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  • Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved

    Ein Schornstein stößt dunklen Qualm aus.

    … agriculture adopts sustainable soil management practices, and long-lived wood products are used more widely in construction. The sector’s sequestration capacity … conservation and climate-resilient forest conversion, and making long-lived wood products economically viable. Rewetting drained peatlands and optimising water …

  • News from 28.04.2025 | Last changed: 10.06.2025

    Risks and benefits of inhibitors in agriculture

    Acker neben Wiese mit Bäumen im Hintergrund

    … very probably not be approved under the requirements of the EU Plant Protection Products Regulation. In addition, there are still uncertainties regarding the …

  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … sold in Germany is made outside of Europe. The environmental damage of textiles production is enormous and working conditions are a disaster. The amount of … 2016 All press releases Tags diesel vehicle environmentally harmful subsidy textile production … The German Environment Agency (UBA) is calling for a much quicker …

  • Press release 20/2025 from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 28.05.2025

    German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance

    Das Bild zeigt eine Pflanzenschutzspritze, die übers Feld fährt.

    … Agency German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance TFA is toxic to reproduction, very persistent and very mobile TFA is a metabolite of some pesticides … substances (PFAS). As German authorities consider the substance toxic for reproduction and harmful to the environment, it should be classified accordingly. The … European applications. For instance, the approval of TFA-forming plant protection products is under review. As a result, TFA input from agriculture could be …

  • Press release 16/2023 from 07.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Marine Litter Round Table active against plastic pollution in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea for seven years

    Müll liegt am Sandstrand, vor allem Plastik- und Fischereimüll.

    … a life cycle. That’s why it’s important to me to start already with the design of products.” Christian Meyer, Minister for Environment of Lower Saxony: “Our seas are … outlining the state of knowledge and the priority measures that are needed. The products also include recommendations for avoiding and safely recovering ghost nets, …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … so-called damage from natural hazards – is now acknowledged as a well-established product in the insurance market. However, by late 2018 only 43 % of residential … so-called damage from natural hazards – is now acknowledged as a well-established product in the insurance market. However, by late 2018 only 43 % of residential …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … yields is an adequate supply of water. The cultivation of potatoes and the production of vegetables, and also the cultivation of special crops are particularly … yields is an adequate supply of water. The cultivation of potatoes and the production of vegetables, and also the cultivation of special crops are particularly …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … of building envelopes. This indicator takes into account investments in products such as insulation of façade and windows / exterior doors, which usually … of building envelopes. This indicator takes into account investments in products such as insulation of façade and windows / exterior doors, which usually …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-R-1: Perception of the relevance of physical climate risks in trade and

    The picture shows a woman and a man in an office sitting at a meeting table. The two formally dressed individuals are each holding a document while exchanging views. There is a glass of water on the meeting table; a plant is visible in the background. The room is illuminated by sunlight shining in.

    … events or creeping environmental changes. Potential impacts include for instance productivity losses, damage to buildings, changes in demand or adverse effects on … events or creeping environmental changes. Potential impacts include for instance productivity losses, damage to buildings, changes in demand or adverse effects on …