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  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … design of an energy system that will be completely based on renewable sources. Our guiding principle in all of this is to achieve an environmentally sustainable, … design of an energy system that will be completely based on renewable sources. Our guiding principle in all of this is to achieve an environmentally sustainable, …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … for reuse as a whole. These rates will rise to 85 and 95 percent respectively as of 2015. They are based on waste statistics that the Federal Statistical Office … recycling, need to be taken into account, along with their relative environmental value, particularly when it comes to plastic, glass and recyclable shredding … the interest of clarifying this issue, the EU member states adopted Correspondents’ Guidelines No. 9 on Shipments of Waste Vehicles, which though not legally binding is …

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … and (2) of the Law on Closed Cycle Management (KrWG) stipulate that beginning in 2015, all plastic waste is to be collected separately and that as from 2020 at least … and (2) of the Law on Closed Cycle Management (KrWG) stipulate that beginning in 2015, all plastic waste is to be collected separately and that as from 2020 at least …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … to ensure the collection and recovery of the packaging on full-coverage basis. Now, those producers also have to register with the Central Agency Packaging … for, or have permanently instituted use of, a special type of recycling bin known as a Wertstofftonne, in which many types of recyclable materials can be placed, … to ensure the collection and recovery of the packaging on full-coverage basis. Now, those producers also have to register with the Central Agency Packaging …

  • Article from 08.05.2014 | Last changed: 28.04.2022

    Waste regulations

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … Until such regulations are adopted, the previously applied so called “heat value clause” (Heizwertklausel) is to remain in force. In addition, Article 9(2) bans virtually all types of mixtures for hazardous waste. On 1 January 2015, sorting will be mandatory for organic waste, as well as for paper, metal, … Until such regulations are adopted, the previously applied so called “heat value clause” (Heizwertklausel) is to remain in force. In addition, Article 9(2) …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … not precisely specified. NER comprise parent and transformation products of unknown extent and unknown composition Hidden hazard or a safe sink? NERs have many facets – experimental … NER types according to their binding status is recommended/required. Up to now, however, there is no generally accepted, standardised approach to separate NER …

  • Article from 25.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Benefit Sharing

    … states the financial and economic benefits resulting from deep-sea mining. Up to now, it remains unclear how to reach this target. However, benefit sharing is … uses and the impact on the environment. Furthermore, this assessment should be guided by the need to ensure that the natural capital of the deep sea is preserved …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 25.05.2022

    Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

    … conjunction with the 1994 Implementing Agreement provides the international legal guidelines for deep-sea mining. UNCLOS defines the "Area" to be the Common Heritage … be assumed that the ISA recognizes these two principles as binding or at least as guiding action. This does not apply to the polluter pays principle - at least not … conjunction with the 1994 Implementing Agreement provides the international legal guidelines for deep-sea mining. UNCLOS defines the "Area" to be the Common Heritage …

  • Article from 16.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.04.2025

    Waste technology transfer

    CD-Cover

    … transfer of technical processes, products and services, but also the transfer of knowledge concerning technical and organizational solutions in the field of … information about EU laws, waste management principles and practices. Of particular value to non-Germans are the links on the CD to German technology companies. To … information about EU laws, waste management principles and practices. Of particular value to non-Germans are the links on the CD to German technology companies. To …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … are the only foodstuffs in Germany that require official approval. Similar legal guidelines apply to medicinal waters and mineral waters. For example, both must come … at the monitoring sites and it is checked whether these exceed the applicable limit values. There are currently uniform limit values for nitrate and pesticides …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … In Central Europe, images of completely eroded land surfaces are currently unknown. In Germany, however, soil loss by water occurs on many agriculturally used … is permanent conservation tillage, which has been continuously developed and now represents the state of the art. Climate change accompanied by changing … in the annual cycle of temperature, can be at least partially compensated for with known measures, such as cultivation across the slope, year-round soil cover if …

  • Article from 24.01.2025 | Last changed: 27.01.2025

    The AI Lab at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … As an innovation space for the environmental sector, it focuses on the added value of AI for both people and the environment and conducts research on the … Nature Conservation (BfN) Responsible AI The AI Lab is committed to responsible, values-based software development that takes into account both human and …