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  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … from renewable sources energy grew significantly by eight percent in 2019 and now covers 42 percent of power consumption (2018: 37.8%). These are the results … output (2018). Preliminary data indicate that biomass electricity generation and biowaste produced a total 50 bn kWh, slightly below the level of the year before. The … Maria Krautzberger said, “Every sector must step up their efforts to achieve our climate change targets and energy goals by 2030 and 2050. This is particularly the …

  • Article from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 04.11.2020

    What does the Corona crisis mean for environmental policy?

    the Coronavirus

    … the short term to an extent that would be necessary in the long term to achieve the climate goals. In cities, the bicycle is gaining new significance and appreciation as a means of mobility, and the distribution of public space …

  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … Water Resource Management last update on 29.12.2021 Water is a vital and limited resource. There are legal provisions on its sustainable management, … Flood Risk Management Directive , the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive . Germany has fully transposed the requirements of …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

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    Serious Gaming and Sustainability SubSeGa - Gaming meets Sustainability Source: Elisabeth Lena … generation of environmentally conscious students and young adults demonstrating for climate protection and inspired by role models like Greta Thunberg and Luisa …

  • Article from 21.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Reference Values for Assessing Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … you will find an overview of reference values for assessing the human toxicological and ecotoxicological risk of micropollutants in water bodies. Threshold or guideline … be used as a reference value. Reference values for surface water, drinking water and groundwater are presented. last update on 21.08.2022 For the assessment of the relevance of micropollutants, a precautionary and hazard-based approach was chosen by the “Federal Strategy on Micropollutants” …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

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    … The increasing connectivity of life is ambivalent for environmental protection and sustainability. Source: greenbutterfly / Adobestock Digital technologies can be … an important contribution to the global sustainability transformation. Individually and in sum, the technologies harbour potential to bring about important ecological, … and limitations and to assess relevant environmental impacts early on. Climate justice and digital equity must also be taken into greater consideration.  …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … Marine geoengineering refers to targeted interventions in the seas to mitigate climate change, such as through methods for CO₂ removal. The legal basis for this is … 3 HSEG). last update on 18.11.2025 Background Responsibilities for the approval and monitoring of activities (enforcement) in relation to marine waters are divided … ( HSEG ) is to protect the marine environment by regulating the dumping of waste and other matter in the high seas since 1998. The international basis for this …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … Adobe Stock / Grispb Commercial refrigeration systems are used to keep goods fresh and deep-frozen, especially foodstuffs, but also flowers and pharmaceutical … for example, in specialist food retailers and in catering applications. Nowadays, climate-friendly solutions with natural refrigerants are available for all system …

  • Article from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    TFA as degradation product of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    A hand holding a glas of water

    … as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). TFA enters the water cycle through precipitation and cannot be removed by proportionate means. last update on 25.03.2024 Fluorinated … residues (NER) in PBT-assessment Potential of blue carbon for global climate mitigation - Factsheet Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Approaches …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

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    Waste regulations Environmental laws contribute to a cleaner environment Source: … virtua73 / Fotolia.com The central concern of waste policy is to avoid waste and to recycle. So that, natural resources are protected. Medium-term target is to … into German law. The Waste Management Act (KrWG) is intended to tighten resource, climate and environmental protection regulations (see Article 1 of the Act). Key …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2023

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles

    ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles The principle of … It has five important organs: Assembly, Council, ISA Secretariat as well as Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and Finance Committee (FC). last update on 19.05.2022 …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … Environment Agency Artificial intelligence can also be utilized for sustainability and environmental protection. Source: Source: © Irina Strelnikova / Adobe Stock … but also for politics and research, particularly in the fields of environmental and climate protection. The AI Lab develops applications that support the diverse tasks …