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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … random use. Damaged timber can have negative effects on the safety of other production operations. If – especially in spruce stands – newly dead trees still … provide perfect breeding sites for pest organisms, thus strongly favouring their reproduction, unless appropriate action is taken. In cases where there are extensive areas of damaged timber, this will put extra pressure on other production operations in forests and woodlands, thus giving rise to safety risks for …

  • Press release 24/12 from 19.07.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Strategic reserve can ensure supply of electricity at low cost

    … make available. In contrast, there is no direct compensation for the provision of production capacity. On a capacity market, power plant operators would gain revenues … It might also encumber the integration of renewable energy into the electricity production system in the medium or long term as it tends to give less incentive to … when prices signal power shortages. Industries such as aluminium, steel and cement production or cold storage warehouses are currently in a position to do this. On the …

  • Press release 32/2024 from 16.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    European emissions trading: record decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany

    rauchende Schornsteine einer Industrieanlage vor blauem Himmel

    … sector, on the other hand, the fall in emissions is primarily due to the decline in production as a result of the effects of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. … Group on Energy Balances – AGEB). As a result, the carbon intensity of electricity production in Germany also declined. Industry: Emissions from energy-intensive … of CO 2 -eq, the lowest level since 2013. This was due to cyclical declines in production in all sectors, particularly as a result of the effects of Russia's war …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FI-I-3: Occurrence of thermophilic species in inland waters – case study

    The picture shows two men in waterproof working clothes standing in a small boat on Lake Constance. One of them is holding a fishing net. He seems to be pulling it out of the water. In the background, the lakeshore and a settlement are visible.

    … although in this case, the most important influencing factors impacting production are water temperatures affected by climate change, the duration of ice … on the fish fauna in Germany’s inland waters. Generally speaking, decentralised production structures and small-scale enterprises predominate in freshwater … conditions in the spring and summer of that year. In order to ensure successful reproduction, carp are in particular need of warm spring weather every year 90 . …

  • Cover from 18.06.2019

    Conference Decarbonisation and Ressource Efficiency

    Renewable energies - the new technic

    … fossil fuels, such a transition also requires huge investments in renewable energy production units, battery systems or power to gas/liquids-systems. Such technologies … fossil fuels, such a transition also requires huge investments in renewable energy production units, battery systems or power to gas/liquids-systems. Such technologies …

  • Travel guide soil from 16.06.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    DesertLand II

    … the Department of Soil Management (Ghent University), Gent BC and Ganda Publi Productions. More international partnerships will follow and will be highly …

  • News from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

    tomato in the dustbin

    … (vzbv) and UBA present joint recommendations for action. 15.01.2014 The product life cycle analysis for foods is in a class of its own: fully one-fifth of …

  • Newsletter from 22.04.2024 | Last changed: 24.04.2024

    UMID - No.: 01/2024

    … panels and funiture – current developments in Germany and the EU Plant protection products – Gone with the wind European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from …

  • News from 14.06.2021 | Last changed: 14.06.2021

    Resource Commission at UBA in the third appointment period

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … and its consequences Resource conservation and environmental policy Publications Product Labelling Body for the promotion of product resource efficiency and recyclability Low Resource lifestyles and economies …

  • Newsletter from 11.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2020

    … unique properties, these more than 5,000 substances are used in a wide variety of products. Fireworks produce 2,050 tonnes of particulate matter per year Particulate … makes an important contribution by enabling and encouraging environmentally-related purchasing decisions and thus the responsible… Series brochure / flyer Page number …

  • Press release 36/2015 from 12.10.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Progress of environmental protection in agriculture too slow

    tractors on a field

    … much does damage to the environment. Too much slurry in regions with high livestock production causes groundwater concentrations of nitrate (NO 3- ) to exceed limit … to streams, rivers and lakes. Excess slurry from regions with high livestock production should be used nationwide in compliance with best practices. The …

  • Press release 22/2017 from 02.06.2017 | Last changed: 07.08.2017

    Data on the Environment 2017: More climate protection action required

     Polar bear on ice floe

    … our climate. This includes the gradual phase-out of coal-powered electricity production and promoting renewable energies. In addition to a transformation of our … our climate. This includes the gradual phase-out of coal-powered electricity production and promoting renewable energies. In addition to a transformation of our …