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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … heavy rain, flooding, or frost. Source: brunok1 / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … than two thirds of all farmland is insured for hailstone damage 110 . Regarding reports from hailstorm insurance companies in respect of expenditure insurance … between the end of April and mid-June, not a day went by without damage being reported to hailstorm insurers. In the south and south-west of Germany, August …

  • Press release 32/2017 from 13.09.2017 | Last changed: 26.09.2017

    Round Table Against Marine Litter goes into round two

    beach with a lot of plastic waste coming from the sea

    … square kilometre is on the floor of the southern North Sea – again, mostly plastic. Finally, almost all the northern fulmars found along Germany’s North Sea beaches had … in their stomach. The working groups of the Round Table submitted an interim report of all their results today. The report contains a survey of all the entry …

  • News from 02.10.2017 | Last changed: 17.10.2017

    Shipping companies must report greenhouse gas emissions

    container ship on the sea

    Shipping companies must report greenhouse gas emissions Maritime transport accounts for 2.2 percent of … authority for emissions monitoring in Germany. 02.10.2017 The basis for the new reporting obligation is the European regulation on the monitoring, reporting and … is the authority responsible for imposing penalties in case of breach. If emissions reports fail to be submitted or miss the deadline, a fine of up to EUR 50,000 will …

  • Appointment from 05.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    NiCE-Conference “From Niche to Centre”

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … 11th, 2026 - 12:00 until Thursday, March 12th, 2026 - 14:00 UBA invites to the final conference of the EU project “NiCE” on March 11–12, 2026, at the UBA … Tags inner city sustainable consumption urban development … UBA invites to the final conference of the EU project “NiCE” on March 11–12, 2026, at the UBA …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … health-threatening sunburn. Source: New Africa / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … faster sunburn can develop on unprotected skin. The case study presented in this report is based on the values measured at measuring stations which are part of the …

  • Press release 15/2020 from 08.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019

    overhead electicity line and wind power plants

    … as direct emissions for the generation of one kilowatt hour of electricity for final consumption. That is 279 grams per kilowatt hour, or 36 percent, less than in … data The present emissions calculations for Germany are based on country emissions reporting data from the German Environment Agency, data from the Working Group on … as direct emissions for the generation of one kilowatt hour of electricity for final consumption. That is 279 grams per kilowatt hour, or 36 percent, less than in …

  • Press release 16/2025 from 02.05.2025 | Last changed: 07.05.2025

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025

    auf einem Maschendrahtzaun spießt eine orange Plastikgabel

    … Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025 The reporting deadline for manufacturers will be extended to 15 July 2025 Disposable … based on the quantity of their products placed on the market annually. The reports are submitted each year by 15 May on to the German Environment Agency … A registered external examiner must then review and validate these submitted reports. As an exception, in 2025, the UBA will exceptionally refrain from this …

  • Press release 32/2020 from 27.07.2020 | Last changed: 29.07.2020

    Integrating environmental protection in legislation on global supply chains

    container-loaded cargo ship at a container terminal

    … systematic approach to early risk identification, implementation of measures and reporting by companies. Press release No. 32/2020 | 27.07.2020 UBA President Prof. … are also used to implement due diligence obligations. Associated content Links Final Report (in German) Sub-report Integration of Environmental Aspects Sub-report

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … biodiversity conservation. Source: Fernbach Antal / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … should be viewed as positive. In 2021, the nationwide inventory established in a report on the condition of alluvial meadows concluded that, of formerly approx. 1.6 …

  • News from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2025

    Guideline for greenhouse gas calculation in the transport sector

    Lieferwagen in der Stadt

    … has been produced which provides information for the standardised calculation and reporting of GHG emissions along transport chains. 16.01.2025 The quantification of … become even more important as a result of the amendment to corporate sustainability reporting. The new EU directive on corporate sustainability reporting (Corporate …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    … UBA President Dirk Messner said: "We expect the new levy on single-use plastics to finally put a stop to littering of the environment and that manufacturers and … the costs of cleaning up litter resulting from those products. The UBA project reports that single-use plastic products such as to-go food containers, bags and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … estuaries and coastal lowlands. Source: Dietmar / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … this leads to a global rise of sea levels. For this century, the 6th IPCC Progress Report published in 2021 projects a probable bandwidth for the global rise of sea … The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. …