… Global environmental footprint of consumption Global environmental footprint of household consumption Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Figure as PDF (51.98 kB) Figure … as a whole. A distinction is made between direct and indirect use of environmental resources, as well as direct and indirect emissions. Direct resource use or direct …

… communities throughout Germany and all over Europe will put their creativity and resourcefulness on display to show that sustainable mobility can create ties between … Together with local residents, actions will try out how streets can be used in different ways and how mobility can be changed as a result. In Karlsruhe, 66 …

… nature. However, there are ways to avoid chemicals, namely with machines that use hot water to kill off overground plant parts and top-layer roots. Another simple … "Local governments can lead by example in environmentally and nature-friendly land management", continued Ms Schwarzelühr-Sutter. Symposium participants from … of the symposium. Participants gained insight into the techniques and machinery used in pesticide-free management of green areas through on-site demonstrations. …

… soils are being lost across the world, e.g. through sealing, building or overuse. Source: ThomBal / Fotolia.com Fertile soils are essential for life. Their … become one of the United Nations’ global sustainability goals, under the heading “land degradation neutral world”. A legal study commissioned by UBA looked into how …

… compared to 2005. Freight and passenger transport have become significantly more efficient since the early 1990s, but the increased transport performance has led to … importance Transport requires energy. Making energy available, distributing and using it are causing multiple problems in a global context. The predominant source … nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. The main focus, however, is on the greenhouse gases that arise from combustion in transport and that are responsible for the …

… of the environmental impacts of the data centres by subsystems THG: greenhouse gas emissions; KEA: cumulative energy expenditure; ADP: abiotic resource depletion potential Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (121.92 kB) … …

… the soil structure (including humus content), the degree of soil cover, and the land use and cultivation. If the amount of precipitation exceeds the infiltration …