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  • Press release 24/2015 from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Allergy alert: Action day to fight ragweed

    ragweed plant

    … field edges have also been affected. Ragweed seeds were originally introduced for example in  contaminated bird feed or in construction lorries. Ragweed can be … local authorities have started a systematic fight against the plant. Berlin, for example, has commissioned ragweed scouts to track down and pull out the plant. …

  • Press release 33/2017 from 15.09.2017 | Last changed: 25.09.2017

    European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … experience gained outside Europe. The Mobike bicycle rental system from China is an example of how bike rental can be operated as a business on a large scale. The … Some of the innovations have already been successfully trialled in Europe, for example during EMW. The International Cycling Conference (ICC) in Mannheim on 19-21 …

  • Press release 26/2023 from 03.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.08.2023

    Environmental awareness study: Majority of Germans consider adaptation to already clearly noticeable climate crisis necessary

    A woman can be seen standing with her back to the picture. She is standing in a forest, which is beautifully green and looks into the distance.

    … also strongly felt in Germany, are of great concern to the people in Germany. For example, 85 percent of those surveyed already perceive very strong or strong impacts … and protection measures is therefore high. Over two-thirds of respondents, for example, see it as very important to convert forests to mixed forests that are … federal government, the federal states and local authorities and to protect us, for example, through strategies for cooler cities and more shading. With the National …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Energy Sector

    Wind power station in a crop field

    … and heat have increasingly led to a shortage of cooling water in the past. For example, several power plants had to curtail their output due to the heatwave in … and heat have increasingly led to a shortage of cooling water in the past. For example, several power plants had to curtail their output due to the heatwave in …

  • News from 09.04.2014 | Last changed: 09.04.2014

    Biogas must become more environmentally friendly

    Biogasanlage, im Vordergrund ein Maisfeld

    … growth from extensive farming, clover grass crops or lucerne grass crops, for example. Conversion of grassland for maize cultivation should be ruled out through …

  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … added, "Waste is also generated where we don't see it at first glance, for example during production, during the transport of consumer goods or when shopping … online, which generates large quantities of additional packaging material. Another example is microplastics – they are found in many cosmetic products, may wash out of …

  • Press release 43/2015 from 27.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blue Angel Prize 2015 distinguishes companies serving as role models of environmental and climate protection

    award ceremony Blue Angel Award

    … bearing the ecolabel are exemplary in their contribution to climate protection, for example because they are especially energy-efficient, avoid emissions to soil, water … products in the consumer jungle. I hope that more companies will follow their example and offer products with the Blue Angel label. This enables consumers to make …