… 2015 greenhouse gas emissions indicate a slight decrease for second year in a row … after reductions had been recorded in the early years of the millennium. The causes of this trend in agriculture, as in the previous year, are due to higher …

… Final account of 2019 greenhouse gases in Germany: Emissions declined by 35 per cent over 1990 levels Energy … continues the trend of the past years. Furthermore, less mineral fertiliser was used and livestock numbers decreased. Dirk Messner, President of the German …

… Infrasound at or under perception threshold does not cause acute physical reactions UBA experimental study does prove annoyance effect … project on this topic in the coming year. Associated content Links Noise effects Publications Lärmwirkungen von Infraschallimmissionen All press releases Tags …

… European emissions trading: Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany constant overall … tons of CO 2 -eq, the second year in a row. In the energy sector, natural gas use in electricity production fell due to the sharp increase in gas prices as a …

… Joint press release with the German Meteorological Service Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future Heat waves raise risk of death in heart … in Germany Climate Change Effects on Heat Waves and Future Heat Wave-Associa Publications Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Biotropie des Wetters und die …

… Guideline for greenhouse gas calculation in the transport sector Greenhouse gas emissions from transport can now be calculated using a guideline. Source: m.mphoto / Fotolia.com The transport of passengers and …

… Climate footprint 2016: Transport sector and cool weather cause spike in emissions Nearly 4 million tons more greenhouse gases emissions than in … in electricity production. For reasons of price, more low-emissions natural gas was used for the first time since 2010, thereby replacing other fossil fuels. The …

… Renaturalised bodies of water can reduce greenhouse gas emissions Modified water bodies emit carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous … Water directive (2015-2021) Restoration platform Water protection IPCC Report 2021 Publications Climate-relevant greenhouse gas emissions of inland waters in Germany …

… Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly Energy sector emissions lower, … (- 4.1%) compared to the previous year. The main reason is that less hard coal was used to generate electricity due to the high level of wind power feed-in. Also, hard … and are to be considered a forecast rather than final figures. They are derived using a system of modelling and extrapolated trends based on the detailed inventory …

… Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020 Positive trend of recent years continues … electricity (-23 million tonnes). Emissions from the generation of electricity using hard coal fell by 13 million tonnes of CO 2 , despite the commissioning of the … than gas-fired power plants, which emit less CO 2 . Renewable energies were also used more than in previous years, accounting for 45 percent of gross electricity …

… German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis German-Polish working group cooperating well Europe’s … also detect toxic algal metabolites (algal toxins). The expertise at hand will be used to evaluate the delivered data and test results. The hypothesis that mercury …

… "Mobile" chemicals - when filters become useless German Environment Agency wants better protection of drinking water against … are what the UBA is calling chemicals which have entered the water cycle because they do not bind to solids such as sand or activated carbon. They are therefore …