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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from ‘civic protection’ action field

    … events and concomitant intensity. On one hand, higher temperatures warm up the air which enables it to absorb greater amounts of water vapour. On the other hand, … events and concomitant intensity. On one hand, higher temperatures warm up the air which enables it to absorb greater amounts of water vapour. On the other hand, …

  • Appointment from 24.03.2025

    International online conference ‚Green Cooling Summit 2025‘

    Aggregat einer Wärmepumpe vor einer Hausfassade

    … codes. Good practice examples of district heating and cooling as well as building air conditioning exhibit real life sustainable options. The Green Cooling Summit 2025 addresses suppliers and endusers of building air conditioning technologies as well as architects, construction engineers and …

  • Press release 46/09 from 02.07.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Perfluorinated compounds: Avoid inputs - protect the environment

    … in wastewater treatment plants, bodies of water, in drinking water, in indoor air, and in human blood in particular have kept public debate lively. Although … in wastewater treatment plants, bodies of water, in drinking water, in indoor air, and in human blood in particular have kept public debate lively. Although …

  • Press release 27/2017 from 25.07.2017 | Last changed: 14.03.2018

    Federal employees continue to travel climate-friendly

    business travellers in an airport

    … all its official travel as of the current legislative term. This includes car and air travel by staff at 110 federal authorities.  President Maria Krautzberger of the … tons of CO2 equivalents. UBA recorded the mileage travelled for all official air travel and the fuel consumption of its official cars to calculate greenhouse gas … than ground-level emissions, UBA also added in a factor of 3 for all its air travel. UBA is also reviewing all the projects on offer for compliance with the …

  • DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

    Indicator: Environmentally friendly passenger transport

    A graph shows the share of pedestrian, utility cycling, railway and passenger transport services in the overall passenger transport volume. Shown here are the years between 2003 and 2022. There has been changes in method in this period in 2003 and 2007.

    … Car traffic is a heavy burden on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise. In addition, stationary as well as moving traffic takes up … Car traffic is a heavy burden on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise. In addition, stationary as well as moving traffic takes up …

  • Press release 42/2019 from 06.11.2019 | Last changed: 26.11.2019

    UBA presents concept for environmentally acceptable aviation

    passenger plane

    … aviation Adjust taxes, reduce noise, promote rail and climate-friendly fuels Aircraft emissions are particularly harmful to the climate Source: Eray Haci … sector's tax contributions to match the other transport sectors, noise quotas for airports, a modal shift of domestic flights to the railways, and the promotion of … classes and to establish a system more in line with the "user pays" principle. If air fare tax were graduated on the basis of how much noise and emissions the …

  • Press release 16/2017 from 25.04.2017 | Last changed: 31.05.2017

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected

    smog of a car

    … of excessive diesel fumes." Nitrogen dioxide irritates the respiratory tract and impairs lung function in the long term, leading to chronic cardiovascular disease and … that exhaust purification of nitrous oxides in on-road diesel passenger cars is impaired in cold weather only came to light in all its details during the diesel … which features a systematic calculation of the impact of this bad state of affairs. It illustrates the extent to which ambient temperature influences the NOx …

  • Press release 17/2016 from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA measures new record highs for carbon dioxide

    Building of the air quality measuring station on a snow-covered slope

    … dioxide More than 400 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere for the first time in 2015 UBA air quality measuring station on Zugspitze Source: Umweltbundesamt It is in fact a … as it becomes increasingly concentrated. The environmental CO 2 monitoring by the air measuring network of the German Environment Agency is part of the international … PDF (104.53 kB) Diagramm als Excel mit Daten (191.49 kB) Next Previous Links UBA air monitoring networks Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (Zugspitze) …

  • DzU article from 04.11.2025 | Last changed: 05.11.2025

    Indicator: Landscape dissection

    A graph shows the undissected low-traffic areas with a minimum size of 100 km² as a percentage of Germany’s total land area for 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 and the target value. Due to differences in methodology, the values are not directly comparable.

    … adversely affects biodiversity by fragmenting habitats and creating noise and air pollution. Humans are affected by the loss of recreational areas. The indicator … adversely affects biodiversity by fragmenting habitats and creating noise and air pollution. Humans are affected by the loss of recreational areas. The indicator …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … of subtropical origin, such as corn, millet, and soybeans, on the other hand, are fairly heat tolerant. In grasslands, there are also grass species that are … fruit development. Frost cracks and frost scars on the fruit lead to qualitative impairments, some of which can no longer be marketed as a result. As a rule, the risk … reduces the well-being of livestock and can affect their health and performance. Dairy cows , which are very sensitive to temperature increases, respond to heat …

  • Press release 22/2021 from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 26.05.2021

    Trifluoroacetic acid from fluorinated refrigerants contaminates rainwater

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … contaminates rainwater Urgent need for switch to natural refrigerants Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. … refrigerants and blowing agents escape into the atmosphere from refrigeration and air conditioning systems, plastic foams and sprays, among other sources. Short-lived …