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  • Press release 46/2015 from 10.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled

    gush spring

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Deep geothermal energy: … the environment in Germany. These are the findings of a study done by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) on the basis of an … the environment in Germany. These are the findings of a study done by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) on the basis of an …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … resource-efficient and competitive economy by 2050. It is beholden to credit institutions to provide sufficient liquidity for essential investments – for both … respect of their own operations. In terms of risks, insurance companies and credit institutions are closely linked to their clientele; this is to say – both private …

  • News from 04.04.2025 | Last changed: 04.04.2025

    More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil

    Wildschein im Wald

    … on soil pollution caused by PFAS. Some 150 participants from science, public institutions, industry and environmental organisations attended the conference and … on soil pollution caused by PFAS. Some 150 participants from science, public institutions, industry and environmental organisations attended the conference and …

  • Press release 43/2024 from 06.11.2024 | Last changed: 07.11.2024

    Rural areas and urban centres are interdependent

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    … which was organised by the German Environment Agency (UBA) together with the Institute for Space and Energy and the company Stadt Land GmbH. Press release No. … which is led by the German Environment Agency and carried out jointly with the Institute for Space and Energy and Stadtland GmbH, brings together the results of … which was organised by the German Environment Agency (UBA) together with the Institute for Space and Energy and the company Stadt Land GmbH. … The …

  • Press release 04/2020 from 31.01.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Youth study: Climate action and environmental protection are popular among young people

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … population entitled Zukunft? Jugend fragen [Future? Ask youth], carried out by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) on behalf of the Federal Environment … our livelihoods." More than 1000 young people ages 14 - 22 were surveyed by the Institute for Economy Research (IÖW) and partners in summer 2019. Young people were … population entitled Zukunft? Jugend fragen [Future? Ask youth], carried out by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) on behalf of the Federal Environment …

  • Press release 09/2020 from 28.02.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Speed limits on motorways clearly cut down CO2 emissions

    Eine Autobahn

    … and light commercial vehicles as well on data from the Federal Highway Research Institute about average speeds on motorways. Press release No. 09/2020 | 28.02.2020 … calculations. This includes data published in 2019 by the Federal Highway Research Institute about average speeds and speed distributions on federal motorways for … and light commercial vehicles as well on data from the Federal Highway Research Institute about average speeds on motorways. … A general speed limit on German …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … an analysis of climate change, the disruption scenario was explored by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK) on behalf of the Deutsche Bahn company. The … an analysis of climate change, the disruption scenario was explored by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK) on behalf of the Deutsche Bahn company. The …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … on measures for the sustainable management of vectors. Since 2023, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has been monitoring – every week in summer – the heat-related … from a major number of (public) authorities, universities and research institutions 12 Apart from communication activities and raising public awareness, …

  • News from 01.06.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Improve regulation of Nanomaterials

    Nano structures

    … and research projects.  Together with other higher federal authorities (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing (BAM), National Metrology Institute of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … stagnated at some 55 ha per day. Even though the recent transition to ALKIS in institutional real estate cadastres limit the information value of this figure, it … and commercial construction (excluding extraction terrain) as well as public institutions contributed to the increase in settled areas in the period from 2018 to …