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  • News from 12.10.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted

    The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023

    … time-bound targets whose implementation is to be made measurable and comprehensible using indicators. In addition, the organisations united under the Inter-Organization …

  • Press release 24/2022 from 18.05.2022 | Last changed: 24.05.2022

    "Blauer Kompass" federal award: Nomination of 20 climate change adaptation projects

    Grafik "Blauer Kompass"

    … major task for the future. It is a challeng facing us all: not only in federal and Land politics or in large companies, but also every single local municipality. The … Lower Saxony: proKlima – Der enercity-Fonds und die Klimaschutzleitstelle der Landeshauptstadt Hannover, “Förderangebot SolarGrünDach“, 30449 Hannover Berlin: …

  • Press release 05/2018 from 01.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

    Radfahrer zwischen Autos im Stau

    … the measures decided at the Diesel Summit such as software updates and trade-in bonuses will not improve the air in cities enough to ensure compliance with limit … believes the WHO recommendation should be applicable. Greater efforts at federal, Land and municipal level are needed to further mitigate the health risks associated …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-I-1: Person hours due to weather-related damage events

    The picture shows an inundated landscape. In the centre of the picture a flooded road can be seen, with a lorry passing. There are people visible on the lorry’s load platform. In the picture’s foreground, part of a blue emergency vehicle is visible with blue warning lamps fitted all round the vehicle which is also driving along this flooded road.

    … assistance whenever extreme weather-related and weather-pattern related events cause emergency or disaster situations. For example, emergency relief responders are … call-out effort since the foundation of the THW. Parts of the Ahr valley in Rhineland-Palatinate were impacted particularly violently. The overwhelming volumes of … this framework. The responses showed that a great number of input systems were used and that there were differences in the categorisation of the deployment cause

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-R-1: Perception of the relevance of physical climate risks in trade and

    The picture shows a woman and a man in an office sitting at a meeting table. The two formally dressed individuals are each holding a document while exchanging views. There is a glass of water on the meeting table; a plant is visible in the background. The room is illuminated by sunlight shining in.

    … voluntary basis. While initially the focus was on reporting climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions, by now other environmental impacts are added to the database … CDP-Klima) companies are asked to supply, on an annual basis, statements on greenhouse gas emissions, physical and transitory climate risks and on organisational … companies’ obligations for reporting and the submission of declarations can make a useful contribution to these endeavours. Since the middle of the 2010s, the …

  • Press release 15/2019 from 28.05.2019 | Last changed: 05.06.2019

    Environmental Awareness Study 2018

    Titelbild der Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2018

    … doing enough, compared to 34% in the survey two years ago. This year's survey focused on the three key areas "energy", "agriculture", and "transport": Energy: There … the goals and strategies of the Energiewende. 95% believe that increasing energy efficiency through new technologies is key to achieving energy transformation, and … Source: BMU / UBA Download image (664.19 kB) Sehr große Probleme der heimischen Landwirtschaft sind ... Source: BMU / UBA Download image (972.15 kB) Umwelt und …

  • News from 05.12.2024 | Last changed: 10.12.2024

    Results of COP29: Small steps, big goals

    Delegates are standing up and applauding

    … The outcomes of the World Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29) have caused disappointment both in Baku and worldwide. Nevertheless, they still contribute … budgets of countries that are cumulatively responsible for very high greenhouse gas emissions have to increase to 300 billion US dollars per year. This does not … renewable energy capacity as well as a doubling of the annual rate of energy efficiency improvements globally by 2030. Brazil has already submitted their NDC. It …

  • Press release 04/2019 from 31.01.2019 | Last changed: 12.04.2019

    Nitrogen dioxide loads in Germany down slightly in 2018

    Stau in der Stadt.

    … This is where real efforts must be made: these vehicles must be retrofitted with efficient catalytic converters – and at the polluter’s cost, namely the automotive … or how much an individual measure contributes to achieving reductions. This is because the above factors as a whole have an impact on measurement results. Detailed …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … climate change impacts Source: BMUB/BMUV & UBA (study ‚Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland‘/ for 2021: additional survey in the framework of the study ‚Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020‘) Widespread doubts about manageability of climate impacts The … in their own country and when they become aware of the heavy damage they have caused. Intensive reporting in the media tends to kindle the public’s awareness …

  • Press release 38/2021 from 17.09.2021 | Last changed: 17.09.2021

    German Environment Agency proposes expanded cross-regulatory approach for European Commission’s “Zero Pollution Action Plan”

    A bridge over water in a city park.

    … environmental pollution. The German Environment Agency welcomes this initiative because it puts pollution prevention and reduction on a par with climate and … This requires monitoring, knowledge of pollutant properties and information on use and sources. Act quickly, in a targeted and precautionary manner, analyse the … environmental pollution. The German Environment Agency welcomes this initiative because it puts pollution prevention and reduction on a par with climate and …

  • News from 12.10.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    UBA supports design for a circular economy

    Discussion panel at the Circular Design Forum 2018

    … precisely what design should contribute to: allowing products and materials to be used for as long as possible. Design centres and the UBA support … With the Ecodesign Audits and Sprints developed by the Design Forum Finland and the Estonian Design Centre, the approaches that were playfully tested by …