… field of action Source: bibi / Fotolia.com The Resource Commission supports the German Environment Agency (UBA) with proposals for the sustainable management of … Mission: The use of natural resources such as raw materials, water, land, environmental media, and biodiversity has been rising steadily for years and is …

… enables a reliable estimation of signal stretching and can be adapted to other environmental conditions. It must be noted, however, that the knowledge about … ocean floor for mineral resources is expected to be high in the next few years. The German Ministry of Environment developed a sound protection concept for the North …

… Building air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. Source: kanvag / … It is only recently that air conditioning has become relatively common in German buildings. The high standard of living has ramped up expectations concerning …

… If heat pumps are operated with halogen-free refrigerants, they are especially environmentally friendly because the global warming potentials of these refrigerants … from the emitted refrigerants. Blue Angel for heat pumps The Blue Angel , the German government's eco-label, has new award criteria for heat pumps since July …

… a manual for implementation of the WSP approach in small-scale water supplies in Germany. The manual complements the die DIN-EN 15975-2 with practical explanations, … testing the ‘end product’ drinking-water in accordance with the requirements of the German Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV 2001), but rather includes parameters which … part of a WSP in order to confirm that the limit values and requirements of the German Drinking Water Ordinance, as well as water supply goals, are attained.  …