… and equipment in the information and telecommunications sector in particular are compounding the pollution problem. Homes and living (heating and electricity), …

… of entries and broad spectrum they represent are impressive." All the nominated projects can now be viewed in an online exhibition here: … in their design and eco-friendliness. Nominees Click here for information about the projects nominated for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2014: …

… order to investigate scientific questions, for example on drought⁠ in Germany. The project initially started with a conceptual phase, which was completed in summer … in a prototype environment. The portal is being developed as an open source project and can be viewed publicly at  https://gitlab.opencode.de/umwelt-info . All interested parties are welcome to contribute to the project in this way. Associated content Links Detailed information at umwelt.info …

… under REACH include PFOA. In addition, some PFAS (e.g. PFOA including precursor compounds) are already subject to restrictions on manufacture and use: PFOA may no … be manufactured in the EU from July 2020. Strict limits on PFOA and precursor compounds are in place for consumer products. This regulation is proving successful: …

… high levels of so-called “forever chemicals” – per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS) – in this age group. Findings such as these have been fed into … today. German data integrated at EU level From the 2000s, human biomonitoring projects became increasingly common in the EU. Owing to Germany’s decades of …

… Further information: The present data are the first results of the research project "Greening E-Commerce". The data on CO2 and CO2e (CO2 equivalents) emissions come from various life cycle assessment studies and were compiled in the project and in part calculated by the project itself. The data on packaging waste are from the GVM database. A partial …

… content. Little Impacts was developed on a scientific basis as part of the research project “Potential of Serious Games as an instrument for promoting sustainability”. In this project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), on behalf of the …

… the future. Financial support for the implementation and evaluation of sponge city projects makes it possible to acquire and analyse local experience and solutions. At … These and other questions are being investigated, for example, in the UBA project "Rethinking the New European Bauhaus". Associated content Links UBA website …

… advice, funding for local adaptation manager posts and funding for innovative projects and climate change adaptation in community-based services. The Immediate … funding programme has long provided funding for local climate change adaptation projects ( more information ). The Federal Government has promoted and updated DAS …

… for almost all rivers for the end of the century. The most significant changes are projected for parts of the Rhine. Indicator from the monitoring on the DAS: Low … of change of about one millimetre per year were measured over the same period. Projections give a likely range for global mean sea level rise by mid-century (2031 …

… Related publications Voluntary CO2 offsetting through climate protection projects Tags greenhouse effect greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emission … What is the …

… production chain. Associated content Links Workshop documents: Presentation of 2014 project results Publication: Authorisation for SVHC in imported articles …