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  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … – includes a large-scale restructuring of the energy supply system towards the use of renewable energy in all sectors. While the switch towards renewables in the … and a growing share of renewable electricity. Emissions avoided through the use of renewables The use of renewables has expanded significantly in Germany in recent decades. The …

  • Article from 13.04.2023 | Last changed: 28.08.2023

    1H-Benzotriazole Round Table

    … chemical that has a wide range of applications. Among other things, it is used as corrosion protection for non-ferrous metals in metal processing and in … Success for the "Round Table 1H-Benzotriazole": Stiftung Warentest evaluates the use of benzotriazole in dishwasher detergents In the issue Test 8/2023 of the German …

  • Article from 15.04.2016 | Last changed: 15.04.2016

    Waste containing asbestos

    Construction workers in white protective suits and respirators in a corrugated asbestos roof.

    … a family of naturally occurring fibrous minerals. In the past, asbestos was widely used in myriad products owing to its exceptional heat and chemical resistance, … two properties – its thermal resistance and its fiber structure – that made it useful for numerous applications and that resulted in large scale dissemination of …

  • Article from 23.03.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Resilience in the face of multiple crises

    Book blooming out of a tree

    … dependent on fossil fuels and that this dependency constitutes one of the root causes leading to the currently unfolding crisis. Paradoxically, political measures … to cope with future threats in the mid- to long-term. Furthermore, fossil energy use to build resilience might simultaneously increase threats associated with … dependent on fossil fuels and that this dependency constitutes one of the root causes leading to the currently unfolding crisis. Paradoxically, political measures …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … pollutants (POPs) are a worldwide problem. PCB, which is a POP, has not been used in Germany for years and only occurs in certain wastes. last update on 17.04.2015 POP wastes Various international conventions have been concluded because of the hazardous properties of POPs. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … harmful for the environment and/or human health. Hazardous waste must be handled using special techniques and processes that ensure safe and environmentally sound … rules for supporting documentation for small quantities of waste, whereby household wastes are not subject to such documentation rules. Hazardous-waste quantities and destination Transport Forms used in the proof procedure are evaluated for statistics gathering purposes, whereby …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … Aspects), Dirk Messner (president of the German Environment Agency), Andriy Andrusevych (NGO Resource & Analysis Center “Society and Environment“, Ukraine), R. … Lorek, Prof. Dr. Tobias Brosch In our third event, we inquire into the root causes of the seemingly new problems resulting from the war in Ukraine: Has the war … of current (especially Western) lifestyles? Do affluent lifestyles depend on the use of fossil fuels? And can these lifestyles be reconciled with a sustainability …

  • Article from 29.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.04.2024

    Deep-sea mining

    … and Google, published a " Call for a Moratorium " stating that they would not use metals from the deep sea in their production. A few months later, many scientists signed an international call "to pause deep seabed mining". Both the companies and the researchers justified their call … deep seabed can result in the exclusion of other potential economically interesting uses, e.g. the exploitation of genetic resources for the development of …

  • Article from 05.12.2025 | Last changed: 05.12.2025

    Sustainable lifestyles: NiCE - From niche to centre

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … shops to close. City centres are therefore increasingly experiencing a loss of use and importance. In contrast, alternative and sustainable consumption models … city centres can be revitalised in a circular and sustainable way. This is because sustainable products and services often shift the focus from purely material … more than entertainment: it provided a powerful impulse for rethinking energy use and promoting sustainable mobility. Furthermore, all local project partners had …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations

    keywhole in concrete wall

    Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations Keyhole in concrete wall let the … In the context of the TES Academy transformation companionship process on “ Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals from public … Mannheim, Germany) > User motivation in the city administration with “Flurfunk” … Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … role in CO₂ absorption. In addition to CO₂, oceans store the majority of the heat caused by the greenhouse gas effect. However, rising temperatures reduce the CO ₂ absorption capacity of … algae (coccolithophore) Emiliana huxleyi (coccolithophores) Calcareous algae use carbon to build their skeleton. Skeletal dissolution occurs in an acidic …

  • Frequently asked question from 05.12.2017 | Last changed: 12.12.2017

    How will the results be used?

    How will the results be used? After about 4 to 6 months participants can request a … an environmental health evaluation of the pollutants traced in their bodies and household. In cases of abnormal results it is advised to seek medical advice – for …