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  • News from 09.10.2018 | Last changed: 10.10.2018

    UBA Key Priorities for the new EU Long-term Climate Strategy

    solar park, wind energy plants, sun flowers

    … currently preparing its respective mid-century long-term climate strategy. Within a public consultation the German Environment Agency (UBA) provided recently its … Agreement objectives should consider the following key issues: Economy-wide greenhouse gas-neutrality by 2050 at the latest: The European Union must reduce GHG …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … value of this figure, it can be stated with certainty that this increase in land use clearly exceeds national objectives. In other words, there is more left to do in … industrial and commercial construction (excluding extraction terrain) as well as public institutions contributed to the increase in settled areas in the period from …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the National Strategy for the Sustainable Use and Protection of the Seas (National Marine Strategy), the German government has … to adapt current protected areas and concepts, not only for fish, to the changes caused by climate change and, if necessary, to designate new protected areas and quiet … of Action Fishery Associated content Links Addressing climate change (BMEL) Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Tags …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … products – that Germany’s balance of trade is regularly boosted by export surpluses. In many respects, the intensifying climate change is a major challenge to … from climate change impacts. This applies to both risks of damage or limitations caused by weather extremes and risks from changing market conditions jeopardising … A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts. Annual review of public health, 37: 97-112. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021740 . 173 - …

  • News from 10.10.2017 | Last changed: 20.10.2017

    Guidance for climate-friendly investment

    two engineers (a women and a man) in a windfarm

    … temperatures to less than 2 degrees. A new UBA study proposes the criteria by which public financial institutions like development banks should proceed and identifies … be funded. 10.10.2017 Our economies will have to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become less and less dependent on fossil fuels if we want to …

  • News from 27.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Shaping digitalisation in transport sustainably

    A woman rents a scooter via an app

    … that a growing supply of connected driverless cars could lead to their increased use at the expense of environmentally friendly modes of transport. This is because … building blocks are proposed for how digital services and solutions can strengthen public transport as the backbone of sustainable mobility. These include prioritising …

  • Press release 21/2023 from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Better recycling of boats

    Ein Motorboot fährt über einen See.

    … motor gliders and gliders, and 8,000 motorised light aircraft that are primarily used for private purposes. At the end of their useful life, however, these items … and supply chain to work together towards a circular economy. Associated content Publications Digital Kreisläufe schließen am Beispiel des Recyclings von …

  • Appointment from 24.10.2022 | Last changed: 02.12.2022

    ERF 2022: European Resources Forum

    A cut down tree

    … 6th European Resources Forum "Transformative approaches for sustainable resource use and a circular economy." The conference will take place on 1th December 2022 as … and international platform for discussion on the issue of sustainable resource use and focuses on the political and scientific debate on this topic. The conference …

  • News from 31.03.2017 | Last changed: 11.04.2017

    Extending the service life of electrical appliances

    Two women in front of a washing machine

    … appliances From an environmental viewpoint, some electrical appliances are being used for too short a time. Source: Kadmy / Fotolia.com The service life of most … Associated content Links Policy Brief: Obsolescence - Political strategies Publications Strategien gegen Obsoleszenz Einfluss der Nutzungsdauer von Produkten …

  • 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.

    … able to submit captured mosquitoes for inclusion in the Mückenatlas. The data are used for the purpose of analysing the spread of mosquito species in Germany. At the same time this ‘tool’ raises the public’s awareness of the issues concerned. In 2016 vigorous press activity in …

  • Press release 22/2020 from 02.06.2020 | Last changed: 08.06.2020

    Asbestos in buildings still a problem

    hellgraue Wellplatten aus Asbestzement

    … places where the asbestos is not immediately visible and poses no risk under normal use. As soon as these materials are processed - by drilling, chipping or sanding - … exposure to unnecessary risks during renovation and DIY work. Associated content Publications Leitlinie für die Asbesterkundung zur Vorbereitung von Arbeiten in und …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 26.04.2023

    Climate Risk Analysis and Adaptation in Companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … the EU taxonomy . The EU taxonomy is a classification system regulated by law that uses requirements to determine whether certain economic activities contribute … on March 19, 2023. The slides and recordings can be found here: Associated content Publications How to perform a robust climate risk and vulnerability assessment for …