… 2017 Summary Report For the fourth time, the German Environment Agency asked its employees about their commuting behavior as well as their business travel arrangements. 68 percent of employees come to work on foot, by bike or with public transport. Biking accounts for 25 percent of all commuting trips. This is …

… Source: U. J. Alexander / Getty Images Some 2.8 million people in Germany were employed in the environmental protection sector in 2017, says a recent report … and 2017 (compared to 1.3 percent general growth in employment). With 1.5 million employees or 56 percent of all jobs in environmental protection, environmentally … Associated content Links more information on employment and environment (in German) Publications Beschäftigung im Umweltschutz 2017 All press releases Tags employment …

… Agency (UBA) opened a new site in Cottbus on the 25th April 2024. Ten UBA employees will conduct research there on the decarbonisation of industry and … Strengthening Act. Press release No. 18/2024 | 25.04.2024 Eight of the ten employees at the new UBA site in Cottbus are part of the ‘Decarbonisation in … processes as well as the reduction of process-related CO 2 emissions. Two further employees focusing on transport will investigate decarbonisation options and the …

… Saxony-Anhalt. The team, currently consisting of eleven people, will grow to 25 employees by the end of 2024. Their task will be to set up the umwelt.info internet … we also want to offer an interesting and varied range of services for the general public with our future web editorial team." An important first milestone was already … the data and information resources contained there, so that this content will be publicly accessible and searchable free of charge for all users in the future. The …

… initially took root within the Federal Ministry. Shortly thereafter, the Federal Republic of Germany became the first European country to establish a scientific … 1974 the German Environment Agency (UBA) began work in west Berlin with around 170 employees. Environmental issues were becoming increasingly more prominent on … of the UBA and environmental protection UBA walk for humankind and the environment Publications 40 Jahre Umweltbundesamt All press releases Tags German Environment …

… Only a systematic phase-out of subsidies will free up enough money to make local public transport attractive Future-fit city: little noise, green and with attractive … spaces – these are the problems that plague many people living in cities. In a new publication the German Environment Agency (UBA) paints a picture of how the … Urban Mobility UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig 30.-31.3.2017 in Berlin (in German) Publications Die Stadt für Morgen: Umweltschonend mobil – lärmarm – grün – kompakt – …

… Environmental awareness study: crises affect public’s perception of environmental and climate challenges Germans are increasingly … Ergebnisse Source: Umweltbundesamt Links UBA: Environmental Awareness in Germany Publications Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2024 All press releases Tags climate …

… / UBA The first version of the umwelt.info internet portal is available to the public from today at https://mvp.umwelt.info. Lilian Busse, Vice President of the … in Saxony-Anhalt since January 2023, is responsible for the portal. Currently 13 employees of the German Environment Agency (UBA⁠) are working here to make umwelt.info a central access point to all publicly available information on environmental and nature conservation-related …

… important economic sector of Germany’s national economy. In 2022 roughly a sixth of employees in Germany generated more than 20 % of Germany’s Gross Value Added. … A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts. Annual review of public health, 37: 97-112. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021740 . 173 - … Kiel (Hg.). Kiel, 4 S. https://www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Dateiverwaltung/IfW-Publications/-ifw/IfW_Box/2018/box_2018-17_niedrigwasser.pdf. 175 - UBA – …

… summer months, temperatures between 23 °C and 26 °C are considered comfortable for employees in light and sedentary occupations. Measures to provide heat protection in … expected such heat-related impacts on their efficiency at their workplace. An employee’s thermal comfort influences their working capacity thus exerting a direct … from adverse impacts on their health caused by heat. For example, on building sites employers can give instruction for shading or ventilation units to be installed in …

… problems in agriculture remain unsolved. Source: Karin Jähne / Fotolia.com A new publication by the Agriculture Commission at the Federal Environment Agency (KLU) … the new orientation our agriculture system so urgently needs." Associated content Publications "Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme der Zukunft?"(veröffentlicht 2019) All …

… Impact of coronavirus pandemic on public transport It will take new ideas to get people to opt for public transport … incentives to use its services. Associated content Links Sustainable mobility Publications Further development of public transport in and after the pandemic All …