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Economy | Consumption

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

The EU Ecodesign Regulation aims to reduce the environmental impact of products throughout their entire life cycle. It creates the legal framework for setting minimum environmental requirements for products on the European market and for introducing digital product passports, promotes energy efficiency and product longevity, while strengthening the circular economy.

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Economy | Consumption

Ecodesign

The stackable REX chair

Ecodesign is a systematic and comprehensive approach to product design that aims to reduce environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle of a product through improved product design. During the product planning and design phase, manufacturers can influence every stage of the life cycle and promote ecological innovation.

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The UBA

Environmental management at UBA

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

The UBA had already introduced an environmental management system in the late 1990s, which was then validated in 2001 according to the most stringent requirements worldwide under the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). In the meantime 14 UBA sites – including all air quality monitoring stations – have been validated according to EMAS. In 2017, UBA decided to become greenhouse gas-neutral.

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Climate | Energy

Heat pumps

Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

Heat pumps are coming into increasing use for heating of buildings and for hot water production in commercial as well as industrial applications. Heat pumps use natural heat in a very energy-efficient way.

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Waste | Resources, Climate | Energy, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Rebound effects

Efficiency increase oftentimes reduces product or service costs, which can in turn ramp up consumption (due to reduced prices), thus partly canceling out the original savings. This is known as the rebound effect.

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