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  • Press release 28/2021 from 14.06.2021 | Last changed: 18.06.2021

    New study shows risks of climate change in Germany

    Ein vertrocknetes Feld

    … and the Federal Environment Agency. The damage will have a knock-on effect on ecosystems that are already heavily polluted, such as soils, forests and water bodies, … the ground. In the next step, the Federal Government will have to create a reliable financial and legal framework for effective climate adaptation on the basis of the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … natural hazards – especially the flood catastrophe resulting from the low-pressure system ‘Bernd’ in July in the Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia – … protection of their buildings from the impacts of natural hazards. Furthermore, the systematic embedding of the adaptation to climate change in the building regulations … natural hazards – especially the flood catastrophe resulting from the low-pressure system ‘Bernd’ in July in the Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia – …

  • 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 …

  • Press release 11/2025 from 14.03.2025 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    Germany on track for 2030 climate targets

    Offshore-Windkraftanlagen

    … to use at least 65 per cent renewable energy when installing a new heating system from 2028, provide important incentives here. More must follow. It therefore … standards are necessary in view of the trend in emissions. Refurbishment loans, financially secured by federal guarantees, would be another way of getting back on …

  • Press release 33/2024 from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    First half of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly

    Freiflächenphotovoltaikanlage, Rapsfeld und Windenergieanlagen

    … distribution grid areas in which a particularly large number of renewable energy systems are connected should not be burdened further by rising grid fees.” … two quarters totalled 7.5 gigawatts (GW), while the addition of onshore wind energy systems only reached 0.9 GW. Around 0.4 GW of net new capacity was added to the …

  • News from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC)

    People on a square

    … Alija / GettyImages 14.04.2020 The coronavirus crisis is presenting our healthcare system with some huge challenges: those who have fallen prey to the virus have to be …

  • Press release 34/2016 from 11.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Resource-efficient products should be cheaper

    quarry

    … goods should be subject to a lower VAT rate of seven per cent. A VAT system which differentiates based on ecological criteria would be feasible, pending … certainly be no easy discussion but it is one which must be held in the EU. The system could also be applied in Germany for services such as repairs”, said Ms …

  • Press release 13/2017 from 11.04.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    Emissions trading: Emissions reductions in Germany only minimal

    furnace

    … the structural surplus in emissions allowances in the European emissions trading system, because the annual budget established ahead of the third trading period has … amount corresponds to a 27% share of Germany's emissions in the emissions trading system. The emissions from industrial installations have thus remained unchanged …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … NO2 per cubic metre of air or less. Some municipalities also use air filtration systems or close lanes directly in front of the measuring stations to improve air … A temporary reduction in traffic volume is no more a part of this than are filter systems that only purify the air in the immediate vicinity of the air monitoring …