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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … these values reflect only those processes that are well understood and thus can be modelled. For example, the processes of ice melting in the Antarctic have so far not allowed adequate modelling. However, it is conceivable that by 2100 they might lead to an additional …

  • Press release 03/2021 from 28.01.2021 | Last changed: 08.02.2021

    Many companies underestimate the risks of climate change

    Niedrigwasser

    … block of sustainability management and the continued development of business models." Press release No. 03/2021 | 28.01.2021 The DAX 30 companies surveyed see … block of sustainability management and the continued development of business models." … The consequences of climate change pose economic risks for companies. A …

  • News from 11.01.2021 | Last changed: 11.01.2021

    The transnational impacts of global climate change

    Containerterminal

    … Some impact chains were subsequently selected to be used in a global macroeconomic model that would investigate the exposure and relevance of climate change-induced …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-3: Priority and restricted areas for (preventive) flood control

    The picture shows the oxbow lake of a river with unfortified banks lined with meadows and tree clusters.

    … by going beyond the legal specification of flood plains. In past years, various modelling projects with regard to spatial planning were used to explore what … by going beyond the legal specification of flood plains. In past years, various modelling projects with regard to spatial planning were used to explore what …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … now possible to compare also the water volumes calculated by means of hydrological models with the measurements obtained indirectly. The spatial resolution of the … now possible to compare also the water volumes calculated by means of hydrological models with the measurements obtained indirectly. The spatial resolution of the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

    The picture shows the soil profile of a forest. The A (or upper) horizon is formed by a massive humus layer. The surface is covered in twigs, cones and needles.

    … between 2006 and 2008. The third BZE-Wald survey began in 2022. Process-based modelling – developed on the basis of BZE-Wald data for greenhouse gas reporting at … between 2006 and 2008. The third BZE-Wald survey began in 2022. Process-based modelling – developed on the basis of BZE-Wald data for greenhouse gas reporting at …

  • News from 26.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    Sustainable lifestyles: From the niche to the city centres

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … decline in use and importance. In contrast, alternative and sustainable consumption models, such as secondhand, borrowing, swapping or repairing, are increasing, … more circularity and ⁠sufficiency⁠. However, due to the current environment, these models usually only remain a niche option and are at best only perceived by …

  • News from 18.12.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2023

    Climate protection is also possible without nuclear energy

    Installation of a Photovoltaic system on a roof

    … plays a subordinate role overall. For example, in the "MESSAGEix-Globiom" model from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Vienna, … energy sources will supply around 81 per cent of electricity generation in the same model. The factsheet on the role of nuclear energy in achieving the climate targets …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-5: Claims expenditure for property insurance

    The picture shows a badly damaged single-family house. The exterior wall has been breached in several places, some windows are missing, and the exterior rendering is pitted to well above the ground floor. Mud and debris have accumulated all round the house.

    … for the future are still fraught with problems. As far as regional climate models are concerned which were examined by the network of experts linked to the … for the future are still fraught with problems. As far as regional climate models are concerned which were examined by the network of experts linked to the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-2: Herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden

    The picture shows herring spawn. It is possible to see six transparent eggs adhering to each other, with larvae inside.

    … larvae stocks in the Greifswalder Bodden area. In fact, this index represents the modelled total of herring larvae which, by the end of the spawning stage, have … larvae stocks in the Greifswalder Bodden area. In fact, this index represents the modelled total of herring larvae which, by the end of the spawning stage, have …

  • Press release 35/2017 from 13.10.2017 | Last changed: 23.10.2017

    Environmental availability of raw materials

    in einer bergigen, trockenen Landschaft klafft ein riesiges tiefes Loch mit terrassenförmigen Plateaus in der Erde

    … (ÖkoRess I) for the German Environment Agency. First a site-related evaluation model was developed, and a raw-material evaluation model was subsequently derived. The current follow-up project ÖkoRess II (ÖkoRess I …