… has also become an energy supplier producing energy plants for use in biomass power stations. Download Series brochure / flyer Number of pages 100 Year of …

… 2015 Environmental Trends in Germany Environmental policy requires great staying power not only in terms of climate protection. A look at air pollution control and …

… The conventional energy supply has so far been characterised by a centralised power supply in large thermal power plants. With the amendment of the Atomic Energy Act in 2011 and the Coal … can be increased. Measures in relation to insufficient cooling water for thermal power plants In order to prevent shortage situations, the cooling water demand for …

… of cooling water, disrupt supply chains for fossil fuels and cause damage to the power grid. last update on 11.01.2022 Demand for cooling energy As a result of … small in relation to the total energy demand. Lack of cooling water for thermal power plants Thermal power plants such as coal, nuclear, gas and steam power plants need cooling water to …

… can cause damage to roads, railways, traffic control systems, overhead lines and power poles. Traffic is affected as a result, which can lead to accidents and … the railway infrastructure Damage to traffic guidance systems, overhead lines and power supply systems Traffic guidance systems (e.g. traffic lights and signs), overhead lines and power supply systems (e.g. power pylons) are particularly affected by periods of …

… options are available: cultivation across the slope, the creation of green strips, hedges and roadside ditches running across the slope to slow down runoff, … to reducing water erosion risks by designating priority areas (e.g. green strips, hedge planting) for soil protection. In the settlement area, areas with no … land, the creation of biotopes (e.g. establishment of permanent flowering strips in fields). Another objective can be land consolidation, which reduces the …

… water body maintenance and the creation of sufficiently wide, unmanaged riparian strips. And where necessary and possible, new plantings should also be made to shade … Directive (WFD) can be used to establish ecological areas such as riparian strips. The potential permanent loss of structures in the shore region of lakes can … to achieving a "good ecological status" of water bodies. Functioning riparian strips with sufficient planting next to the direct riparian area of inland waters …

… If Germany fulfills its ambitious expansion targets for new photovoltaic and wind power plants over the next few years, this goal is within reach. Environmental … by so-called end consumers such as industry or private households as well as the power plants' own consumption and transmission losses. As the indicator thus fully … in recent decades. The main reason for this has been the support of renewable power generation technologies since the introduction of the Renewable Energy Sources …

… the summer and adapt our holiday habits or daily routines to the changing climate. Tools for Climate Change Adaptation The above-mentioned examples show that there are … KomPass - Climate Impacts and Adaptation in Germany therefore provides different tools for climate change adaption with information and concrete recommendations for …

… in Germany and other member states of the trans-European electricity network, the power generation in nuclear and coal-fired power stations was in some cases massively restricted. Owing to the high temperature … brings about a distinct reduction in water-dependent risks. On the contrary, hydropower stations can indeed be affected as a user of renewable energy: their …

… and the generation of energy. The designation of priority and restricted areas is a tool used by spatial planning in order to guide the development of land use … of 20 ha per day has been set as an interim target for 2030. In contrast with the powerful expansion of residential and transport areas in the early 2000s, the new … climate change adaptation. Thanks to its toolkit consisting of informal and formal tools, spatial planning can make valuable contributions in this respect, for …