… 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 …

… nearly 2 million Source: industrieblick / Fotolia.com Some 2.2 million people were employed in the environmental protection sector in Germany in 2012, say updated … been taken into account due to lacking data. The estimated figure of 2.2 million employees for 2012 is therefore assumed to be the floor. The report on the … many companies and factories, it is not always easy to quantify. Associated content Publications Beschäftigungswirkungen des Umweltschutzes in Deutschland im Jahr 2012 …

… 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 …

… Environmental protection provides employment for 2 million Refurbishment of buildings promises more 'green' jobs … is almost exclusively due to rising demand from abroad. "The number of people employed in environmental protection is stagnant although at a high level. Luckily, …

… 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 …

… ozone to have greater harmful effects on health. Reduced performance of employees: As a result of rising average air temperatures and more frequent heat … of days per year can be expected on which the mental and physical performance of employees working indoors may be reduced. The increase in extreme events may … content Links Climate preparedness services for trade and industry Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Tags …

… / 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 …

… Environment Agency (UBA) shows that only about half of the DAX 30 companies report publicly on these risks. None of the 100 largest companies studied provides … mainly of large capital market-oriented companies with a workforce of more than 500 employees. In addition, the reporting of the DAX 30 companies was analysed in the … risks.   Associated content Links Corporate reporting on climate-related risks Publications Management von Klimarisiken in Unternehmen: Politische Entwicklungen, …

… 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 …