 28 November 2018, the European … Analysis of the KOM’s Strategic Vision. The IDA builds on a baseline scenario and eight mitigation scenarios, which meet the EU’s current 2030 targets. Only two … output data); Explicitly indication of the trade-off between behavioral changes and higher negative emissions in the two net-zero scenarios; net-zero scenario options …

… responsibility Producers of electrical & electronic equipment: required to register and responsible for disposal. Source: mekcar / Fotolia.com The agencies from nearly … across borders more effectively. 02.10.2017 Producers wanting to place electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) on the market in Germany are first required to … of the first EWEN meeting hope that closer cooperation will result in a higher rate of registration of authorised representatives and thus lead to a fairer …