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  • Article from 15.07.2024 | Last changed: 15.07.2024

    Mobile air conditioning with climate-friendly refrigerant CO2

    Silver VW Touran in front of the UBA headquarters.

    … car (VW Touran) Source: Gabriele Hoffmann / UBA An EU directive has banned the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases with global warming potential exceeding 150 in mobile air conditioning systems since January 2011. CO2 used as a refrigerant is an alternative. An UBA official car had used a CO2 mobile … systems have been offered. last update on 15.07.2024 The refrigerant CO 2 Using the refrigerant CO 2 in mobile air conditioning systems is a climate-friendly …

  • Article from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 24.03.2020

    EU law for construction products

    … assessment documents. Precondition for CE marking and for the free marketing and use connected with it is that the manufacturer declares the performance of the … they consider necessary, to protect the environment and health as well as workers using construction products intact. The European Commission offers an informative … cover the required characteristics, an additional technical documentation may be used to bridge the gap and ensure that the existing levels of protection are …

  • Article from 29.09.2015 | Last changed: 29.09.2015

    Odours from building products

    a young woman takes a smell at one of different glass plungers which are set out in a row

    … in energy-efficient buildings in particular. Builders and building contractors can use products which bear the voluntary Blue Angel labelling for low-emission building … in energy-efficient buildings in particular. Builders and building contractors can use products which bear the voluntary Blue Angel labelling for low-emission building …

  • Article from 02.09.2013 | Last changed: 25.03.2014

    Environmental product declarations for construction products

    … for construction products provide important information about products and their use. They help to choose materials for building and provide a basis for the documentation of the building materials used in a construction work (e.g. by means of the building certificate). They can be …

  • Article from 06.03.2013 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Blue Angel for Building Products and Furnishings

    Logo of the Blue Angel ecolabel

    … and health be labelled.  Building products and furnishings in widespread use indoors are a key area of focus. This does not only help to protect one’s own … Blue Angel produce fewer emissions than conventional products, which is why their use protects users‘ health. Four central protection goals as orientation The … since 2003 in the award procedure for a new environmental label for adhesives used for floor coverings. Award criteria for upholstered furniture, mattresses, …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators.

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals

    keywhole in concrete wall

    Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals Keyhole in concrete wall let the green come in Source: diego1012 / Fotolia.com Greenhouse gas-neutral administrations: Empowering professionals from public …

  • Article from 29.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Information about chemicals in consumer products

    … food from organic cultivation Source: Quelle: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia Before using medicines or medical products, the benefits and risks must be weighed up … a wet wipe is a "mixture on a carrier material". Relevant EU Legislation : When you use your REACH consumer right allows you to obtain information from the product … necessary to preserve its stability, and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent used for the production of the substance. A mixture …

  • Article from 15.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.08.2023

    Campaign for a sustainable rat management (KaRMa)

    Don't feed rats

    … not even start to settle in the city. As a consequence, less rat poison has to be used to control rats - a huge benefit for the protection of human health and the … wildlife inhabitants in our cities. They are considered as health pests because they can transfer diseases to humans and animals, contaminate food with their …