On 2 September 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its new report, Limiting Overshoot – Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return. Its message is severe: exceeding the 1.5°C global warming threshold is no longer something we can assume will be avoided. The world is now heading towards an overshoot, potentially within […]
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On 8 December 2023, the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously designated 20 September as an international day of action. However, in various countries, such activities have a much longer tradition and reflect the development of a social culture in which responsibility for our shared environment is increasingly understood as a task for all […]
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On July 17th 2026, the European Commission initiated a major legislative process with the proposal to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) – one that will set benchmarks worldwide. "The European Commission aims to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, advance decarbonisation, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels." For the waste management sector, the key issues […]
Read MoreIn February 2026, the US government took a step the significance of which can hardly be overstated: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed the 2009 “endangerment finding”, the science-based determination that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane pose a threat to public health and welfare and must therefore be regulated. This decision removes […]
Read MoreIm Februar 2026 hat die US‑Regierung einen Schritt vollzogen, dessen Tragweite kaum überschätzt werden kann: Die Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hat das „Endangerment Finding“ von 2009 aufgehoben, also jene wissenschaftlich fundierte Feststellung, dass Treibhausgase wie Kohlendioxid und Methan eine Gefahr für Gesundheit und Wohlergehen der Bevölkerung darstellen und deshalb reguliert werden müssen. Diese Entscheidung beseitigt […]
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Trotz breitem gesellschaftlichem Konsens bleibt die Abfallvermeidung weltweit hinter ihren Zielen zurück. Der Grund ist ein systemischer Zielkonflikt: Die ökologische Notwendigkeit, Müll zu reduzieren, kollidiert mit der globalen Maxime des Wirtschaftswachstums – und dieses Problem nimmt zu. Die Europäische Union stellt die Abfallvermeidung noch vor allen Recyclingmaßnahmen an die Spitze ihrer Abfallwirtschaftshierarchie. Auch im Aktionsplan […]
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Despite a broad social consensus, worldwide waste prevention is falling short of its targets. The reason for this is a systemic conflict of objectives: the ecological necessity of reducing waste clashes with the global maxim of economic growth – and this problem is growing. The European Union places waste prevention at the top of its […]
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