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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Water balance and water management

    The picture shows the tip of a level meter in a calm body of water.

    … the development of groundwater levels requires greater attention. As indicated by data collected in the drought years of 2018 to 2020, the trend towards diminishing … for decreases in the availability of water is also found in satellite gravimetric data. In Germany, the terrestrially stored water has diminished significantly in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … not usually possible in this sector to identify – on the basis of collectable data – a distinct causal relationship with climate change. Monitoring data will always have to be interpreted against the background of the framework of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … of trees and forests (cf. Indicator FW-I-3 ). Up until the end of the 1990s, data reflected the positive effects of a decrease in pollutant inputs. However, … pressure on healthy woodlands and forests might increase. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Any changes in the composition of tree species and in terms of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … assessments are subject to considerable uncertainties. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? In addition to road transport and inland shipping, the 2023 … of the railway infrastructure. This is because there has so far been a lack of data and information on ÖPNV with a view to potential climate change impacts and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … and extraordinarily high peaks of strain on volunteers is documented in the form of data recorded by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) (cf. Indicator BS-I-1 … compatibility among detection systems used nationwide and among recorded deployment data might contribute to the development of more effective adaptation measures on …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Tourism industry

    The picture shows a man from behind. He is wearing a T shirt and short trousers. He is walking through a wood carrying a rucksack. To the right and left of the path, white flowers are blooming beneath the trees.

    … there is some certainty regarding the assessment. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Monitoring the action field ‘Tourism industry’ is severely limited owing to a lack of available data. This is partly due to the fact that the discussion on climate change impacts …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … processes estimated to occur by the end of this century. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? It should be noted that companies in the field of trade and … in regional, national or international production and supply chains. Economic data available in official statistical records in respect of climate change impacts …

  • Press release 15/2020 from 08.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019

    overhead electicity line and wind power plants

    … 36 percent, less than in 1990. For 2018 UBA's calculations are based on provisional data, that is, 468 grams per kilowatt hour (-296 g/KWh, -38% compared to 1990 base … amount to 269 million tonnes CO 2 , and 219 million tonnes for 2019.  Accuracy of data The present emissions calculations for Germany are based on country emissions …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … function including the improvement of urban climates. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The DAS Monitoring Indicators can be used to thematise the … regard to the impacts of extreme events on the building stock. By comparison, the data situation is less favourable with regard to other consequences of climate …

  • Appointment from 13.02.2019 | Last changed: 04.04.2019

    International Conference: Measuring Sustainability in Tourism

    Fußabdrücke im Sand

    … sustainability in German tourism in comparison to other countries? How can data be prepared for use in practice and in politics? What are the key future … or non-sustainable tourism development and how can they be reflected by the data? These and other questions will be discussed and answered at the conference in …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … parked more often but when and if necessary, drive it at slower speed.” Emissions data updates Emissions in Germany have declined by 38.7% since 1990. The target for … in 2021 compared to the previous year in almost all sectors. The available data show that since 2010, the energy transition in particular has contributed to …