Sustainable resource use

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

The “SDG pathways” project develops and applies a modeling approach for integrated sustainability assessments of ambitious resource- and climate policy transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation criteria are given by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide an ambitious set of goals and targets for the environmental, social, and economic transformation until 2030. read more

Waste | Resources

International resource policies

A quarry

In recent years, public debate on natural resource conservation and the implementation of measures for increased resource efficiency has gained considerable momentum both in Europe and internationally. This dynamic has helped to shape the environmental policy debate. An UBA research project has now carried out a scientific analysis of resource policies and instruments in nine countries. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment