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  • Press release 21/2020 from 28.05.2020 | Last changed: 02.06.2020

    Emissions trading: German installations generated 14 percent less CO2 emissions in 2019

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … There was little change in emissions from energy-intensive industries from 2013 to 2018, fluctuating between around 123 and 126 million tonnes of CO2eq. For … by 4 percent to 119 million tonnes of CO2eq, which is below the level of 2013. Emissions were also down in almost all industrial sectors, with the exception … emission allocations from the EU effort sharing decision for each year between 2013 and 2020. Unused allocations from earlier years of the period or emission …

  • Press release 23/2016 from 14.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Antibiotics: livestock industry and human medicine can pollute groundwater

     a lot of pills in different colours

    … Initially, the threshold should be based on the value for biocides and pesticides (100 ng/l). The inclusion of a threshold value in the Groundwater Ordinance would … of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (at the maximum 950 ng/l in September 2013); they arose from human use. Analysis results of nearby small wastewater … found at nine of the eleven sampling sites in low concentrations of about 10 - 20 ng/l (up to 70 ng/l). It was successfully proven at half of the sites that …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-1: Phenological changes in wild plant species

    The picture shows a coltsfoot plant in flower while the plant is peeking out from under snow cover.

    … for the reference period of 1951 to 1980 and the comparative period of 1981 to 2010 with the starting points of the period from 1992 to 2021, the following pattern … days, it was extended on average by 8 days to 230 days in the period of 1981 to 2010, and in the period of 1992 to 2021 by an average of 10 days to 232 days. In this context, it is important to note that the duration …

  • Press release 48/2020 from 15.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

    Coronavirus protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … Länder (federal states) to all schools in Germany. Press release No. 48/2020 | 15.10.2020 Dirk Messner said, “Where many people are together in a small space, the … Source: Umweltbundesamt 15.10.2020 Nachgefragt: Lüften in Schulen Bitte wenden Sie sich an die Pressestelle, …

  • News from 27.09.2013 | Last changed: 19.05.2014

    IPCC: Climate change is advancing

    the Earth

    … findings of the latest IPCC report are even more specific and well-founded." 27.09.2013 Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier and Federal Minister of Education …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-1: Adaptation of management rhythms

    The picture shows a person standing in a field of maize inspecting the leaves of a young maize plant.

    … warm, well dried and resilient, while the soil temperature amounts to roughly 8 to 10 °C. Sowing at the right moment is crucial for plant development, healthy growth … warm, well dried and resilient, while the soil temperature amounts to roughly 8 to 10 °C. Sowing at the right moment is crucial for plant development, healthy growth …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 14.01.2025

    FW-R-6: Silvicultural information on the theme of adaptation

    The picture shows two young foresters having a discussion in a sparse forest. The man on the left-hand side of the picture stands with his arms crossed while the other man is gesticulating with his hands. In the background, beams from a low sun are penetrating the forest.

    … of private forests own comparatively small areas, on average comprising less than 10 ha. These proprietors have their focus mostly on matters not pertaining to … of private forests own comparatively small areas, on average comprising less than 10 ha. These proprietors have their focus mostly on matters not pertaining to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

    The picture shows the soil profile of a forest. The A (or upper) horizon is formed by a massive humus layer. The surface is covered in twigs, cones and needles.

    … the 1970s most likely caused by warming. Nature Geoscience Vol. 9: 543–548. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2732 Associated content Documents FW-R-3 Indikator-Factsheet (209.82 kB) … the 1970s most likely caused by warming. Nature Geoscience Vol. 9: 543–548. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2732 … FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … dieback rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher than in the previous years of 2010 to 2019. In locations where extensive areas of trees have been decimated by … rate skyrocketed. As far as spruce trees are concerned, the mean of the preceding 10 years (2010–2019) had increased 20-fold. Dieback affected spruce trees – and to a lesser …

  • 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

    … pollution because Germany does not comply everywhere with the threshold value of 100 µg/m³ (more than eight hours on average) recommended by the World Health … was a year with some of the lowest levels of pollution. The EU daily limit value (PM10 daily limit values may not exceed 50 μg/m³ more than 35 times per year) was … threshold value for particulates, which requires that the daily mean value for PM10 may not exceed 50 µg/m³ on more than three days per year. Only 23 percent of the …