… and substances such as lead, flame retardants or lithium batteries. Other examples are electromechanical sports equipment and furniture, “smart” sportswear, …

… number of actors in society are adopting adaptation measures and thereby setting an example of good practice. Adaptation to anticipated climate change will be necessary despite ambitious climate action goals The nominated projects are examples of how this can be done. This year's round of the Blauer Kompass contest …

… conflicts if potential noise problems are pointed out in development plans. For example, the proper selection of a building heating system could help to prevent … and it can be proven that the system is not in compliance with best practices, for example due to an unfavourable location of the installation. Low-frequency noises …

… field edges have also been affected. Ragweed seeds were originally introduced for example in  contaminated bird feed or in construction lorries. Ragweed can be … local authorities have started a systematic fight against the plant. Berlin, for example, has commissioned ragweed scouts to track down and pull out the plant. …

… experience gained outside Europe. The Mobike bicycle rental system from China is an example of how bike rental can be operated as a business on a large scale. The … Some of the innovations have already been successfully trialled in Europe, for example during EMW. The International Cycling Conference (ICC) in Mannheim on 19-21 …

… also strongly felt in Germany, are of great concern to the people in Germany. For example, 85 percent of those surveyed already perceive very strong or strong impacts … and protection measures is therefore high. Over two-thirds of respondents, for example, see it as very important to convert forests to mixed forests that are … federal government, the federal states and local authorities and to protect us, for example, through strategies for cooler cities and more shading. With the National …

… added, "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping … online, which generates large quantities of additional packaging material. Another example is microplastics – they are found in many cosmetic products, may wash out of …

… exercises. The careful reader will also find the answers to the exercises, for example in a fictitious interview with a climate researcher or in a story about …

… energy sector in particular still has great potential to phase out subsidies, for example the electricity and energy tax breaks granted to the manufacturing sector … companies which face fierce international competition. Lignite mining, for example, also enjoys tax advantages although the sector does not stand up to …

… more firmly in platform structures . Algorithmic recommendation systems should, for example, systematically take sustainability criteria into account. Such a … offer clear filtering and comparison options for sustainability aspects – for example, regarding material origin, energy efficiency, repairability or product …

… whether a piece of equipment is consuming power even though it is not in operation. Example: if a mobile phone power adaptor is plugged in and stays warm after the … They require less power to do their job. The power consumption of dishwashers, for example, has been halved, and their water consumption has gone down by about 70 per …