… applications and share of exports shrinking Demand for environmental protection goods made in Germany is high in all areas Source: FiledIMAGE / Fotolia …

… patterns”, aims to bring about the necessary changes in our lifestyles and economic practices. Sustainable consumption and production means consuming and producing … diversity of implementation activities nationally and internationally visible as examples of good practice, the publicly accessible SDG 12 database in German and English was …

… chemical composition and form. They can offer solutions to global challenges. Examples are carrier systems for novel active ingredients or graphene for future use …

… protection policy, improvement of resource efficiency and nutrient pollution, good news for recycling rates and drinking water quality. 18.12.2017 Climate change … the requirements of the EU Bathing Water Directive. Drinking water is also very good virtually everywhere. In contrast, the ecological status of many rivers and …

… individual planning regions depends above all – apart from variations in planning practice – on the individual spatial properties of regions, such as soil properties … of the actual soil cover; this is because the areas thus safeguarded must allow for good infiltration of water into the soil. So far, spatial planning has provided …

… gross electricity consumption will be around 46 percent for the full year 2020 – a good four percentage points higher than the figure for the full year 2019 (42%). … gross electricity consumption will be around 46 percent for the full year 2020 – a good four percentage points higher than the figure for the full year 2019 (42%). …

… be attributed to the relatively cool weather pattern prevailing in those years. For example, the annual mean temperature in 2010 of 7.8 °C was distinctly below 2011 … benchmarks for maximum watercourse temperatures, with the objective to achieve a good and very good ecological condition. In order to maintain a very good ecological …

… sector associated with environmental protection. Rising exports of environmental goods also resulted in higher rates of employment. Other sectors, however … in the environmental sector", said Ms Krautzberger. A number of sectors, for example ecotourism, the environmentally minded insurance industry and …

… time for tilling, and this timing is heavily dependent on soil moisture. Another example is the scheduling of sowing (drilling) in spring, because specific crops … in order to adapt to changing climatic framework conditions. Such adaptation practices are basically nothing new in agriculture, as these challenges have always … high infiltration rates as well as storage capacity for water and nutrients and a good aggregate structure in the soil. It is essential to maintain the organic soil …

… of fish stocks but also to maintaining the skills involved in fishing. For example, it is one of the declared objectives of Federal government to conserve … for the illustration of specific adaptation responses. What’s being done – some examples In fisheries, the adaptation to climate change can be implemented in two … is to be supported nationwide by means of the transfer of scientific knowledge to practical applications; and a national information and data portal is to be …

… and the risks involved affect the profitability of insurance products. For example, liability insurance or household insurance products are typically more … illustrate the market development in terms of indicators. What’s being done – some examples Insurance companies, credit institutions and other players in the finance …