… Waste | Resources Recommendations for the Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive … primarily help to strengthen waste prevention, the recyclability of packaging and the use of recyclates and further develop information requirements. Material …

… Climate | Energy How to perform a robust climate risk and vulnerability assessment for EU taxonomy reporting? Recommendations for companies A robust climate risk and vulnerability assessment is required for companies wishing to achieve taxonomy …

… Economy | Consumption Strategies against obsolescence Ensuring a minimum product lifetime and improving product service life as well as consumer information Studies on behalf … or usage time (so-called obsolescence), lead to an increasing loss of resources and volume of waste. For this reason the German Environment Agency recognizes the …

… Economy | Consumption Contaminant Input to the local Environment from Buildings and Building Products … layer Ground level ozone formation in the form of summer smog Acidification of soil and water as well as rain Overfertilization of water, ground water and soil …

… Waste | Resources Technical Guide on the treatment and recycling techniques for sludge from municipal … different options of secondary use. This guide presents sewage sludge treatment and recycling options – beginning from the stabilisation of the sludge up to the …

… Climate | Energy Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises in Europe through Urban Greening Plans … (NbS) are at the centre of UGPs, addressing climate resilient infrastructures and biodiversity in cities together. They should agree with existing planning …

… Water, Chemicals A prioritization framework for PMT/vPvM Substances under REACH for registrants, regulators, researchers and the water sector PFAS only the tip of the iceberg: Each water sample was … were detected, including 1H benzotriazole, 1,4-dioxane, melamine, cyanuric acid and diphenyl guanidine. A representative survey of 27 water laboratories in Germany …

… Economy | Consumption, Transport Environmentally friendly air conditioning for trains – Field data measurement and analysis on the ICE 3 air-cycle system Testing, measurement and evaluation of systems with natural refrigerants for sustainable cooling and …

… Climate | Energy Citizen Consultation “World Wide Views on Climate and Energy” in the run-up to COP … participation “World Wide Views”, which was first cooperatively led by Denmark and France in 2009, was the first opportunity to give the non-organized civil …

… Chemicals, Water PMT/vPvM assessment of REACH registered Substances Detected in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent, Freshwater Resources and Drinking Water A broad literature review (55 studies published between 2000 and 2019) now shows that 639 chemicals are already known as contaminants in river …