… billion euros between 2012 and 2018. This is at odds with the increase in subsidy programmes for climate and environmental protection in recent years. Around 90 percent of the subsidies analysed are harmful to the climate and often have a …

… Fifth World Chemicals Conference (ICCM5) 25-29 September 2023 in Bonn/Germany is bound to set up a stronger policy framework for the sound management of chemicals at … To address the issue of sound chemicals management, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched in 2006 a policy framework, the so-called Strategic …

… Conference will take place in Azerbaijan in 2024. Source: Frederik Pischke / Umweltbundesamt On 11 November 2024, this year's UN Climate Change Conference COP29 will … worldwide, according to the latest Emissions Gap Report by the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP EGR 2024 ). With an increase of 1.3 percent compared to 2022, this …

… the study and environmental awareness research was an occasion to publish a background paper with key long-term developments in April 2021. It is available for … Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020 Repräsentativumfrage zum Umweltbewusstsein und Umweltverhalten im Jahr 2020 Documents Transformative Umweltpolitik wagen – …

… and smart solutions for effective, legally compliant and environmentally sound rat control in sewers. The final report which has now been published is the … der Ursachen für die nachgewiesene Gewässerbelastung mit Rodentiziden (PBT-Stoffe) und Erarbeitung von Risikominderungsmaßnahmen zum Schutz der aquatischen Umwelt …

… Agency (UBA) proposes introducing reusable cup systems and setting up a littering fund to finance the clean-up of litter in the environment. President Maria … cup systems should be applied to reusable cups. The money in the littering fund should be used to clean up public areas and for information campaigns. Any party introducing disposable cups onto the market must pay into the fund. According to the study, these measures could reduce the consumption of …

… Publications Erörterung ökologischer Grenzen der Primärrohstoffgewinnung und Entwicklung einer Methode zur Bewertung der ökologischen Rohstoffverfügbarkeit …

… origin, energy efficiency, repairability or product lifespan, based on legally sound standards. Trust in, and accessibility to, second-hand markets should also be … way of keeping products in circulation and extending their lifespan. Despite the fundamental wish of many consumers to repair, there are often numerous barriers to … Publications Digitale Verbraucherinformationen zu nachhaltigem Konsum, Produktwahl und Kreislaufwirtschaft im Onlinehandel All press releases Tags consumption …

… and organic waste and electrical appliances. Although these only account for around 15.2 % (net) of the total waste generated annually, they are very heterogeneous … into the waste balance. Further details on the waste statistics surveys can be found in the respective quality reports ( in German only ). In 2002, there were major … German only) . Related contents Indikator: Abfallmenge – Siedlungsabfälle Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft Related publications Indicators in the area of sustainable …