… and Nuclear Safety Drought, heavy rains and heat waves impact tourism New study has evidence of how travel regions are adapting to climate change Climate … climate friendliness and offers that will work for the regions in future, too. The effects of climate change today are showing us clearly that tourist destinations …

… the life cycle of a product are generated as early as the production stage, says a study for the German Environment Agency (UBA) which focuses on the greenhouse gas emissions of online retail (“Greening E-Commerce”). The study reports that the share of retail and transport accounts for only one to ten … on CO2 and CO2e (CO2 equivalents) emissions come from various life cycle assessment studies and were compiled in the project and in part calculated by the project …

… Integrating environmental protection in legislation on global supply chains UBA study outlines how to implement corporate environmental and human rights due … How can the state support them in this and what guidelines are necessary? A recent study commissioned by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has the answers to these … questions. In order to achieve more sustainable global supply and value chains, the study recommends a legally anchored systematic approach to early risk …

… und Hydrographie (BSH) The German Environment Agency has commissioned a project to study the effects of discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) of ships on …

… Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region UBA study: Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin face a mammoth task The River Spree near Berlin Source: Martin Pusch / IGB A new study for the German Environment Agency (UBA) foresees enormous tasks for the water … the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz region. According to the study, in dry summer months this can lead to up to 75 per cent less water in the …

… into streams, which harm insects and plants. Source: ruudmorijn // iStock A new study commissioned by the German Environment Agency shows that pesticide … and improve the environmental impact of agricultural use of ⁠pesticides and the effectiveness of protective measures. Already, the results show that vegetated … of water bodies in the agricultural landscape The small water body monitoring studies prove that pesticides do not only have an effect on the area of application. …

… Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health UBA study assesses health impact of nitrogen dioxide in Germany Big cities like … even higher: around 14 per cent, or about 439,000 cases.  Although epidemiological studies do not allow to draw conclusions about causal relationships, they do deliver … of consistent results about the statistical correlations between negative health effects and NO 2 exposure. The model calculations which were applied for the …

… Greenhouse gas-neutral and resource-efficient by 2050 RESCUE study investigates six scenarios of possible transformation pathways to achieving … – with all sectors contributing. Source: Kalafoto / Fotolia.com In its new RESCUE study, the German Environment Agency (UBA) analyzes how to achieve greenhouse gas … and reduce raw material consumption by 70 percent by the year 2050. The RESCUE study describes six scenarios of possible transformation pathways for which details …

… the findings of a detailed analysis of the Environmental Awareness in Germany 2020 study. There is little doubt anymore that climate change is man-made. The study also shows that the population is very much in favour of a number of response …

… Protection (BMUV) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) Environmental awareness study: Majority of Germans consider adaptation to already clearly noticeable climate … show very clearly that weather extremes are increasing – with considerable negative effects on the environment, the economy and also on people's health. This forces us …

… by the Federal Government for the energy transformation (Energiewende). A new UBA study shows how it can be done. Press release No. 14/2016 | 14.04.2016 Two solutions … measures are nearly the same, according to model calculations done for UBA. The UBA study examines three so-called 'target states' which describe the building stock in … 2050 [Climate-neutral building stock 2050] project to the Öko-Institut. The study examines the building stock on two levels: individual buildings and the entire …

… during operation, but also during production and disposal. According to a recent study commissioned by the German Environment Agency (UBA), electric cars registered … still some disadvantages for electric cars registered in 2020. In particular, the effects on water (aquatic eutrophication) and soil (acidification) must be weighed …