… energies in figures Development of renewable energy shares for electricity, heat and transport Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt (September 2025) Up-to-date and … The remaining share of approximately 8 percent comes from the renewable fraction of waste. Renewables in transport The transport sector holds the lowest share of …

… Waste containing asbestos When the asbestos protective clothing must be worn. … the past, asbestos was widely used in myriad products owing to its exceptional heat and chemical resistance, whereby white asbestos (chrysotil asbestos) and blue … and clearly labeled receptacles. Such waste is to be kept separate from other wastes so as to avoid mixing with other materials that would enlarge the amount of …

… Tree Source: Fotolia_58963887 Resilience in the face of multiple crises – Pathways and obstacles toward a resilient sustainability transformation, 12th - 14th December … from Russia's war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, several regions have been severely hit by climate change impacts, for example in Germany by the flooding taking place in 2021. …

… Wastes containing POPs and PCB Transformer: Transformers formerly contained PCBs as …

… Hazardous waste Asbestos is a hazardous waste Source: Lucaz80 / Fotolia.com The term … of waste with defined hazardous properties that are harmful for the environment and/or human health. Hazardous waste must be handled using special techniques and …

… on 18.11.2025 Background The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed sustainability transformation face new challenges due to the … challenges does the war in Ukraine pose for achieving the SDGs and international climate goals? What are the implications for international sustainability policy? …

… Participants summarize their most important impressions from the workshop and call for cooperation in the prevention of corruption. last update on 18.11.2025 … and misappropriation of funds earmarked for environmental protection, adaptation to climate change and climate protection, and ultimately hinders sustainable …

… International Soil Law and Governance Conference On Thurs., 20 Oct. 2022, the “Int. Soil Law and Governance … University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) Research Center on Climate Change Law (ClimLaw: Graz), Faculty of Law of the University of Graz German …

… NiCE - From niche to centre Swapping instead of buying new saves resources and avoids waste. Source: LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS / Adobe Stock City centres have long been … due to online retail, the after-effects of the coronavirus and the impact of the climate crisis. The EU Interreg project “NiCE – from niche to centre”, coordinated …

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… – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela Krakau / UBA Oceans and seas absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. … calcareous algae, mussels and snails). Without this storage function of the oceans, climate change would progress much faster and more intensively. Oceans can therefore … stresses - such as rising temperatures, eutrophication, or pollution from waste and pollutants. More information can be found in the results of the …