… Ambitious policy for environmentally responsible world climate UBA study points the way to a greenhouse-gas neutral Germany Just one of the negative impacts … take effect quickly. However, if no reduction efforts are made over the next 10 years it will hardly be possible to ward off the negative risks of climate change. A … “According to everything we know, Germany could become greenhouse-gas neutral with yearly per capita emissions of one tonne CO2 equivalent by 2050 – a reduction of 95 …

… Bottom Trawl Survey’ (GSBTS), standardised catches are carried out every year in designated areas of the North Sea. The objective is to assess the natural … fish communities. The analysis of catch records relating to more than the past 30 years in five research areas within the German Bight, reveals that more and more … species, a decline in psychrophilic species has been observed. As a case in point, the codfish (Gadus morhua) has almost completely disappeared from the …

… sources First systematic estimates indicate between 151,200 and 255,500 tonnes/year in plastic emissions to the environment Plastics in the environment pose a … discharge. The study shows that about 133,000 to 165,000 tonnes of plastic per year remain in the environment due to transport, particularly as a result of tyre … from inputs that occur throughout their entire service life lasting in some cases years or even decades (e.g. through abrasion, weathering, damage). It also results …

… an annoyance for the affected people with value factors ranging up to 1031 €/person/year for air transport related noise above 75 dB(A) LDEN. Source: Umweltbundesamt … an annoyance for the affected people with value factors ranging up to 1031 €/person/year for air transport related noise above 75 dB(A) LDEN. … Value factors for road, …

… % stated that they intended to do so in future. 15 % of respondents do not see any point in informing themselves. This is so far the lowest figure recorded in these … and that they are well informed on how to behave in emergency situations. In recent years, technical progress in the processing and dissemination of geographic … survey on environmental awareness which will in future be conducted only every four years. While in 2012 the figure was still 38 % of all respondents who obtained …

… will then be cancelled. ERCs for emissions in 2015 were purchased earlier this year. The next compensation procedure for 2016 emissions will now follow. Press … Goals. UBA is now starting the process of acquiring more than 235,000 ERCs for the year 2016 from high-quality climate change mitigation projects through the Clean … travel data of all federal government and administration employees in 2016 (the year to be offset). Emissions totalled 235,240 tons of CO2 equivalents. UBA recorded …

… the President of the Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzberger, honoured this year's winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award. The prize is awarded to … with International Design Center Berlin (IDZ), have awarded the prize every year since 2012. Associated content Source: Lumalenscape im Auftrag des … the President of the Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzberger, honoured this year's winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award. The prize is awarded to …

… assist municipalities in adapting to climate change – these are the winners of this year’s Blauer Kompass award. The projects were honoured during an online conference … in specific adaptation projects. Best practice examples from the past two years were awarded their prizes in the afternoon. Winners of Blauer Kompass 2020 …

… Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 27.11.2024 At a glance The five-year average of nitrogen surplus of the total balance per hectare of utilized … Government aims to reduce the average nitrogen surplus of the total balance of the years 2028 to 2032 to 70 kilogrammes per hectare of agricultural land. If the trend of the last 10 years continues, the target will be reached. Environmental importance Nitrogen is an …

… Top marks for northern Germany’s lakes Water Type of the Year 2014: Deep, oligotrophic lake of Northern Germany The "Grubensee" lake in … to declare the deep, oligotrophic lakes of northern Germany as “Water Type of the Year 2014” on the occasion of World Water Day. This water type is located in the … and the lake Arendsee in Saxony-Anhalt. Associated content Links Water Type of the Year campaign (in German) Article on Water Type of the Year 2014 (in German) …

… region. In most cases, disposal via household waste or hazardous waste collection points is recommended. You can check the locally recommended disposal methods by … compromising patient health or restricting medical treatment choices. One starting point is prevention and the strengthening of all body systems as well as the immune …

… amounted to just under 15,000 subscriptions. There are no data available for the years of 2018 or 2019. Source: DWD (heat warning service/ records of newsletter … amounted to just under 15,000 subscriptions. There are no data available for the years of 2018 or 2019. … GE-R-1: Heat warning service …