… and to outline science-based pathways toward a good life within planetary boundaries. Mission: The use of natural resources such as raw materials, water, land, … growth. In view of a forecasted further increase in the global population to around 10 billion people by 2050, the Resource Commission at UBA aims at identifying … sustainable resource use in Germany, the EU, and globally. Contributing to a better understanding of sustainable levels of natural resource use. Work areas during the …

… Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor Airguns in the Antarctic – Underwater noise in one of the last refuges of rare marine mammals Source: Sebastian … at the annual meetings of Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty (ATCM). … Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor …

… for Waste Disposal”) bought the collection. The ZfA was integrated with the founding of the German Environment Agency in 1974. The "Erhard Collection" thus became … Exchangeble-bin- and -floor-system Umladestelle im Wechseltonnensystem, Dortmund (1911) Source: Sammlung Erhard Bürstenwaschmaschine für das Wechseltonnensystem, … Crefeld (1913) Source: Sammlung Erhard Abfuhr der Wechseltonnen, Dortmund (1928) Source: Sammlung Erhard Wechselbodensystem, Hannover (1908) Source: …

… greenhouse effect. On average,  mobile air conditioning systems in buses lose around 15 percent of their refrigerant annually. In 2020, some 108 tons of R134a … buses with CO2 air conditioning (2022) Award for mobile electrical CO2 compressor (2019) World premiere for electric bus eCitaro at (2018) Buses with CO2 air … (DBU Project, 2015, in German) Documents Mobile Air Conditioning: Environmentally Sound Alternatives (1.38 MB) Tags bus CO2 air conditioner F-gases refrigerant …

… of Germany’s air conditioners strongly affect the climate. last update on 26.03.2019 Building air conditioning in Germany Germany is located in a temperate climate … internal loads. Moreover, cooling such spaces with air conditioning requires around 100 times more energy than is the case with dwellings. Only around one to two percent of German dwellings versus around 50 percent of German office …

… and maintenance of the entire system from catchment to consumer. Also, good understanding of these processes facilitates early identification of potentially present weaknesses. last update on 24.07.2019 The water safety plan (WSP) approach of WHO With the 2003 edition of the … Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water, organized a „Strategic Workshop on Water Safety Plans (WSP) for Europe“ in Berlin on 12-13 March 2014. …

… work closely together - throughout the river basin, regardless of administrative boundaries. Flood risk and damage potential Since the Elbe flood in 2002, the term … water floods, flood risk management also covers coastal floods and floods from groundwater. It consists of the following three core elements, which are revised in a … same catchment area. References Schütte (2021): Schütte, Dieter B. Hochwasserschutz und kommunale Daseinsvorsorge.   Wasser und Abfall 23, 13–18 (2021).   Tags climate …