… WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Flood events can increase to extreme and devastating proportions. Source: murat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Depending on the location and use of the areas threatened by flooding, extreme floodwater discharge events …

… – German Environment Agency publishes updated cost rates More heavy rainfall due to climate change can mean high costs in case of floods. Source: asafaric / Fotolia.com Excessive amounts of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and other environmental pollutants harm human health, destroy ecosystems and foster …

… / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities 2018 to … sweating, heat stress can cause the body to lose a relatively great amount of fluid and electrolytes. This fluid loss can lead to dehydration (lack of water in the body) and may also entail diminished viscosity of the blood. These phenomena increase the …

… / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes Little precipitation and high evaporation make lake water levels drop. In both the North German Plain and the area of the Alps-and-foothills, lakes nowadays have less water than they …

… 310,000 vehicles with unknown whereabouts A rate of 95.7 percent for reuse and recovery of ELVs were calculated for the year 2018 in Germany. Source: CC Vision … premium in 2009. The source of these data is the Federal Statistical Office data on waste disposal. The increase is likely to be partly due to the exchange premiums for …

… upgrades for buildings are an important job-creating factor. Source: U. J. Alexander / Getty Images Some 2.8 million people in Germany were employed in the … coronavirus crisis. It is important that all economic stimulus packages also take climate protection and sustainability into account. After all, green investments pay …

… after two historic global agreements – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change – the World Resources Forum Association invites leaders from government, business, research and NGOs to Geneva to talk about how to accelerate the Resource Revolution. How …

… EU is feasible, based on a fully decarbonized energy supply, without carbon capture and storage. Key components of the scenario are a strong increase in energy … Due to unavoidable GHG emissions from agriculture, industrial processes and waste treatment, achieving GHG neutrality also requires lower activity of the … gas emissions and its implications Low-Carbon Europe 2050 All news Tags EU climate policy Paris Agreement … With the Paris Agreement the EU urgently needs to …

… Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 - 13:30 until Thursday, May 27th, 2021 - 17:15 The GIZ and the German Environment Agency (UBA) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the … by individual countries and the availability of energy-efficient technologies with climate-friendly natural refrigerants in the RAC sector. Besides technical experts, …

… Mountain Day 2018: Sustainable Alps Alpine scenery with a view to Alpsee and Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany. Source: Fotolia/J. Ossorio Castillo December … ecosystem services. However, they are extremely sensitive to the consequences of climate change. The Alps represent one of the most prominent mountain regions in …

… Ten UBA employees will conduct research there on the decarbonisation of industry and transport. The newly founded department is there to exchange knowledge and … They will be investigating how energy-intensive industrial processes can be made climate neutral while also taking other environmental concerns into account. Through …