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  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … fewer resources consumed, fewer chemicals entered into the environment and the food chain, and less waste incurred. Extend the lifetime of products, e.g. by mending … are sold to consumers, e.g. citric acid as a limescale remover. Chemical mixtures supplied to consumers include washing powder, rust removers, or varnishes and … as well as mixtures that contain such substances are usually prohibited for supply to the general public. Recommendation : Study the packaging, instruction …

  • Article from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 22.04.2016

    Organic-waste treatment

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … in collaboration with the Bundesgütegemeinschaft Kompost. This organization supplied the data for the study comprising anonymized measurement data from … in collaboration with the Bundesgütegemeinschaft Kompost. This organization supplied the data for the study comprising anonymized measurement data from …

  • Article from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 15.07.2015

    Climate protection in the waste management sector

    Bio-gas plant

    … MSW treatment Waste Management and Climate Workshop Protokoll Related contents Die globale Bestandsaufnahme in den neuen Klimaschutzbeiträgen Digitalisierung und … Emission von Treibhausgasen Related publications Potential of blue carbon for global climate mitigation - Factsheet Approaches to measure greenhouse gas emissions …

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    … successful energy future – includes a large-scale restructuring of the energy supply system towards the use of renewable energy in all sectors. While the switch … successful energy future – includes a large-scale restructuring of the energy supply system towards the use of renewable energy in all sectors. While the switch …

  • Article from 17.04.2015 | Last changed: 17.04.2015

    Wastes containing POPs and PCB

    transformer station

    … in widespread application. The fact that PCB is also toxic, enters the food chain and can potentially spread over great distances (via emissions) was discovered … residues (NER) in PBT-assessment The impact of information gaps in the supply chain on environmental exposure - case study of a PBT substance Further …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 05.04.2016

    Hazardous waste

    Workers remove asbestos roof sheets

    … waste statistics see under “Waste statistics” . Associated content Links GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Waste classes waste statistics features und limits …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Series: The relevance of the War in Ukraine for transformation

    Weltkugelfahnen

    … under the unprecedented geopolitical situation ("Zeitenwende"), such as energy supply, mobility, and agriculture. The German Environment Agency (UBA) considers the new global situation both a threat and an opportunity for the goal of a sustainability …

  • Article from 29.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.04.2024

    Deep-sea mining

    … (BGR) and the governments of South Korea and India. Private ones are for example: Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR; based in Belgium), UK Seabed Resources Ltd., UK … mining activity, as the legal basis is lacking. Some private developers, such as Global Sea Mineral Resources, the Metals Company and UK Seabed Resources Ltd. expect … it should be mentioned that Japan attempts to make its national mineral resources supply more independent by means of deep-sea mining in national waters. Companies …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … Besides soils and forest ecosystems, oceans and seas are among the largest global carbon reservoirs. They absorb approximately one-third of anthropogenic … source (including for commercially utilised fish species) due to the high nutrient supply. These upwelling areas occur in the open ocean in the subpolar regions and …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Developing a concept for a Polar Environmental Monitoring Program

    A colony of emperor penguins in the Antarctic

    … is of crucial importance for the protection of the Antarctic, for understanding global interrelationships and for shaping international environmental and chemicals … long distances from their origins through atmospheric and oceanic currents, pose a global concern. Monitoring in Antarctica will provide crucial data on global

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Factor X - Intelligent use of natural resources

    The photo shows a solar park and several wind turbines

    … by humans is causing ecosystems to exceed their stress limits and exacerbating global environmental problems. In the last 40 years, the global extraction of raw … dedication. The economy must become more efficient in its use of resources, and the supply of and demand for resource-efficient products and services must increase. …

  • Article from 13.09.2024 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    International strategies and programmes

    Flag poles with flags

    … Sustainbale resource management is an international task Source: Pixabay The global use of natural resources and the associated environmental impacts have … programmes. According to the United Nations International Resource Panel (UN IRP), global resource extraction (minerals, ores, biomass and fossil fuels) has increased …