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  • Press release 22/2023 from 23.06.2023 | Last changed: 27.06.2023

    New drinking water ordinance ensures high quality

    Zwei Hände werden in einen Wasserstrahl gehalten. Im Hintergrund scheint die Sonne.

    … 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. …

  • News from 18.11.2015 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Mixed picture of the state of the environment in Germany

    Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

    … 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 …

  • Press release 05/2022 from 20.01.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    Final data on climate impact in 2020: emissions down 41 percent over 1990 levels

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 04.08.2025

    Indicator: Emission of air pollutants

    Graph: The development of emissions of five air pollutants and an overall index relative to the base year 2005 (=100 %) can be seen. The trend of all substances decreases significantly, but ammonia only since 2014. The 2030 target (55 %) seems within reach.

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM10)

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM10 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 42 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … 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 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-2: Exposure of Germany’s foreign trade to global climate change

    The picture shows a large container port beneath a low sun. Visible in the foreground are a laden container ship and a few loading cranes. In the background there is another container ship docked at the port.

    … 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. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … 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 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

    The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

    … 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 …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … 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 …

  • Cover from 04.08.2022

    ERF Review

    … I Nexus resource/climate Plenary session I: The nexus between resource use and climate change - making Europe more resource efficient and climate friendly … nexus 2 Modelling nexus Parallel session 2: Modelling the nexus between resource use and climate change Video: ERF 2020 Parallel session 2 ERF 2020 Parallel session … Top 10 technologies Parallel session 13: Top ten technologies towards a sustainable use of our resources ERF 2020 Parallel session 13: Presentation Michels ERF 2020 …

  • KomPass: Article from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 14.02.2019

    KomPass Projects

    Blackboard with numerous notes.

    … 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 …