… OECD/UBA/UNEP event on environmental due diligence Thursday, June 25th, 2020 … society and the environment: businesses and their due diligence obligations" (PDF) Tags sustainable corporate governance global supply chain OECD supply chain due … Global Forum for Responsible Business Conduct". The event takes place online. … OECD/UBA/UNEP event on environmental due diligence …

… for coffee "to go", must become the rule, but anyone taking food to go should also be able to do so in reusable containers. This would put an end to the flood of … recovered for energy purposes. The recycling rate varies for the different materials. It is comparatively high for glass (83%), paper/cardboard (87.7%), steel … waste. This is why the recyclability of packaging and the use of recycled materials are also decisive aspects of a circular economy. We must return to rising …

… Significant lower share of renewable electricity in Germany in 2021 Use of biofuels also declines; only uptick is in heat from renewable energies Energy production with … of new electricity production plants. However, this was not the case in 2021, also because 2019 and 2020 had added little new capacity. The significantly colder weather in 2021 increased the demand for heat energy and thus also the use of wood and other biomass. More heat pumps were installed with heat …

… 2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal … must step up their efforts to achieve our climate change targets and energy goals by 2030 and 2050. This is particularly the case if increasing sector coupling is … together. But: An historic low in wind power expansion does slow future growth. … 2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal …

… Record half year for renewable energy in Germany But slower growth in wind sector … sector, which has exceeded targets in recent years. Above-average wind conditions also aided this development but contrasts with a low level of expansion in the … Besides its annual publication "Renewable Energy Sources in Figures", AGEE-Stat also issues monthly and quarterly reports on renewables in the current year. Since …

… in no small part to a strong expansion of photovoltaics. Progress was also made in the heating and transport sectors, albeit to a limited extent. Press … records began in 1950. At the same time, electricity production from hydropower also suffered due to very dry weather conditions. While electricity generation from … The main reason for this was primarily significantly cooler ⁠ weather ⁠, which also increased overall heat demand. The increase was driven by greater use of wood …

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… Tackling the negative impacts of transport: A global task Traffic is growing and … fuel strategies. Associated content Links speech by UBA President Flasbarth (PDF) conference website UN website on conference All news Related publications … with similar challenges in terms of climate, environmental and health protection. … Tackling the negative impacts of transport: A global task …