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  • Press release 20/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 15.05.2024

    Environmental Monitor 2024: Climate protection measures are having an impact

    River landscape

    … 2024 shows that ambitious environmental and climate protection strengthens our ecosystems and our health. Greenhouse gas emissions are falling and air pollutants have … for example from the German Sustainable Development Strategy or EU directives. The system of environmental indicators therefore also represents an assessment of … Environmental Monitor data is also available in machine-readable form in the pilot system of the UBA Data Cube. Associated content Der Umweltmonitor bildet zehn …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … planet. That means, the human species is profoundly interfering with the planetary system without being able to assess, let alone effectively control, the growing … to provide developing countries in particular with the institutional, technical and financial capacity to achieve greater safety and sustainability in the handling of …

  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … Longer and more intensive periods of heat exert great stress on the cardiovascular system. The study concludes there is a correlation between longer and hotter heat … ways to be better prepared for heat waves do exist: the DWD's heat health warning system (online and weather app) helps people to adjust to longer periods of heat …

  • 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.

    … of passenger cars and commercial vehicles with conventional and alternative drive systems in detail, based on the entire vehicle life cycle. According to the results … fossil fuels. In the course of the ongoing transition to a renewable electricity system, these disadvantages will continue to diminish. In 2050, the electric car …

  • Press release 03/2016 from 29.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy

    Verkehrslichter in der Stadt

    … matter in particular, can harm the respiratory tract and damage the cardiovascular system, too. Ozone: the downside of the unusually hot and dry summer in terms of air … risk of thrombosis, or changes in the regulatory function of the vegetative nervous system.   Associated content Links Animation: Auswertung der Feinstaubwerte; Stand …

  • Press release 32/2022 from 28.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    Heat in the inner city: a plea for more trees and shade

    Stuttgart von oben, zu sehen ist die Lage in einem Talkessel

    … urban heat island effect. A recent study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has systematically investigated how cooler temperatures can be realised in inner-city … at all times. Climate protection reasons suggest the use of air-conditioning systems if surface cooling systems use natural refrigerants. The phenomenon of …

  • Press release 42/2013 from 17.10.2013 | Last changed: 19.11.2013

    Nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign contest 2013

    … projects was impressive: fully recyclable outdoor clothing with a take-back system, a solar kiosk, a wood hybrid building system, and an electric wheel hub drive for commercial vehicles, to name a few. The …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … on Measures to Avoid Carbon Leakage in the National Fuel Emissions Trading System' (BEHG Carbon Leakage Ordinance, BECV) Policy incentives for the uptake of …

  • News from 11.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.12.2018

    International Mountain Day 2018: Sustainable Alps

    A lake with mountains around it and blue sky.

    … their particular landscape but also provide natural capital and many important ecosystem services. However, they are extremely sensitive to the consequences of … of humans and animals. Therefore, this region is regarded as an early-warning system for climate change and as an open air laboratory for climate adaptation. The … areas: low-carbon economy and climate adaptation, resource-efficient economy, ecosystem services and natural capital, as well as quality of life and well-being. This …