… emissions. Source: Kara / Fotolia.com Air pollution control measures are proving effective. In Germany, 2024 is the first year in which all limit values set by the … 20 years old and no longer reflect the latest scientific findings on the health effects of air pollution. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends …

… products for shorter periods of time than in the past. Initial interim results of a study by the Federal n Agency (UBA) point to a shorter first useful service life of … new appliances are being used for shorter periods of time. The second part of the study will examine the degree to which built-in obsolescence is responsible. … to base public debate, which is why the Federal Environment Agency has launched a study to collect reliable data on the lifespan and usage time of select electrical …

… drastically reduced across all economic sectors to keep global warming below 2°C. Studies across EU Member States have shown that moving towards an energy system that … GHG emissions in the EU, this is an important message for policy makers. However, effective decarbonisation strategies need to find integrated solutions across all …

… leisure activities or the journeys that we make. An ongoing environmental awareness study (in German only) published every two years by the German Federal Ministry for … environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and environmental protection. … further supported by environmental policy. Methodology The environmental awareness study has been conducted every two years since 1996. The purpose of this …

… the home-owners’ comprehensive insurance and the insurance for household effects covering damage e.g. caused by flooding, heavy rain, snow load and … dapted to climate change RO-R-6: Settlement use in flood-risk areas - case study Objectives Supporting the personal provision of floodwater protection (DAS, …

… certificates in the new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus … certificates in the new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus …

… mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) on … mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) on … mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study on heat-related mortality in Germany. For over four years, researchers from …

… five Europeans suffers from pollen allergies today – and that number is rising. Studies have forecast a concentration of ragweed pollen in Germany that will be four … predict that the plant will continue to spread in Germany. Besides its allergenic effect ragweed can be problematic for some agricultural crops (e.g. sunflowers), as …