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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … waterway. The river enables cost-effective and environmentally sound transport of goods, facilitates imports and exports via North Sea ports in Belgium and the … coal, heating oil and mineral oil products. 2018 was a year which provided graphic examples of the potential consequences entailed by low water levels.   160 - BfG – …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Soil

    The picture shows a person kneeling on a ploughed field. Scrutinising the dark-brown soil with their eyes, the individual lets it trickle from one hand to the other.

    … the further development of nationwide indicators. What’s being done – some examples In terms of surface area, agriculture constitutes the most widespread … Requirements (GAB) and the compliance with standards for the maintenance of good agricultural and ecological condition (GLÖZ Standards). GLÖZ, on the other …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … for a nationwide monitoring of the vitality of urban vegetation. It is, for example possible, on the basis of Sentinel 2 data, to calculate the Disease Water … in line with the requirements of climate protection. What’s being done – some examples In the past, the political focus in the building sector prioritised the …

  • Press release 14/2020 from 31.03.2020 | Last changed: 03.04.2020

    Nomination of climate change adaptation projects

    Blaues Logo des Wettbewerbs 2020

    … in society are adopting adaptation measures and thereby setting an example of good practice. Adaptation to anticipated climate change will be necessary despite ambitious climate action goals The nominated projects are examples of how this can be done. This year's round of the Blauer Kompass contest …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

    The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

    … total 5 billion Euros. In addition, the estimate also included indirect damage, for example, caused by missing, delayed or poor-quality preliminary work in a value of … stipulate various requirements to be met in order to maintain employees’ good health and thus their efficiency while working indoors even while external air …

  • 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

    … in buildings and production facilities, but also in the transport and storage of goods and merchandise. If cooling is provided by air-conditioning systems, this is … 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 …

  • Press release 37/2016 from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Joint action for man and the environment

    UBA's President Maria Krautzberger and actor Oliver Mommsen at SOS Children’s Village Berlin

    … a great deal by seeking out environmentally friendly and low-energy consumer goods. But these products must also be affordable, which is why I am in favour of … especially environmentally friendly goods to a lower rate of value added tax. For example, an economical fridge would be sold at a 7% instead of 19% VAT rate, making …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … timber – left standing or lying, thus losing its bark – as it is usually of limited practical use. On the other hand, leaving some dead timber in the forest is … in the aftermath of storms. As mentioned above, in the late winter of 1990 for example, hurricanes Vivian and Wiebke resulted in extensive restoration work … timber – left standing or lying, thus losing its bark – as it is usually of limited practical use. On the other hand, leaving some dead timber in the forest is …

  • Press release 10/2024 from 11.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Carbon border adjustment mechanism CBAM ensures fair competitive conditions for climate-friendly feedstock production in the EU

    Das Bild zeigt rauchende Schornsteine von Industrieanlagen.

    … only a quarterly obligation to report on the import of certain emission-intensive goods into the EU. From 2026, emission allowances must also be purchased and … assistance on the Internet to facilitate the reporting obligation, including, for example, a list of default values that may be used until 31 July 2024 for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-3: Priority and restricted areas for (preventive) flood control

    The picture shows the oxbow lake of a river with unfortified banks lined with meadows and tree clusters.

    … utilisation incompatible with this objective are precluded in this area. So far the practice of designating priority areas has been generally heterogeneous among … from floodwater by dykes. In the region of Oberes Elbtal-Osterzgebirge, for example, a new methodology was developed for designating priority and restricted …