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Press release 22/12 from 07.06.2012 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

EU bans polluters

… will occasionally be available on the market. GWP: Global Warming Potential of contained refrigerant. SEER: Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. EER: Energy …

Press release 32/2012 from 20.09.2012 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

InnoTrans 2012: Railways improve environmental performance

… and consumption levels for the modes of transport road, rail, ship and aviation. It contains 8,800 data records on freight transport and passenger transport in Germany …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

BD-I-1: Phenological changes in wild plant species

The picture shows a coltsfoot plant in flower while the plant is peeking out from under snow cover.

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

News from 25.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes

Entrance to the grounds of the 30th World Climate Conference

… ⁠"The outcome achieved in Brazil is far from ideal, mainly because it does not contain a clear statement and timeline for phasing out fossil fuels, thus falling …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

News from 03.12.2015 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

Event to mark the end of the International Year of Soils 2015

… land are lost worldwide every year. One quarter of the earth’s land surface already contains significantly lower levels of humus and nutrients than it did 25 years ago …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

GE-I-1: Heat stress

The picture a woman´s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forhead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

News from 06.07.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2023

European emissions trading undergoes comprehensive reform

… fuel distributors will have to surrender emissions allowances for the emissions contained in the fuels. The costs associated with this are passed on by the …

Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

… are washed out of the topsoil. Today, emissions from combustion processes containing nitrogen oxides (NO x ) are primarily responsible for acidification …

News from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 11.12.2025