… for Environment. Prizes were conferred on fourteen winners in the categories ‘product’, ‘concept’ and ‘next generation’. The subject of the projects ranged from … his speech, Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier emphasised, “Up to 80% of a product’s environmental impact is determined in the design phase. We have launched … to uncover the creative potential that exists to improve the ecological quality of products - and how ambitious design, aesthetics and environmental protection can be …

… woodchips and pellets for the generation of heat and power have become mass products. The intention is to replace fossil fuels and to reduce greenhouse gas … carbon sequestration it is therefore preferable to use deciduous timber for the production of material products that have some longevity. In sum, there are close connections between …

… and behaviour would therefore be encouraged, and the prices of climate-damaging products would better reflect the climate change costs that they cause. In … it comes to protecting the environment, the climate and resources. After all, the production of paper has a major impact on the environment. It requires a … action Anti-fouling coatings are used to protect boat hulls from plant growth. Such products usually contain toxic biocides, however, which are then released into the …

… on all packaging. The consumer could then immediately recognise on what terms he is purchasing his beverages. The recommendations made by the bifa environmental … systems promote more use of reusable PET bottles. Less energy is required for the production and transport of PET reusable bottles than for reusable glass bottles, …

… less power. If an air conditioner should nevertheless be necessary, UBA recommends purchasing units in high energy efficiency classes such as the EU now also … to enact EU regulations governing the energy consumption labelling and other product properties of individual product groups. The Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC … enshrines into European law the principle of environmentally fair design of products that consume energy or influence the energy consumption of other products. …

… which consumers can make responsible decisions about the goods and services they purchase. The three countries will portray concepts of sustainable resource … chain from extraction of the raw material to disposal or recycling of the end product. Whereas technical and organisational measures are key in raw material …

… published by the Federal Environment Agency. Whether it is energy productivity, land use or air, water or soil pollutants, the manual lists core facts … reduction over 1990 levels. The share of renewable energies in overall electricity production in 2006 was 11.7 percent, and preliminary data for 2007 indicates a rate …