… tax an ecological and social dimension Zero percent on plant-based food staples and public transport Market stand with vegetables Source: Volker Gerstenberg / Fotolia … passenger transport from VAT altogether. This will lighten the burden on private households by around six billion euros a year. In addition, exemption from VAT is to …

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… and Urban Development Planning Climate change also affects spatial and land use planning. Source: Lukas Pollmüller/photocase.com Climate change has a decisive … of the results. Spatial planning controls on a large scale where in space which uses are located (e. g. settlements, transport infrastructures, recreational areas, … Urban Development Planning Related contents Risiken und Anpassungspotential Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Tags …

… than 500 experts from companies, scientists, non-governmental organisations and public authorities. The discussion focussed on solutions to avoid harmful emissions … substances into the environment is sufficient and available information on effects, uses and their environmental occurrence. The consumption of resources by the …

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… AMF testing for risk assessment. A series of laboratory experiments, including the use of different test methodologies, AMF species, host plants, test soils and test … terrestrial systems.   Download Series Texte | 10/2026 Number of pages 454 Year of publication January 2026 Author(s) Tiago Natal da Luz, Patrícia Ferreira, Daniela … Mari Moora, Tanel Vahter, Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría, José Paulo Sousa Further files ERAMYC Supplementary data - Raw data (524.23 kB) ERAMYC Supplementary data - …

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… To mark World Environment Day on 5 June the new German Environment Agency (UBA) publication “Daten zur Umwelt 2017“ [Data on the Environment] provides a … rate. This is in part due to the transport sector, the only sector whose greenhouse gas emissions have not decreased since 1990. Press release No. 22/2017 | …