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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … practised already in many planning regions, is visibly gaining in importance. New designations made it possible in recent years to make up a least for the decline in … but also over groundwater resources. Planning at Länder and regional level can designate priority and restricted areas for the conservation of drinking water and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … is able to counteract this projected increase in bio-climatic stress situations by designating climatically important large-scale open areas as priority and restricted … which might counteract these objectives. Furthermore, planning can also be used to designate areas where – in view of local circumstances – specific action should be …

  • News from 27.02.2018 | Last changed: 27.02.2018

    New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection?

    industrial plant

    … A research report commissioned by the UBA has analysed a range of options for designing the EU Innovation Fund (IF), a financing instrument created under the EU … … A research report commissioned by the UBA has analysed a range of options for designing the EU Innovation Fund (IF), a financing instrument created under the EU …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … supports the adaptation of buildings Climate-compatible urban planning and design safeguarding the retention and enhancement of an urban green-blue … be given greater priority both in refurbishing extant building stock and in the design of new builds. In order to safeguard the interior climate by keeping it in a …

  • Press release 08/2017 from 20.03.2017 | Last changed: 13.04.2017

    Deep sea mining: Germany lobbying for high environmental standards

    black manganese nodule

    … according to the precautionary principle. Another important consideration is the designation of large protected areas to ensure the adequate protection of deep sea … has issued 27 licences which are valid for a period of 15 years, 17 of which were designated for exploration of manganese nodules in areas of 75,000 square kilometres …

  • News from 07.07.2021 | Last changed: 07.07.2021

    Climate commitments need to be more ambitious and tangible

    Two fingers hold a drawn globe. In the background you can see a green meadow of flowers.

    … Determined Contributions (NDCs). The research project “Systematic analysis of the design of new and updated nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement” developed a method, which allows for a systematic analysis of the design of the NDC, including a comparison with the previously submitted NDC. Besides …

  • Press release 24/2016 from 17.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Greenhouse gas-neutral freight transport is necessary and feasible

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … freight transport to the railways and for the Energiewende to bank on post-fossil design and fuels. UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "Transport is the only … freight transport to the railways and for the Energiewende to bank on post-fossil design and fuels. UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "Transport is the only …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … sored clearly beyond the comfort zone. Heat protection by means of building design is to ensure amongst other things that this type of situation remains the … greenhouse gases from buildings, it is imperative for experts involved in building design, to keep the demands on heat protection always in the forefront of their …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … projects – which can serve as good examples for other municipalities – that are designed to provide protection from damage by extreme weather events such as heavy …

  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a plan on how to design the coronavirus stimulus packages to target environmental protection. … pandemic … The German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a plan on how to design the coronavirus stimulus packages to target environmental protection. …

  • Press release 25/2024 from 30.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    “Danger Islands”: a new protected area in the Antarctic

    Penguine

    … Antarctica.” Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency stated: “The designation as a protected area is a groundbreaking step towards the further … in Kochi, India, from May 20 to 30, 2024. At this meeting, the states decided to designate the area of the Danger Islands as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area …