… Total raw material productivity is a measure of the efficiency of raw material use and also includes raw materials that were needed to produce imported goods. … An aim of environmental policy is therefore to ensure that the national economy uses raw materials as efficiently as possible. In order to measure this development, … material inputs' reflects the extent to which primary raw materials are actually used. It is based on raw material equivalents. It therefore includes the total …

… manifold effects of climate change on the water balance, the efficiency of water use as well as flood and coastal protection must be adapted. In addition, an … points are, for example, the sprinkling of agricultural areas or the increased use of greywater or rainwater wherever the type of use allows. Groundwater … consumption can also be reduced through higher water extraction fees for water-using industries with high environmental impacts, such as agriculture and mining, as …

… on 10.05.2024 At a glance Approximately 6 % of industrial production in Germany are used to protect the environment, e.g. for noise protection or climate mitigation. In … is based on a list of goods that (can) help to protect the environment. Because it uses standard international goods classifications, this concept lends itself to …

… more accessible recycling centres or more flexible take-back hours. Too much used equipment is still being disposed improperly." Press release No. 42/2021 | … as cables, sockets or light switches have also been included in the scope. Shorter useful lives, an increasing number of private households, more appliances per …

… a source of raw materials more and more important. Up to now most special metals in used products have either not been recycled at all or only on a very small scale. A … recycling of precious and special metals. The information from the workshop will be used to draft a regulation on management of used electrical and electronic …

… point of view. Compared to beef, they produce up to less than a tenth of the greenhouse gases and use many times less water and land. Insect-based meat substitutes do not come off … produced meat. One reason for this is that plants such as wheat and soya can be used directly for human nutrition. If plants are first used as animal feed, …