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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 … -
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Leveraging cost reduction potential through resource efficiency
… 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 … -
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Good to know about nanomaterials
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Environmental management at UBA
… 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 … -
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Environmental Compliance Assurance
… Compliance Assurance in early 2018. The Commission also supports the European networks of enforcement authorities ( IMPEL, European Union Network for the … -
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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 … -
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RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality
… 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 … -
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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 … -
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Heat pumps
… 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 … -
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Safe management of drinking water supplies
… Centre for Research on Drinking-Water Hygiene , UBA also provides consulting services to stakeholders in other countries on implementing the WSP approach, and it … -
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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 …