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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … / 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 …

  • News from 16.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    An estimated 310,000 vehicles with unknown whereabouts

    end-of-life vehicles

    … 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 …

  • Press release 17/2020 from 09.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Employment numbers in environmental protection sector rising steadily

    worker installing a thermal insulation on a facade of a building

    … 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 …

  • Appointment from 16.08.2017 | Last changed: 16.08.2017

    Accelerating the Resource Revolution – World Resources Forum 2017

    Menschen tauschen sich auf einer Konferenz aus.

    … 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 …

  • News from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions?

    The picture shows solar panels as well as wind turbines.

    … 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 …

  • Appointment from 01.04.2021 | Last changed: 28.05.2021

    International Green Cooling Summit

    Logo: Piktogramm einer Schneeflocke und Schriftzug: Green Cooling Summit 2021, Online worlwide 25 - 27 May 2021

    … 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, …

  • 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.

    … 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 …

  • Press release 18/2024 from 25.04.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2024

    New German Environment Agency location opened in Cottbus

    Luftbild der Cottbuser Innenstadt

    … 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 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas … yet of infections such as dengue, zika or chikungunya transmitted by mosquito bites and contracted in Germany. Nevertheless, this hazard is increasing, given the spread … of mosquitoes which can act as vectors for these pathogens (cf. Indicator GE-I-5 ), and the concurrent presence of these pathogens which can be introduced, for …

  • Press release 15/2015 from 25.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    25 April is World Penguin Day

    two penguins

    … almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, seven of which are in Antarctica and on sub-Antarctic islands. Besides their cold habitat, polar bears and penguins … of penguins. These losses are due to the retreat of polar ice as a result of climate change, which is also responsible for smaller stocks of krill. Krill are …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … drinkingwater at risk Degradation products of pesticides can diminish groundwater and drinking water quality Source: bigfoot / Fotolia.com The quality of the drinking … in summer, a situation that is likely to worsen with the expected effects of the climate crisis. Instead of tolerating ever higher concentrations and risks of …

  • Press release 02/2021 from 28.01.2021 | Last changed: 08.02.2021

    Final account of 2019 greenhouse gases in Germany: Emissions declined by 35 per cent over 1990 levels

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … by 35 per cent over 1990 levels Energy sector achieves major cuts Good for the climate: Germany replacing coal-based electricity with more power from wind and sun Source: Teteline / Fotolia.com Germany emitted a total of 809.8 million … sectors not covered by the EU ETS, such as transport, buildings, agriculture and waste, but also parts of the industrial sector. The EU Commission is responsible for …