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  • News from 14.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Climate change has an impact on the safety of installations

    Lightning and technical installation

    … risk management. 14.05.2020 Natural hazards such as precipitation, storms or thunderstorms can cause considerable damage if they affect technical installations. If … change on these hazard sources are expected. For example, it is expected that thunderstorms will occur more frequently and more intensely due to climate change. … temperature of parts of the installations and substances inside, which can trigger undesirable chemical reactions. The following recommendations for operators, …

  • Press release 40/2019 from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 14.11.2019

    Insufficient recycling capacities for dismantling wind-powered installations

    eine Windenergieanlage wird mit einem Kran abgebaut

    … more than 27,000 installed onshore wind power plants in Germany. The 20-year funding period pursuant to the Renewable Energy Sources Act is ending for the first … costs for dismantling and indicates there will be considerable shortfalls in funding as of the mid-2020s. The funding gap is forecast to be over 300 million euros in the year 2028. The study …

  • Press release 36/2025 from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 17.10.2025

    Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly

    Nachhaltigkeit beim Reisen ist bei der Reiseentscheidung nur einer unter vielen Wünschen.

    … positive attitude towards environmentally and socially responsible travel underlines that customers generally welcome sustainability when traveling. For the … onclusion of the report: It is not just the responsibility of consumers to effect fundamental change in travel behaviour towards greater sustainability. The tourism … by the Research Association for Holidays and Travel (Forschungsgemeinschaft Urlaub und Reisen e.V., FUR). It was conducted over three years with financial support from …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Scrubber discharge bans would protect oceans

    5 laboratory bottles with differently coloured liquid from transparent to brown-black.

    … samples from the measurement campaign are contaminated with pollutants. Source: Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) The German Environment Agency has commissioned a project to … Ships (ImpEx)" in the period from 2020 to 2023. Both water-soluble and particle-bound pollutants were recorded. In particular, vanadium, nickel, copper, iron and zinc …

  • Press release 33/2025 from 17.09.2025 | Last changed: 22.09.2025

    Design for the future

    Group photo

    … and our everyday culture, and the contribution it makes to transformation. Around 380 submissions from business, research, and universities across Europe reflect … and works with Material Stories on exhibitions, publications and interdisciplinary workshops) Bettina Rechenberg (Head of Department III “Sustainable Products and …

  • Press release 10/2022 from 11.02.2022 | Last changed: 17.02.2022

    Environmental awareness: Great momentum for socio-ecological transformation

    Cyclist

    … the study and environmental awareness research was an occasion to publish a background paper with key long-term developments in April 2021. It is available for … Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020 Repräsentativumfrage zum Umweltbewusstsein und Umweltverhalten im Jahr 2020 Documents Transformative Umweltpolitik wagen – …

  • Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020

    Rodent control measures are contaminating fish

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … and smart solutions for effective, legally compliant and environmentally sound rat control in sewers. The final report which has now been published is the … der Ursachen für die nachgewiesene Gewässerbelastung mit Rodentiziden (PBT-Stoffe) und Erarbeitung von Risikominderungsmaßnahmen zum Schutz der aquatischen Umwelt …

  • Press release 35/2017 from 13.10.2017 | Last changed: 23.10.2017

    Environmental availability of raw materials

    in einer bergigen, trockenen Landschaft klafft ein riesiges tiefes Loch mit terrassenförmigen Plateaus in der Erde

    … Publications Erörterung ökologischer Grenzen der Primärrohstoffgewinnung und Entwicklung einer Methode zur Bewertung der ökologischen Rohstoffverfügbarkeit …

  • Press release 34/2025 from 18.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    Sustainability is hard to find in online retail

    Das Bild zeigt ein aufgeklapptes Laptop, auf dessen Bildschirm die Webseite eines Online-Shops angezeigt wird

    … origin, energy efficiency, repairability or product lifespan, based on legally sound standards. Trust in, and accessibility to, second-hand markets should also be … way of keeping products in circulation and extending their lifespan. Despite the fundamental wish of many consumers to repair, there are often numerous barriers to … Publications Digitale Verbraucherinformationen zu nachhaltigem Konsum, Produktwahl und Kreislaufwirtschaft im Onlinehandel All press releases Tags consumption …

  • News from 10.05.2021 | Last changed: 12.05.2021

    CAP-Reform 2013: Limited environmental impact, high costs

    Acker, der teils begrünt, teils frisch angebaut wurde. Die Furchen auf dem frisch bepflanzten Acker sind tief. Am Horizont sind vereinzelte Laubbäume und Himmel zu sehen.

    … implemented to achieve marked ecological effects. This inefficient use of public funds for environmental services has two reasons: for some greening measures, the … in intensive regions. Negotiations for the next CAP period are currently underway at both European and national level. Important decisions have already been … - only with precisely tailored financial incentives can environmental measures under the CAP be implemented on a significant scale in all regions of Germany. The …

  • Press release 61/2020 from 14.12.2020 | Last changed: 18.12.2020

    Climate impact of online retail and stationary trade depends on the product

    A woman orders clothing online, sitting in front of her wardrobe.

    … in an environmentally friendly way. Ideally, these are available in the shop around the corner which I can easily reach by bike or on foot.” Press release No. … is also possible when it comes to shipping packaging. Many products could be sent undamaged in their original packaging – without additional shipping packaging. … content Treibhausgasemissionen im Lebenszyklus von Produkten Source: Umweltbundesamt Publications Die Ökologisierung des Onlinehandels Förderung des …

  • News from 01.02.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    Corporate Sustainability Reporting faces major changes

    skyscrapers with glass facades, in which trees reflect

    … to be more comparable. Source: Melinda Nagy / AdobeStock About 500 German undertakings are obliged to include sustainability-related information in their annual reports. According to the plans of the EU Commission more undertakings shall report in the future and apply uniform reporting standards. A … and corporate greenhouse gas neutrality. 01.02.2022 Since 2017 certain large undertakings in Germany and the EU are subject to sustainability reporting …