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  • Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020

    Rodent control measures are contaminating fish

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … Rodent control measures are contaminating fish Rodenticide use in sewer systems causes extensive water pollution The active substances in rodenticides … wastewater. Source: Lugaa / Photocase.de Rat poison that is used in municipal sewer systems is a source of emissions to surface water where it bioaccumulates in fish …

  • Press release 01/2024 from 04.01.2024 | Last changed: 08.01.2024

    New record revenue in emissions trading: More than 18 billion euros for climate protection

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … Schumann / Fotolia.com Revenue from the European and national emissions trading system in Germany rose to a new high of over 18 billion euros in 2023. Compared to … the growth in total revenue from carbon pricing was the national emissions trading system (nEHS) for heat and transport. In the nEHS, revenue increased by 67 per cent … ensures record revenue In addition to the EU ETS, the national emissions trading system (nEHS) for heating and transport was launched in Germany in 2021. Until 2022, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-3: Federal grants - Research projects Climate change impacts Adaptation

    The picture shows a printout illustrating various charts. A pie chart, a line chart and a bar chart are visible on a sheet of A4 paper. On top of the sheet is a stack of Euro notes and a 2-Euros coin. It is possible to make out a pile of additional coins on the edge of the picture.

    … and resilience in urban areas’. In the focal point ‘ Resilient transport and data systems & traffic safety’ administered by the BMDV, the strategic framework of their … onwards, projects based on these focal points have been receiving grants at a major financial scale. In those days the BMBF created the promotional focal point ‘ …

  • Press release 06/2017 from 13.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017

    Heat pumps and the like: low-frequency hum annoys a growing number of people

    Quiet, constant humming is a disturbance

    … areas. The quiet, constant hum of air source heat pumps, air-conditioning systems or district heating stations in otherwise quiet neighbourhoods is often … emissions of such large facilities in the early planning phase of a project. Once systems which hum are in operation, there are virtually no technical means to …

  • Press release 19/2018 from 22.06.2018 | Last changed: 25.06.2018

    How cities can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done

    Gewinner des Wettbewerbs "Blauer Kompass" 2018 auf der Bühne im Bundesumweltministerium

    … This year's winners of the Blauer Kompass contest: an innovative urban sewage system in Solingen, an educational programme on climate change for trainees in … an integrated concept for urban drainage that counts on more than only the sewage system. Video clip Category 2: Education and research institutions Heidelberg … … This year's winners of the Blauer Kompass contest: an innovative urban sewage system in Solingen, an educational programme on climate change for trainees in …

  • Appointment from 12.06.2024

    Incentive Schemes to Promote Sustainable Mobility Behaviour

    … from communal practice Moving away from the private car – Mobility budgets as financial incentives Elodie Mertz, Brussels Air Premium, Brussels Putting value on active mobility – Synergies of gamification and financial incentives Sílvia Casorran Martos, FutureMob, Barcelona Traffic light …

  • Press release 18/2022 from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 07.04.2022

    Young people care about environment and climate

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … are pessimistic. The grand challenges in preserving our essential life support systems are a matter of concern to young people and a source of emotional stress, … important issues for young people in Germany, along with the state of the education system (88 percent), the state of the health system (88 percent) and social justice …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Scrubber discharge bans would protect oceans

    5 laboratory bottles with differently coloured liquid from transparent to brown-black.

    … a project to study the effects of discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) of ships on the marine environment. Scrubber discharge contains …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … climate protection. In addition, the abstracted air from air-conditioning systems warms up the local urban atmosphere further thus exacerbating bio-climatic … the building should be carried out at the same time. The indicator illustrates the financial investments for residential and non-residential buildings, which are …

  • Appointment from 14.01.2021

    European Lab - PTF-NFRS - Joint web seminars - German focus

    … German focus Monday, January 18th, 2021 15:00 — 18:00 The Project Task Force on non-financial reporting standards (PTF-NFRS) of the European Lab @EFRAG invites you to a … from different countries on the proposals of the PTF-NFRS on possible EU non-financial reporting standards. On 18 January 2021, from 15:00 to 18:00, the online …

  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … harmful subsidies must be scrutinized and phased out by 2025 if possible. The financial resources which would then become available could be used to invest in … of the chemicals are known to be endocrine disruptors or toxic to the reproductive system, for example nonylphenol polyethoxylate (NPE), which is sometimes used for …