… and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water Spatial planning tools ensure land use that protects drinking water and groundwater. Source: Visions-AD / … necessary to pay much more attention to water resources in our country. This is because the groundwater recharge rate has been in decline. In fact, it was particularly … temperature conditions also affect the quantity and quality of any surface water used for the abstraction of drinking water (cf. Indicators WW-I-3 , WW-I-7 ). …

… value of this figure, it can be stated with certainty that this increase in land use clearly exceeds national objectives. In other words, there is more left to do in … generation of energy. The designation of priority and restricted areas is a tool used by spatial planning in order to guide the development of land use including the …

… Organisation Team According to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will decrease drastically over the next three … countries, the two groups of developing countries will start with the freeze of HFC use in 2022 and 2026, respectively, and the actual Phase down in 2024 and 2028. In order to comply with the Kigali Amendment, HFCs, which are predominantly used as refrigerants in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector, need to be …

… places where the asbestos is not immediately visible and poses no risk under normal use. As soon as these materials are processed - by drilling, chipping or sanding - … Press release No. 22/2020 | 02.06.2020 Up until 31 October 1993, it was legal to use asbestos in buildings, which is why it is still traceable in many buildings today. The debate is currently focused on products in which asbestos is embedded in the product and in which normal …

… fluorocarbon. Source: Bernard Bailly / Fotolia.com Many fluorinated refrigerants cause great damage to the climate and also drive the greenhouse effect. Natural refrigerants offer alternatives which have the same cooling … gases which play a major role in the warming of the atmosphere. They are used as coolants in many air conditioning and refrigeration systems, and some are …

… last update on 18.12.2025 At a glance The efficiency with which an economy uses energy can be measured by the "final energy productivity" indicator. Between … system has a number of negative environmental impacts. Final energy consumption is used here as a reference value, so the indicator is referred to as "final energy …

… investigating the exposure of the German population to pollutants. The data are used to inform the public. It also provides an important scientific basis for policy … biomonitoring data across Europe – that is, collecting comparable data – and using these to inform policymaking. The aim is to improve the effectiveness of …