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  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … to 1985. The best environmentally friendly response to the continuing increase in resource consumption and waste is prevention." VKU's Vice President Patrick … It aims to raise awareness among all Europeans of how to use everyday items and resources more carefully, and wherever possible, to avoid waste. In Germany, the …

  • Press release 13/2020 from 20.03.2020 | Last changed: 27.03.2020

    UBA names water body type of the year 2020

    Ein kleiner Bachabschnitt fließt durch ein Waldstück

    … designating official water development areas in which uses of the water as resource is not significantly impaired. The water body type of 2020 is just one … Germany More on the water body type (German) Publications Waters in Germany Water Resource Management in Germany Water Framework Directive Poster Gewässertyp des …

  • News from 19.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    Freight transport: climate-neutral, electrified, reimagined

    The various proposed measures for environmentally friendly freight transport described in the brochure have been summarized in a vision picture.

    … employs more than three million people in Germany, fit for the future, enduringly efficient and more resilient. A vision and more than 70 recommendations for measures … fuel-saving measures, lower energy demand, as well as a modal shift toward energy-efficient modes of transport like rail and inland navigation and away from road and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … the minimum requirement for the further development of civic protection is a stable resource of full-time and voluntary emergency relief responders. This is not just … the minimum requirement for the further development of civic protection is a stable resource of full-time and voluntary emergency relief responders. This is not just …

  • Press release 04/2025 from 21.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Packaging recycling only works with correct waste separation

    Verschiedene Verpackungsabfälle

    … and shows that it is working on the necessary improvements in a forward-looking and efficient manner.” The quota for glass packaging was missed by 6.9 percentage … right bin at home can the materials it contains be easily recovered. This conserves resources and also protects the ⁠ climate.“ In general, Germany is performing well: …

  • Press release 44/2022 from 12.10.2022 | Last changed: 13.10.2022

    Only ten percent of Germany’s water ecologically intact, despite progress made

    Lake with reed belt and jetty

    … bodies in times of climate crisis, heat, and low water levels. To secure our water resources in the future in the face of heat waves and droughts and to keep water in … level swiftly. It will require the mobilisation of enough personnel and financial resources.” Further information: The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Federal …

  • News from 01.06.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Improve regulation of Nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … technology, chemistry and materials development. By using nanomaterials, improved efficiencies and new functionalities can be achieved. Due to the dynamic development …

  • News from 29.11.2021 | Last changed: 30.11.2021

    Towards a sustainable chemical intensity

    So far, economic development causes chemical intensification, still too often disproportionate high

    … by chemicals need to be maximized in all sectors worldwide. To be able to manage resources and energy in a sustainable manner, substitution or control of harmful …

  • News from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC)

    People on a square

    … bigger challenges ahead: the impact of global warming, the excess consumption of resources far beyond what planet earth can cope with and the loss of biodiversity. …