… force tomorrow (24/06/2023), ensures that our drinking water can continue to be used without hesitation and without risk to health. By establishing risk-based … water. This is a group of several thousand extremely stable compounds that are used, among other things, in the production of cosmetics, cookware and textiles. …

… its Data on the Environment 2015 report. Action is needed with regard to greenhouse gases, raw material efficiency and nutrient pollution, good news in recycling and drinking water quality. 18.11.2015 Germany reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 27 per cent between 1990 and 2014. The largest emitter of … from agriculture is a major environmental problem. In the future, slurry must be used more efficiently and mixed more quickly into the soil. It is also important to …

… ₂ emissions on 15 March 2022. The energy industry significantly reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, by 38.1 million tonnes, that is, by 15.2%. There was a markedly strong decline in the use of lignite and hard coal. In contrast, the use of lower emissions natural gas … standby in 2019, thus also lowering 2020 emissions. Production of electricity using hard coal dropped once again despite a significant slowdown in 2019 and the …

… and engines. Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) mainly arise from the use of solvents in industrial processes. Fine particulate matter with a particle … size of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5) is derived from combustion processes in households, road transport and agriculture. Their impacts on the environment vary. … NMVOCs increase the amount of harmful ozone pollution. Among other things, PM2.5 causes respiratory diseases in humans. Assessing the development The value of the …

… targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as … Environment Agency (UBA), and applied to the entire area of Germany. This is done using a spatial resolution of 2 x 2 km². The PM10 data are then combined with … targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as …

… affected by climate change impacts, either on location or on the supply channels used for the products in question. That notwithstanding, an increasing volume of … goods to countries particularly exposed to climate change if these goods can be used there for adaptation to climate change.   188 - Peter M., Guyer M., Füssler J. …

… buildings as well as their surrounding air 145 . On one hand, this is beneficial to users of buildings on hot summer days or during periods of great heat. On the other … and pollutants can precipitate more easily. 147, 147 Green roofs also serve a useful purpose in downpours. Depending on their design and technical layout, green … resolution with data from 3D building models. To put it in a simplified manner – by using satellite images, the vegetation areas were located within cities and tailored …

… resulting mistakes as well as greater frequency and severity of accidents at work causing associated productivity losses up to 12 % and that the extent of expected … Euros. In addition, the estimate also included indirect damage, for example, caused by missing, delayed or poor-quality preliminary work in a value of 3.5 to 5.3 …

… storms are severely affecting the forest. Pest infestations and forest fires can cause damage over large areas. In many places, the natural adaptive capacity of … associated drop in pressure, the trees close the stomata of their leaves. This causes them to lose less water, but at the same time they can absorb less carbon … crowns become thinner. The prolonged drought in the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons caused widespread premature leaf drop. According to the most recent 2019 Forest Damage …

… toxic for reproduction. Perfluoroalkyl- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are commonly used in jackets, trousers or sports clothing to make them waterproof and stain-resistant. These …

… a climate resilient society. In line with transformation paths towards a low greenhouse gas society, the project intended to design future scenarios and ways leading to … of infrastructures is an important topic for the German Adaptation Strategy because of the high vulnerability of infrastructures to climatic extreme events, their … Action Plan (APA II). To achieve this aim, the following working steps were used: The compilation of adaptation measures; The identification of relevant policy …