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  • News from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … our homes or during leisure time, in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the air we breathe. If we absorb these chemicals in certain quantities, they could be … analyses samples from home environments (e.g. drinking water, house dust, indoor air). Participants in GerES are also asked about their households, living …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … receding water levels of rivers; they also affect the water levels of lakes. Rising air and water temperatures (cf. Indicator WW-I-8 ) and the associated evaporation on … receding water levels of rivers; they also affect the water levels of lakes. Rising air and water temperatures (cf. Indicator WW-I-8 ) and the associated evaporation on …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … watercourses too are indicating increases in water temperatures owing to higher air temperatures. There are indeed some direct anthropogenic influences such as … watercourses too are indicating increases in water temperatures owing to higher air temperatures. There are indeed some direct anthropogenic influences such as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … will in general increase. One reason for this is that at higher temperatures the air can absorb more water – approximately 7 % more water at a temperature increase … will in general increase. One reason for this is that at higher temperatures the air can absorb more water – approximately 7 % more water at a temperature increase …

  • Press release 01/2020 from 08.01.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Professor Dirk Messner is new President of the German Environment Agency

    Dirk Messner

    … protection are needed now more than ever – whether about the climate crisis, air, soil or water pollution, or sustainable chemistry. Strong environmental policy … include: proposals for environmentally friendly mobility for liveable cities; clean air campaigns; information about nitrogen emissions during the diesel debate; …

  • Press release 79/2008 from 17.11.2008 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Germany now involved in more than 100 international climate protection projects

    … power generated by coal and gas plants, which emit carbon dioxide as well as other air pollutants such as nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide. At the same time, … less deforestation that occurs, such projects also improve the local population’s air quality, which is all too often polluted with the smoke gases of ubiquitous wood …

  • Press release 56/2014 from 15.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies amount to over 52 billion euros

    Euro bank notes

    … new UBA study is an analysis of which subsidies are promoting climate change, impairing the quality of water, soil and air, which lead to health problems and which increase the consumption of land and … "The commuter allowance encourages urban sprawl and traffic growth. The associated air pollution and noise are a burden on our health. The elimination of the commuter …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-3: Height of storm surges

    The picture shows a storm surge wave breaking over a coastal building. A metal mast is visible in the background.

    … Sea, natural oscillations in water masses (also known as ‘seiches’) and changes in air pressure contribute to this phenomenon. The most severe storm surge in the … Sea, natural oscillations in water masses (also known as ‘seiches’) and changes in air pressure contribute to this phenomenon. The most severe storm surge in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … of influence such as the redistribution of masses in the ocean, wind conditions and air-pressure conditions might either increase or decrease the global development. … of influence such as the redistribution of masses in the ocean, wind conditions and air-pressure conditions might either increase or decrease the global development. …

  • Appointment from 12.06.2024

    Incentive Schemes to Promote Sustainable Mobility Behaviour

    … Environment Agency (UBA) invites together with the German Institute for Urban Affairs (Difu) and the ConPolicy GmbH local authorities, mobility and transport … the private car – Mobility budgets as financial incentives Elodie Mertz, Brussels Air Premium, Brussels Putting value on active mobility – Synergies of gamification …