… buildings” is for sustainable and energy efficient public buildings. Source: Umweltbundesamt Due to the present circumstances, the deadline for the first-ever federal … the federal prize and the terms and conditions (in German): https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/bundespreis-umwelt-bauen-start    Direct all enquiries to Projektbüro Bundespreis …

… sectors. The multisectoral cap dovetails current environmental targets for air, groundwater, ecosystems and health and regional requirements across Germany and shows … of its environmental quality targets for forests, surface and coastal waters, groundwater and air due to excessive nitrogen pollution. This can also have an impact … also contributing factors. Nitrogen, which is contained in various chemical compounds, is an indispensable building block of all life. As atmospheric nitrogen N2, …

… can also use the results to identify starting points for more in-depth, on-the-ground research into environmental and human rights abuses in the international mining … potentials of mine sites Environmental Criticality of Raw Materials Umweltrisiken und -auswirkungen in globalen Lieferketten deutscher Unternehmen – Branchenstudie Automobilindustrie Umweltbezogene und menschenrechtliche Sorgfaltspflichten als Ansatz zur Stärkung einer nachhaltigen …

… the property can be heated efficiently using a heat pump. It helps homeowners understand whether their building is already suitable, if replacing a small number … Wärmepumpe” is available on the ifeu website . The calculator was developed under the lead of ifeu gGmbH as part of the UBA project „Wärmepumpen-Projektdatenbank und Niedertemperatur-ready-Standard“ (Heat Pump Project Database and …

… carbon pricing scheme for buildings and transport (ETS2), the Social Climate Fund will be established at EU level to complement the ETS2. The National Social … technologies. Using a range of indicators, the study concludes that around 3 million households in Germany are vulnerable to rising fossil fuel prices. This represents around 10% of the 30 million households that use fossil fuels for heating. More than …

… for an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, the Roundtable on Marine Litter (RTM) is calling for a swift reduction of inputs of microplastics to the North Sea/Baltic Sea. In a new issues paper published under the coordination of Fraunhofer UMSICHT, the Roundtable illustrates many … package of measures. The RTM paper is based on the results of a three-part workshop series which was organized jointly by the German Environment and Fraunhofer …

… entries for German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018 Federal Ecodesign Award "Bundespreis Ecodesign": Here are the green innovations Source: Internationales Design … Coburg and the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. The exhibition will also be accompanied by workshops and events which focus on the topic of ecodesign. The competition and …

… Doch damit die Vorgaben auch in der Praxis wirken, zum Artenerhalt beitragen und resiliente Ökosysteme in Agrarlandschaften hervorbringen kann, braucht es noch … (717.35 kB) Language German Other languages Englisch Französisch Publisher Umweltbundesamt Links UBA-Themenseite „Pflanzenschutzmittel“ Vorschlag für eine Verordnung …

… of many water-soluble substances in the environment. The ability of chemicals to undergo hydrolysis is currently tested in purified lab water in accordance with OECD … rate of organic substances, probably especially for sorbing cationic compounds. However, this effect is small compared to the influences known to occur for … Agency Links factors influencing hydrolytic degradation of chemicals Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben Additional information PDF is accessible File size 3.67 MB …