North and Baltic Sea coasts of Germany continue to be polluted with waste – interim report presents measures against marine litter read more
Round Table Against Marine Litter goes into round two
Who has the best ecodesign in Germany?
On 11 September a panel jury of environmental and design experts made the nominations for this year's Bundespreis Ecodesign (German Ecodesign Award). Twenty submissions in the areas of architecture, energy, nutrition, home living, interior design, mobility and fashion can now hope to receive an award at an awards ceremony to be held 27 November. read more
Urban Mining
Why not tap the enormous sources of raw materials which we ourselves have created? read more
Emissions trading: EEX holds 500th German auction of emission allowances
Since 5th January 2010, EEX has auctioned more than 900 million emission allowances on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Including today’s 500th auction, revenue of in total approximately EUR 6 billion has been generated. These funds have been used almost completely for financing national and international climate protection measures. read more
Diesel cars: Software updates are not enough for clean air
Trotz Beschlüssen des Diesel-Gipfels: NO2-Konzentration bleibt hoch read more
Federal employees continue to travel climate-friendly
Emission reduction credits (ERCs) from high-quality international climate change mitigation projects will continue to compensate the official travel by German federal employees. The Federal Government plans to purchase more than 235,000 ERCs which will then be cancelled. ERCs for emissions in 2015 were purchased earlier this year. The next compensation procedure for 2016 emissions will now follow. read more
Good indoor air quality is in jeopardy
The German Environment Agency (UBA) is warning of potential health risks as a result of staying in buildings which do not meet adequate European standards. read more
Sustainable supply chain management, step by step
A new guide by the Federal Environment Ministry and the German Environment Agency offers companies advice on how to integrate sustainability into their supply chains. read more
