… relevant degradation product is the persistent trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). A two-year measurement campaign of TFA at 8 monitoring sites in Germany showed that TFA levels in precipitation are already several times higher than they were 25 years ago and are expected to rise even further. Therefore, the use and development …

… energies in gross electricity consumption will be around 46 percent for the full year 2020 – a good four percentage points higher than the figure for the full year 2019 (42%). This is the result of a …

… need to improve protection against heat. The study has been conducted every two years since 1996 to investigate how environmental awareness and environmental … with an interest in the subject. Download Series fact sheet Number of pages 8 Year of publication July 2025 Author(s) Dr. Vivian Frick, Dr. Julia Fülling, …

… been discerned in a few cases only. Subject to weather patterns, there are spatial focal points where floods occur. However, as a rule several river basins are affected. … 31st October) on the basis of the highest discharge values (HQ) of individual half-years respectively. When averaging the number of floodwater days measured at all …

… a maximum offer in the CDM of 4.6 billion emission credits (so-called CERs) for the years 2013-2020, a first analysis identified and quantified project types that are … any time in the future. Download Series Climate Change | 45/2020 Number of pages 40 Year of publication November 2020 Author(s) Thomas Day, Carsten Warnecke, Harry …

… and high-quality manner. And because this is not always clear, the motto of this year's “E-Waste Day” points this out. So it is not only classic appliances such as televisions, … and “atypical” electrical appliances in particular are being targeted. For some years now, there has been an increasing⁠ trend ⁠to equip furniture, (smart) …

… study adaptation issues and are involved in piloting adaptation measures. A major focal point in the BMUV’s departmental research plan is the ‘ Adaptation to climate change …

… Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible UBA presents 7-point strategy against obsolescence for European Week for Waste Reduction Appliances … appliance has to be taken to the shop for repairs.” This proposal is part of a 7-point strategy drafted by UBA to resist obsolescence. In addition to implementing … on the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR). The motto of this year’s EWWR is “Reuse and Repair: Give it a new life!” and aims to inspire citizens …

… 38 per cent of overall gross final electricity consumption, due mainly to the year’s unusually sunny weather. In the heating sector, the share of renewables rose only slightly, virtually unchanged compared to previous years at just under 14 per cent. The transport sector edged up by 0.4 percentage points to a 5.6 per cent share. The share of renewable energy in gross final energy …

… in 2022. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.4 per cent compared to the previous year. This means that just under 10 kilograms less packaging was consumed per … per cent compared to 2010. The recycling rate for packaging rose by 0.6 percentage points and reached 68.5 per cent, according to the German Environment Agency (UBA) …

… mix significantly in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year. In total, around 138 billion kilowatt hours of renewable electricity were … Statistics (AGEE-Stat). This represents a continuation of the increase of previous years. Because electricity consumption fell at the same time due to the coronavirus … first time in the first six months of the year - an upturn of about six percentage points from the 44 percent share in the first half of 2019. Press release No. …