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. read more
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What Matters 2-2020: 30 Years German Unity
Each issue of the German Environment Agency's magazine "Schwerpunkt" is devoted to relevant topics in the field of environmental protection. It is published every six months. In issue 2-2020, UBA looks back on 30 years of German unification from an environmental perspective. The topics: The state of water, soil, air and climate at the time of reunification | Contaminated sites in Bitterfeld-Wo... read more
Inner worlds in times of multiple crises
Humanity is facing a period of multiple crises. These crises pose emotional burdens for individuals that however, often remain neglected in public discourse. However a sustainability transformation must address the inner crises in the same way as it requires finding solutions to the outer situation. In this event on 17 october, we therefore create a space to reflect and deal with our inner worl... read more
Implementing Ordinance on Guarantees of Origin and Guarantees of Regional Origin (HkRNDV) + Fees Ordinance of Guarantees of Origin and Guarantees of Regional Origin (HkRNGebV)
Non-binding translation – only the German text is authentic. hkrndv_and_hkrngebv_unofficial_version.pdf
Transformationsorientierte Umweltpolitik für einen sozial-ökologischen Wandel des Ernährungssystems in Deutschland
Im ersten Teil konkretisiert und erweitert dieser Bericht das Konzept einer transformativen Umweltpolitik, welches aufbauend auf den Erkenntnissen der Transformationsforschung Handlungsansätze für die Politik formuliert, für das Ernährungssystem. Die Handlungsansätze werden in Ansätze des Nischenmanagements und der Exnovation systematisiert. Zudem wird reflektiert, inwieweit eine Transformatio... read more
Renewable energies in Germany
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Affairs, the Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat) takes stock of the use of renewable energies and annually prepares an official estimate of the development of renewable energies for the previous year. This background paper describes the initial findings for the electricity, heat and transport sectors, suppl... read more
Renewable energies in Germany
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat) takes stock of the use of renewable energies and annually prepares an official estimate of the development of renewable energies for the previous year. This background paper describes the initial findings for the electricity, heatand transport sectors, supplemented by... read more
