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  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Human Health

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    … UV irradiance summed up over the year are also increased. This combined with the fact that the population spends more time and longer outdoors at higher … UV irradiance summed up over the year are also increased. This combined with the fact that the population spends more time and longer outdoors at higher …

  • 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.

    … benefits of their use. The disadvantages of electric cars are largely due to the fact that electricity is still generated from fossil fuels. In the course of the … a decrease in the pH value in soils and bodies of water and is responsible for the fact that nutrients and minerals that are important for plants (e.g. calcium, …

  • Press release 07/2021 from 15.03.2021 | Last changed: 16.06.2021

    Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … This is encouraging for other areas where there is still much to be done. The fact that Germany has now achieved its climate target for 2020 is no reason to let … years, accounting for 45 percent of gross electricity consumption. An additional factor was the decline in gross electricity consumption by more than four percent - mainly due to the lockdown measures. In 2020, another noticeable factor was the transfer of additional lignite-fired power plant units to security …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … security and energy supply are linked. We can no longer afford to ignore this fact and is why we must swiftly clear the hurdles that stand in the way of more wind … in the steel industry, where crude steel production rose by roughly 12%. In the manufacturing industry (energy-related share), emissions rose by around seven million … corresponded to a share of 19.7% of total gross final energy consumption. A major factor at play was that more renewable energies were used for heating and cooling …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

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    … The results of GerES VI are also used to examine the influence of environmental factors on disease occurrence in Germany and possibly also in Europe and to analyse potential connections between socio-economic factors and environmental pollution regarding environmental justice. Associated … form for survey participation Consent form for survey participation Information Sheet for blood sampling Information Sheet for blood sampling Consent form for blood …

  • Article from 30.06.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    Stabilizing our Landscape Water Balance

    Poor harvests due to heat and drought

    … the seas. This water is lost to the regional water balance. This is also due to the fact that a significant portion of former floodplain areas is no longer available - … the seas. This water is lost to the regional water balance. This is also due to the fact that a significant portion of former floodplain areas is no longer available - …

  • Article from 19.02.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil functions

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    … mineral fertilizers; mechanical tillage; pesticide use; and in some locations, the fact that the practice of tripartite crop rotation has been abandoned. It is for … human actions and farming techniques. Soils are repositories of archaeological artifacts and contain evidence of historical farming practices. For example, … and the amount of pollutants that the soil comes into contact with are also key factors in this regard, since the soil is able to perform these herculean tasks to a …