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  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals

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    … transformation process, from 2023 till 2025 last update on 18.11.2025 Background The aim of greenhouse gas (GHG) neutral administrations is not simply a matter … on track. Exploratory Workshop 9th November 2023, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany and Online Workshop 24th November 2023 The transformation companionship started with an …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … as cosmetics, detergents, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food, and animal feed. Under REACH a mixture does not have a special shape, surface or design which … chemical composition. Recommendations : Take advantage of your right to information under ⁠REACH⁠! A request to the supplier can be sent quickly and easily by using the … Definitions : A chemical substance means a chemical element (e.g. sodium) or a compound (e.g. sodium chloride) in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing …

  • Article from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    PARC – Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

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    … building on HBM4EU. Furthermore, based on new concepts and data on exposure, the foundations for risk assessment increasingly based on "New Approach Methodologies" … and proposals for implementation will be made. One goal of policy makers around the world is the commitment to a high level of consumer health and environmental … Kingdom and Switzerland, are involved in the partnership with varying levels of funding, whereby Germany and France are providing the largest financial …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    Waste collection and transport

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    … is made between systematic and systemless approaches. The kirbside collection of bundled waste paper is an example of the latter. On the other hand various container … via waste collection schedules and so called waste ABCs, in printed form and/or online. Such waste collection procedures are governed by local waste ordinances, …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

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    … Source: ktsdesign Fotolia 440799 SubscriptionL last update on 18.11.2025 Background The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed … Especially in European societies, many initiated changes are currently re-evaluated under the unprecedented geopolitical situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy … transformation (e.g., transition to renewable energy). Therefore, UBA launches an online discussion series to reflect on the implications of the current crisis with …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations

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    … culture and other social and economic sectors 13 June 2024 The E-Tool is an online portal that allows organisations to easily enter and track consumption data … culture and other social and economic sectors 13 June 2024 The E-Tool is an online portal that allows organisations to easily enter and track consumption data …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

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    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂ The North Sea Source: Manuela … carbon storage (formation of organic matter), which converts CO₂ into organic compounds through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, seagrasses, and seaweed. b) CO₂ … mitigate rather than exacerbate ocean acidification, need to be further explored. … Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

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    … last 40 years, the global extraction of raw materials has more than tripled to around 85 billion tonnes per year. Today, this already significantly exceeds the … with many examples of sustainable approaches. Associated content Source: Umweltbundesamt 29.01.2016 Short film "Beyond Climate Change – Flow" - Short version … of Natural Resources. Resources Report for Germany 2022 Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to …

  • Article from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    A new kind of closeness - Impulses for more sustainability in

    … partially dissolves. On the one hand, large distances can be easily overcome via online conference; on the other hand, virtual tools are not a complete substitute … an integral part of the everyday life of successful researchers. However, publicly funded institutions in particular have a special responsibility to contribute to … concrete reduction targets and associated measures in its project "Stay grounded - keep connected" . The participatory process in particular has attracted a …

  • Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

    Science and science-policy advice in post-normal times: chance

    … case numbers, infection risks and R-factors at the top of the list in print and online media shaped the picture. The Corona crisis is prototypical for the even more … whole (and taking a German perspective here), science, even across disciplinary boundaries, has used the stage to provide broad and diverse advice to politicians and … production. Systematic fake science and increasing skepticism about science undermine the credibility and acceptance of science and scientific policy advice. …

  • Article from 11.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During

    … During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Blog article by Dr. Harald Ginzky Jan Kosmol und Dr. Kathrin Schwirn  The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. … Global South thus threatens to be even deepened. The pandemic could also lead to fundamental political instability in countries in both the Southern and Northern … Brazil and other countries in the Global South). In particular, the pandemic has underscored the mutual dependence as well the fragility of the worldwide …

  • Article from 01.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

    Lessons from the Corona Crisis

    … The containment of the virus requires drastic measures and as a result new fundamental questions arise about the values of economic activity, ... last update on … (Ginzky, Löwe & Neßhöver: Lehren aus der Corona-Krise: Neue Leitmotive für die Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik nötig? Ein Diskussionsbeitrag). ________ Authors: …