… GE-I-8: Index – case study High UV radiation intensity can cause health-threatening sunburn. Source: New … %, linear trend) was recorded 43 . The reason for this so-called ‘ global dimming’ effect is attributed to the increasing contamination of the atmosphere with …

… for the public sector in the double-digit billions. This is the conclusion of a new study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) on environmentally harmful subsidies in … reduced or reformed in the future and that subsidy policy becomes more effective and efficient, the UBA study formulates guidelines for an environmentally …

… to reintroduce a recycled product which contains pollutants. An UBA study examines how this can be prevented for five persistent organic pollutants … time. The five chemical compounds HBCD, HCBD, PCN, PCP and SCCP were tracked in the study to determine their presence in waste and recycled products. The study recommends when wastes should still be recycled and which disposal paths, …

… UBA presents study on water management consequences of brown coal phase-out in Lausitz region UBA President: "We hope that our study will provide the federal states with helpful food for thought for their own … the German Environment Agency (UBA) once again discussed the key findings of its study on the water management consequences of the brown coal phase-out in the …

… applies in particular to the rapidly growing freight transport sector. Two recent studies by the German Environment Agency (UBA) describe how to achieve this aim. Its … to boosting climate protection in the freight traffic sector, according to the study entitled " Klimaschutzbeitrag des Verkehrs bis 2050 “ [Climate Change … freight transport from 18 to 23 per cent by 2030. These measures would have great effects, whereas a business-as-usual scenario would result in even more greenhouse …

… UBA study: This is how Germany can achieve its 2030 climate targets More rail transport, … ambitious instruments and measures. Accordingly, additional instruments that are effective in the short term would be necessary to achieve the interim targets on the …

… indoors and outdoors. More than 40 % of respondents to the environmental awareness study expect that heat will in future either strongly or very strongly affect their … absolute air humidity impact strongly on the health and efficiency of workers. The effects arising are not limited to increased morbidity: diminished concentration is … lead to a life-threatening heat stroke. 180 In respect of indoor workplaces many studies showed a significant link between efficiency and the so-called thermal …

… help to limit the rise in Earth’s temperatures to less than 2 degrees. A new UBA study proposes the criteria by which public financial institutions like development … prevent threats and hazards posed by climate change to man and the environment. A study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has now developed criteria for … The Developing criteria to align investments with 2°C-compatible pathways study is aimed at public financial institutions and development banks in particular. …

… To increase recycling of precious and minor metals, a German Environment Agency study concludes that dismantling and recycling obligations plus information … recycling obligations, possibly in combination with a labelling obligation as an effective and binding measure to increase the recycling of neodymium magnets from …

… part of the additional amount of warmth caused by the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. However, the influence of rising air temperatures owing to climate change … statements. This made it necessary for the 2023 Monitoring Report to work with case studies, in order to address important themes such as coastal erosion or the …