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  • Article from 17.09.2019 | Last changed: 17.09.2019

    Rebound effects

    … Rebound effects Efficiency increase oftentimes reduces product or service costs, which can in turn ramp up consumption (due to reduced prices), thus … materials and water. Increased efficiency allows products to be manufactured and services to be performed using fewer resources, and often at a lower cost. This in …

  • Article from 08.07.2014 | Last changed: 08.07.2014

    Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency

    A man with the calculator calculates the costs.

    … and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the material efficiency of individual companies. The … and demea, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy funds business consulting services aimed at improving the material efficiency of individual companies. The …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … Procurement and award of contracts In order to prevent awarding contracts for services that in principle can be performed in-house from leading to higher …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … Compliance Assurance in early 2018. The Commission also supports the European networks of enforcement authorities ( IMPEL, European Union Network for the …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … through industrial or municipal effluent dis https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/service/glossar/l charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the environmental quality … European Chemicals Regulation (REACH) . For the period 2016-2018, the monitoring network of the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … resource requirements.  The production and subsequent consumption of goods and services are the main driving forces behind energy and resource demands. Extraction … include land, water, soil, air, flow resources like wind or solar energy, ecosystem services, next to biotic and abiotic raw materials. Raw material demands should be …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … for work on switchgear containing SF 6 is required not only for maintenance, servicing and repair, but also for decommissioning. The operator of electrical … 1 January 2035, only reclaimed or recycled SF6 may be used for the maintenance or servicing of electrical switchgear. In future, recovery will therefore be of great … for work on switchgear containing SF 6 is required not only for maintenance, servicing and repair, but also for decommissioning. The operator of electrical …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

    … output ranges of industrial heat pumps. Large heat pumps are also used in heat networks. Moreover, in addition to the classic environmental media of earth, water … output ranges of industrial heat pumps. Large heat pumps are also used in heat networks. Moreover, in addition to the classic environmental media of earth, water …

  • Article from 24.07.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2021

    Safe management of drinking water supplies

    Scheme of the Water Safety Plan concept: What can go wrong in our water supply? What risks does this cause for our supply? How can we control them? How do we know that they are under control?

    … Centre for Research on Drinking-Water Hygiene , UBA also provides consulting services to stakeholders in other countries on implementing the WSP approach, and it …

  • Article from 02.08.2019 | Last changed: 19.08.2019

    Information on the O3 exceedance table

    … recorded data recorded at its own stations and in the German States measuring network in order to provide the public with information about exceedances quickly … records. This can be due to failures in data transmission from state measurement networks to the German Environment Agency or even in transmission from an individual …