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  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM10)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM10) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a clear declining trend.

    … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany , for example, the coal phase-out, reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, and … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany , for example, the coal phase-out, reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, and …

  • News from 26.10.2016 | Last changed: 28.10.2016

    New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities

    city of Quito

    … engage in exchange and learn from one another. The Quito Implementation Plan is a good example of this. It was launched at Habitat III and refers to voluntary …

  • Press release 09/2016 from 17.03.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA emissions data for 2015 indicate urgent need for consistent implementation of Climate Action Programme 2020

    many cars on a motorway

    … which is due to the excess capacities at coal-fired power plants. But the good news is we are getting closer to finding a solution. It is in fact possible to … to become climate-neutral.” There is a need for research and development too, for example in the technology for electrical power conversion to a gas fuel (power to …

  • Press release 02/2024 from 15.01.2024 | Last changed: 24.01.2024

    Detailed greenhouse gas emissions figures for 2022: Emissions fell by 40 per cent compared to 1990 – EU climate protection targets met

    Industrieanlage

    … This increase is mainly due to road transport. While emissions from heavy goods vehicles and buses fell by almost 2 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, they … aggression against Ukraine and the population's efforts to save heating energy. For example, emissions from private households fell by around 7 million tonnes of CO₂ …

  • Press release 27/2022 from 08.06.2022 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Levin Westermann named winner of German Prize for Nature Writing 2022

    in einem dunklen Gehölz fällt Licht auf einen alten abgebrochenen Baum

    … essayist and prose writer who resolutely understands nature writing as a cultural practice. His novel excerpt "Hohfluh" is an experience that leads from the Swiss … USA and Great Britain, where authors deal with the perception of nature, with the practical handling of the natural, with reflections on the relationship between …

  • Press release 20/2010 from 29.03.2010 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Global treaty on biopiracy in sight

    … and genetic information contained in many organisms that can be commercialized, for example for pharmaceutical drugs or in biotechnology. A large share of Earth’s …

  • News from 09.04.2014 | Last changed: 09.04.2014

    Biogas must become more environmentally friendly

    Biogasanlage, im Vordergrund ein Maisfeld

    … growth from extensive farming, clover grass crops or lucerne grass crops, for example. Conversion of grassland for maize cultivation should be ruled out through …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-I-2: Snow cover for winter tourism

    The picture shows a ski lift heading for a slope wooded predominantly with conifer trees. The slope is covered with a thin layer of snow. However, in the foreground especially, there are large areas of ground without any snow cover thus revealing grass and bare earth. A radiant sun is shining brightly from a cloudless sky.

    … Generally, a snow cover of 30 cm depth is sufficient while 50 cm are considered good. 201 However, stony and rocky pistes may require a much deeper snow cover of up … Generally, a snow cover of 30 cm depth is sufficient while 50 cm are considered good. 201 However, stony and rocky pistes may require a much deeper snow cover of up …

  • Press release 46/2011 from 06.10.2011 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    German Federal Environment Agency in favor of a international chemicals strategy

    … for industry can also collaborate successfully,” said Flasbarth. A prime example is so-called chemical leasing, whereby a chemical supplier makes money not … and, as a result, chemical wastes and emissions are significantly reduced. Another example is in the area of hospital hygiene, since specialised suppliers are much …