Umweltbundesamt
Digitalisation is increasingly affecting all aspects of our lives. However, its impact on the natural resource demand has not been sufficiently examined, yet. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and natural resources’ applies simulation models to analyse the resource intensity of the digital transformation in Germany with the aim of identifying ways for an environmentally sound development. read more
Home office, videoconferencing and streaming services are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in servers, data storage systems and network technology? We took a closer look. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
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