… the national campaign. Press release No. 18/2020 | 11.05.2020 Germans throw around five million tonnes of waste from kitchen and garden into the bio-bin every …

… have worked to refine the calculation of heat-related deaths in Germany. It was found that around 3,000 heat-related deaths in Germany occurred in both summer 2023 and 2024. … Urban areas form ‘heat islands’ that are significantly warmer than their surrounding areas. As a result, heat-related mortality is also higher in cities than in …

… OECD handbook reinforces environmental protection in raw material The procurement of … Links OECD Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supplies Hintergrund und Erstellungsprozess Publications Von der menschenrechtlichen zur umweltbezogenen …

… Natural Resources Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled Groundwater not at risk – seismic monitoring now standard Gush spring: Geothermal … power plant. The method does not apply any materials which jeopardise the groundwater. The only exception is limestone, where diluted acids are sometimes … release No. 46/2015 | 10.12.2015 In rare cases the injection of water into the ground can unleash seismic activity. Unlike natural earthquakes, this type of induced …

… enormous tasks for the water supply along the Spree River if significantly less groundwater is pumped into the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz … also save more water. One option, if necessary, would be to continue pumping groundwater for the time being and to channel it into the Spree in a purified form. … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The current …

… take place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. Source: Frederik Pischke / Umweltbundesamt Starting on November 10th — 10 years after the Paris Agreement—the … to the Emissions Gap Report 202 5 published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which also took into account the NDCs announced by China and the …

… the 1,725 stationary installations in Germany covered by the EU ETS 1 emitted around 289 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO₂-eq). This corresponds to a … the climate money agreed in the coalition agreement combined with specific support programmes for vulnerable households. In this way, emissions trading can combine …

… processes towards sustainable development across national and disciplinary boundaries and to develop the structures required to achieve this. The TES Academy offers learning and cooperation spaces across disciplines and backgrounds where participants can experience and (co-)shape concrete transformation … & Umweltpolitik Related publications Aus der Energiekrise durch Effizienz und Suffizienz Tags developing country international cooperation Ukraine Sustainable …

… Quo vadis, agriculture? Agriculture Commission demands fundamental changes in our agriculture system Many of the environmental problems in … by the Agriculture Commission at the Federal Environment Agency (KLU) proposes a fundamental reorientation of the agriculture system in five main areas: nutrient … have long been the cause of serious environmental and climate problems. Only a fundamental structural transformation of agriculture which reconciles animal …

… proper selection of a building heating system could help to prevent low-frequency sounds. All apparatuses should be labeled with acoustic output levels, thus enabling a … In case of doubt, a quiet heating system should be chosen, with noise levels under 55 decibels if possible, as it will also protect the building’s residents … local authorities can adopt measures in individual cases where people in the surrounding area suffer intolerable adverse effects and it can be proven that the system …

… Implementation of minimum requirements for reparability and durability under the EU Ecodesign Directive Information on reparability and repair services as …