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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … in a way that meets these requirements, by employing renewable energies and by using energy sparingly and more efficiently. In order to achieve the energy turnaround, a decision was made to end the use of fossil and nuclear sources of energy: The withdrawal from the nuclear energy … on the other, coal supplies were restricted by low levels prevailing in waterways used by inland shipping. A renewable energy supply system brings about a distinct …

  • Press release 017/11 from 24.03.2011 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Plasticisers in child day care centres

    … Plasticisers in child day care centres Parents and kindergartens use right to information as foreseen by REACH Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) … said UBA President Jochen Flasbarth. UBA has prepared a sample letter that can be used to address merchants. The four most commercially known plasticisers were put on … that do not contain worrisome plasticisers.  As a precaution UBA recommends not using plasticised PVC at all. Making a switch to products with the Blue Angel …

  • Press release 02/2023 from 13.01.2023 | Last changed: 09.02.2023

    Possible ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the EU

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … clothing, kitchenware, dirt-repellent carpets and food packaging. They are also used in many industrial processes. The downside of the use of PFAS on such a colossal scale is that these chemicals are so stable that they …

  • Press release 10/10 from 01.03.2010 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New energy saving seal divulges power guzzlers

    … of “very good“ to “poor”. Press release No. 10/10 | 01.03.2010   The range in power use of modern computers could hardly be more extreme. What is more, high performance … development levels. It is as follows: four hours where the computer is on and used for various purposes, where the PC is in no-load operation 50 percent of the … “What a great idea by Computerbild . Now the buyer can choose the lowest energy using device from the start, and thus save money and the climate.” To mark the …

  • Cover from 19.11.2025

    umwelt.info

    Canals bird's eye view

    … of which can be very complex and is often tailored to professionally motivated users and experts. In theory, this content is freely accessible to interested … on services of the environmental administration. We aim to achieve this in the most user-friendly, low-threshold way possible, and are exploring avenues of supporting … interfaces. Once they appear in umwelt.info , they may, for instance, be used to manage environmental infrastructures, from where they can be transferred …

  • Press release 72/08 from 03.11.2008 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Nearly 42 billion euros in subsidies detrimental to environmental protection efforts

    … change and impairment of water, soil and air quality, to an increase in land use and decimation of the diversity of species. ”Subsidies that harm the environment … major subsidies granted by the federal government in the areas of energy supply and use, transport, building and housing, and agriculture.  These are the sectors … would benefit from a phasing out of harmful subsidies. The amounts saved could be used to reduce taxes or to finance future central issues such as climate protection …

  • Cover from 22.05.2017

    International Cycling Conference 2017 - Information

    … rental bicycle. The bicycles can be picked up directly at Mannheim Palace and be used free of charge for the duration of the conference. Please note that the number … rental bicycle. The bicycles can be picked up directly at Mannheim Palace and be used free of charge for the duration of the conference. Please note that the number …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Biological diversity

    In the foreground the picture shows a banded demoiselle which has landed on the blossom of a yellow waterbuttercup. The background of this picture is blurred.

    … and fertile soils for the cultivation of crops to produce healthy food. Another useful function of stable ecosystems is that they capture carbons from the … condition. However, biological diversity is endangered. Next to changes in land use, climate change is one of the major factors of influence on biological …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Soils

    freshly ploughed field

    … soil structure (including humus content), the degree of soil cover, and the land use and cultivation. If the amount of precipitation exceeds the infiltration … removal and material deposition would continue to be the impairment of agricultural use through silting, the silting of water bodies or receiving water bodies, the … the greater the erosion risk of the site under consideration. Visible damage caused by wind erosion usually occurs seasonally and rather sporadically, so that soil …