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  • Press release 09/2023 from 01.03.2023 | Last changed: 06.03.2023

    Paludiculture: More climate action with rewetted peatlands

    drainage channel through a peatland

    … Peatland Protection Strategy. Paludiculture cultivation restores peatland ecosystems. Unlike with renaturation, rewetted soils are suitable for commercial … constraints and costs of rewetting. It proposed solutions, highlighted training and education offers, and provided advice on how to establish supply chains for …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … of passenger cars and commercial vehicles with conventional and alternative drive systems in detail, based on the entire vehicle life cycle. According to the results … fossil fuels. In the course of the ongoing transition to a renewable electricity system, these disadvantages will continue to diminish. In 2050, the electric car …

  • Press release 03/2016 from 29.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy

    Verkehrslichter in der Stadt

    … matter in particular, can harm the respiratory tract and damage the cardiovascular system, too. Ozone: the downside of the unusually hot and dry summer in terms of air … risk of thrombosis, or changes in the regulatory function of the vegetative nervous system.   Associated content Links Animation: Auswertung der Feinstaubwerte; Stand …

  • Press release 42/2024 from 19.09.2024 | Last changed: 23.09.2024

    Germany’s “Blauer Kompass” award: prize for outstanding projects for climate change precautions and adaptation

    Preisträger und Preisträgerinnen des Wettbewerbs Blauer Kompass 2024 auf einem Gruppenbild

    … categories of “municipalities”, “private and municipal companies”, “research and education institutions”, as well as “clubs, associations and foundations”. … of the profits from sold products. Video: inventied GmbH Category: Research and educational institutions HydroSKIN – building façade elements against flooding and …

  • Press release 32/2022 from 28.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    Heat in the inner city: a plea for more trees and shade

    Stuttgart von oben, zu sehen ist die Lage in einem Talkessel

    … urban heat island effect. A recent study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has systematically investigated how cooler temperatures can be realised in inner-city … at all times. Climate protection reasons suggest the use of air-conditioning systems if surface cooling systems use natural refrigerants. The phenomenon of …

  • Press release 42/2013 from 17.10.2013 | Last changed: 19.11.2013

    Nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign contest 2013

    … projects was impressive: fully recyclable outdoor clothing with a take-back system, a solar kiosk, a wood hybrid building system, and an electric wheel hub drive for commercial vehicles, to name a few. The …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … on Measures to Avoid Carbon Leakage in the National Fuel Emissions Trading System' (BEHG Carbon Leakage Ordinance, BECV) Policy incentives for the uptake of …

  • News from 11.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.12.2018

    International Mountain Day 2018: Sustainable Alps

    A lake with mountains around it and blue sky.

    … their particular landscape but also provide natural capital and many important ecosystem services. However, they are extremely sensitive to the consequences of … of humans and animals. Therefore, this region is regarded as an early-warning system for climate change and as an open air laboratory for climate adaptation. The … areas: low-carbon economy and climate adaptation, resource-efficient economy, ecosystem services and natural capital, as well as quality of life and well-being. This …

  • Press release 33/2024 from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    First half of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly

    Freiflächenphotovoltaikanlage, Rapsfeld und Windenergieanlagen

    … distribution grid areas in which a particularly large number of renewable energy systems are connected should not be burdened further by rising grid fees.” … two quarters totalled 7.5 gigawatts (GW), while the addition of onshore wind energy systems only reached 0.9 GW. Around 0.4 GW of net new capacity was added to the …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … NO2 per cubic metre of air or less. Some municipalities also use air filtration systems or close lanes directly in front of the measuring stations to improve air … A temporary reduction in traffic volume is no more a part of this than are filter systems that only purify the air in the immediate vicinity of the air monitoring …