… climate protection instruments was once again slightly higher than in the previous year. A record revenue of 18.4 billion euros was already achieved in 2023. This is … in revenue of around 28 per cent compared to the record amount from the previous year (2023: 7.7 billion euros). In contrast, revenue from carbon pricing in the … trading system (nEHS) for heating and transport increased compared to the previous year. Revenue from the nEHS in 2024 was around 13 billion euros, around 21 per cent …

… was about five percent below the level of the corresponding period of the previous year. The main reason was exceptionally low wind conditions in both the winter and … from renewable sources—five percent less than in the seme period in the previous year (149 TWh). Wind conditions were unusually weak, particularly in the typically … demand for electricity was roughly the same as in the first half of the previous year. Due to the weather-related reduction in renewable electricity generation, the …

… According to scientific research, there is an increasing amount of evidence pointing to the influence of weather conditions on the increase in diseases and … than 25 days per calendar year. The mean of the days is calculated across three years. The WHO published new recommendations for air quality in 2021. These …

… 28.11.2023 KM-I-2: Sea levels The calculated mean of water levels measured for 19 years at selected gauging stations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea illustrate the … with reference to the standard elevation zero (NHN). The NHN signifies the zero point of the current elevation frame of reference in Germany – termed the ’Deutsche …

… and how these can be overcome at a joint press conference in Berlin after five years of the Packaging Act. Press release No. 43/2023 | 04.12.2023 In 2022, the dual … the actual feed-in rate for mechanical recycling was 67.5 per cent, 4.5 percentage points above the statutory minimum – four years previously it was still well below …

… take place again on German Sustainability Day. Source: Christian Lietzmann This year's Blue Angel Prize goes to the telecommunications service provider Telekom … the award on 27 November in Düsseldorf. Press release No. 43/2015 | 27.11.2015 This year's Blue Angel Prize distinguishes companies which have supported the cause of … decision for the benefit of man and the environment." Blue Angel Prize Every year since 2012 the prize has been awarded to companies which support the cause of …

… to climate change. DAS Monitoring –what is happening due to climate change Recent years have very clearly demonstrated the impacts of climatic change on buildings, … individual extreme weather events such as hailstorms in 2013, are a major case in point, with a view to the particularly high claims expenditure arising in that year …

… air temperatures – the seas and oceans are warming increasingly too. Especially in years with persistent heat waves, water temperatures rise distinctly. As a result, … from rivers. The maximum nitrogen concentrations at the limnic-marine transition point stipulated for Germany, are nowadays complied with in respect of the mean for …

… The mean discharge of watercourses in Germany decreases in the summer half-year. Source: Uwe / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy … suggest that changes in the fundamental availability of water in both half-years (winter and summer) are already beginning to take place. The mean value … discharge regime, there have been – from 1960 until the late 1980s – just as many years in which the values for summer discharge were higher, as there were years in …

… in the area of the Upper Rhine area have increased distinctly over the past 15 years. GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study Source: KABS (mosquito monitoring) … climatic conditions. This region also plays a major role as an important entrance point to Germany for thermophilic species via vehicular traffic from neighbouring …

… these tasks according to changing weather patterns. In the course of the past fifty years, maize cultivation (drilling) was brought forward by more than a week. The … on weather patterns. Nevertheless, relevant observations may provide useful pointers for adaptations in respect of management planning. The cultivation of maize …

… experts of the German Federal Ecodesign Award announced their nominations for this year's award yesterday at the Kulturforum Berlin. The jury selected 24 projects from … Environment Agency (UBA), added: "This has been my fifth and unfortunately last year to serve on the jury but I was once again impressed by the broad spectrum which … clever solutions in sustainable design. More than 250 entries were submitted this year by businesses, designers, architects and engineers, research centres and …