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  • Press release 44/2013 from 11.11.2013 | Last changed: 10.12.2013

    Bundespreis Ecodesign prize is awarded

    Trophies with the logo of the Bundespreis Ecodesign an the names of the winners standing on a table

    … and an electric wheel hub drive for commercial vehicles. Press release No. 44/2013 | 11.11.2013 Ms Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry … Environment Agency began awarding the Bundespreis Ecodesign every year since 2012 in collaboration with IDZ Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin. The initiative …

  • 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.

    … Cooling degree days In the three summer climate regions according to DIN 4108-2:2013-02 , i.e. the authoritative standard for summer heat protection of buildings, … heat protection in summer, are described in the relevant DIN (standard) 4108-2:2013-02 which bears the same name. The requirements laid out in this standard are … heat protection always in the forefront of their mind. However, DIN standard 4108-2:2013-02 defines only the requirements to be fulfilled by new builds, building …

  • Press release 29/2018 from 02.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    Who are the winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018? Jury announces nominees

    Gruppenfoto der Jury

    … for Environment and the German Environment Agency have conferred the Award since 2012 for outstanding achievements in ecodesign. Press release No. 29/2018 | … and Nuclear Safety have awarded the Bundespreis Ecodesign every year since 2012 in collaboration with International Design Center Berlin. Jury of German … for Environment and the German Environment Agency have conferred the Award since 2012 for outstanding achievements in ecodesign. … The environment and design experts …

  • Press release 38/2018 from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award

    Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign 2018

    … Environment Ministry and German Environment Agency have awarded the prize since 2012 to outstanding examples of ecodesign. Press release No. 38/2018 | 26.11.2018 … Environment Agency have awarded the German Federal Ecodesign Award every year since 2012 in collaboration with the International Design Center Berlin. The prize is … Environment Ministry and German Environment Agency have awarded the prize since 2012 to outstanding examples of ecodesign. … Winning projects include sustainable …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … entitled ‘ Environmental awareness in Germany’ conducted regularly 237 has – since 2012 – also contained questions regarding the usage of warning and information … the heat warning services and the flood warning or information services. In the 2012 survey, 41 % of all respondents stated that they make use of warning and … but intended to do so in future, had moved in the opposite direction. While in 2012 and 2014, their proportion had still amounted to just 7 %, by 2021 this …

  • Press release 8/2015 from 01.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Obsolescence fact check

    fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, ceramic stove top

    … and information and communication technologies in the period from 2004 to 2012. Preliminary results of the study do not yet provide any proof of targeted … replace otherwise functional flat screen TVs to acquire the latest technology. In 2012 over 60% of functioning flat screen TVs were replaced by 'better' devices. One … because of technical defects in the old device (57.6% in 2004 and 55.6% in 2012/2013). The proportion of devices which had to be replaced within five years due to a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … categorised as medium in the summer half-year. However, years such as 1998 and 2013 stand out, when in many cases floodwater levels at many gauging stations had to … catchment areas of the rivers Weser, Aller and Leine was particularly extreme. In 2013 the floodwater forced its way alongside the Danube, Saale, Elbe and other … to levels never attained before. The impacts of this flood were devastating. In 2013 the gauging station at Zeitz on the Weiße Elster in Saxony-Anhalt supplied the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … UBA and the Federal Environment Ministry 232 , respondents have been asked since 2012 whether they inform themselves on how to behave in a disaster scenario. For the … awareness which will in future be conducted only every four years. While in 2012 the figure was still 38 % of all respondents who obtained relevant information, … respondents who intend to obtain information in future has increased from 10 % in 2012 to 19 % in 2021. Although these figures do not reveal the degree of intensity …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens

    The picture shows a birch blossom with its pollen distributed by the wind.

    … characteristics of a forest or woodland.   16 - Langen U., Schmitz R., Steppuhn H. 2013: Häufigkeit allergischer Erkrankungen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der Studie zur … A., Timpf S., Traidl-Hoffmann C., Bergmann K.C., Schmidt-Weber C.B., Buters J. 2012: Effects of future climate change on birch abundance and their pollen load. … A., Timpf S., Traidl-Hoffmann C., Bergmann K.C., Schmidt-Weber C.B., Buters J. 2012: Effects of future climate change on birch abundance and their pollen load. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-1: Investments in coastal protection

    In the foreground the picture shows a full loading shovel of a wheeled loader, which is being emptied on to a sandy beach. There are wooden posts and a pile of stones visible on another sandy beach in the background. The sky is covered in dark grey clouds.

    … for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 million Euros, partly … of an GAK Special Framework Plan. Investments have been decreasing again since 2012. However, it must be borne in mind that – owing to the long planning periods – … investments increased again reaching an amount of roughly 200 million Euros in 2012. In subsequent years, annual expenditure from funding provided by Federal …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas Since 2012 interested citizens have been able to submit captured mosquitoes for inclusion … attractants. This is why the ZALF and the FLI launched a Citizen Science Project in 2012 – the ‘Mückenatlas’ (Mosquito Atlas) 55 . Citizen Science is a participatory … Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Since 2012 interested citizens have been able to submit captured mosquitoes for inclusion …

  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … harmful subsidies in the transport sector amount to 28 billion euros (2012) Source: Stefan Redel / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) is calling … been the main culprits for years. Those subsidies amounted to 28 billion euros in 2012, and it is preventing investments in clean technologies", said UBA's President … been the main culprits for years. Those subsidies amounted to 28 billion euros in 2012, and it is preventing investments in clean technologies", said UBA's President …