… body type of the Year 2015“. It comprises about 20% of Germany's coastal waters and is located on the country's North Sea coast between the North Sea and East … are introduced to the sea from agricultural land in rivers or from the air. More frequent incidences of algal bloom are the result, which is followed by a …

… also resulted in higher rates of employment. Other sectors, however –photovoltaics and energy upgrades for buildings – are experiencing a job decline. UBA President … employment in the environmental sector in 2012. These services include energy and facilities management, organic farming, water pollution control and waste … data on total employment in the environment sector is from 2012 due to a lack of more updated information, there are estimates for the renewable energy sector up to …

… Joint press release by BMUB, UBA and IDZ Rethinking it: Winners of the 6th German Ecodesign Award German Ecodesign … We need this wealth of ideas to make our production and consumption behaviour more sustainable." Maria Krautzberger, President of the German Environment Agency, …

… WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Flood events can increase to extreme and devastating proportions. Source: murat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report … 28.11.2023 WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Depending on the location and use of the areas threatened by flooding, extreme floodwater discharge events … rain entailed that the landscape was unable to retain the volumes of water anymore. It can happen that in the case of individual gauging stations, the long-term …

… Still the majority of this litter is incinerated for energy re-covery or even landfilled. Only about 30% of it is recycled in the EU. Another problem is that every … the strategy lacks concrete proposals so far. In my view, the strategy requires more bite”, says Maria Krautzberger, president of the German Environ-ment Agency. …

… Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) President Maria Krautzberger said, “If the handyman makes a house call and is able to repair the washing machine or TV set on … particularly when repair is too costly or complicated. “This makes it all the more important for repair services to be customer-oriented and to be factored in …

… European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“ More than 2,000 towns and cities across Europe host activities from 16-22 September …

… Sustainable mobility saves energy A new record number of 177 German municipalities and districts are taking part in the international action week. European Mobility … saves energy Source: EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Sustainable mobility saves energy – and in many different ways. As part of the European Mobility Week (EMW), which takes … counting stations will count cyclists and numerous other campaigns will promote more sustainable mobility. Further information: European Mobility Week (EMW) is an …

… per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019 Germany exports more electricity than it imports Germany still exports more electricity than it imports. Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com The specific CO2 emission factor of Germany's electricity mix … which contributed to this were increased electricity generated from renewables and less from coal firing as well as prices in emissions trading. Germany's exports …