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  • Press release 08/2019 from 27.03.2019 | Last changed: 13.08.2024

    Renewable energy share rises to 16.6 per cent in 2018

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … weather in 2018 and the resulting higher production of electricity in photovoltaic systems. Electric power generation from wind power stations also increased over …

  • Press release 30/2025 from 17.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Weak wind conditions slow down renewable energy production

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … power grid and sufficient storage infrastructure, can a climate-friendly energy system be established.” The progress made so far in reducing emissions is primarily …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … oxygen deficiency and so-called "dead zones" is expanding, affecting coastal ecosystems and the fishing industry. Nutrient input from the land is one of the main … up, which can lead to catastrophic developments in fish stocks and the entire ecosystem. The reduced water flow can reduce the continuity and connectivity of the … waters, this input leads to increased compaction or "clogging" of the gravel gap system of the river bed and thus to a loss of habitats and spawning sites (e. g. for …

  • News from 25.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes

    Entrance to the grounds of the 30th World Climate Conference

    … – in particular, a global halt to deforestation and the strengthening of ecosystems as a whole in order to make greater use of them as CO 2 sinks – the Paris … heat waves, which will cause human and economic losses," says Messner. "Large ecosystems, such as the Greenland ice sheet or the Amazon rainforest system, could collapse. COP30 was not a turning point for finally setting a clear …

  • Press release 05/2020 from 11.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Air quality 2019: Trend in NO2 decline continues

    Eine Straße, in der sich Autos stauen.

    … should envision raising the requirements of durability in exhaust after treatment systems. In addition, the regularly scheduled emissions inspection should include …

  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … likely, e.g. near airports, harbours, roads, industrial sites or building heating systems. The introduction of the “large measuring station” will establish a new type …

  • Press release 38/2022 from 16.09.2022 | Last changed: 21.09.2022

    Blauer Kompass award for outstanding projects in climate change adaptation and risk prevention

    Groupphoto

    … protection scheme for the region surrounding the river and its inlets. Warning systems and semi-natural solutions are helpful not only during a flood but also in … Forest serves as a green classroom and living lab. The development of the forest ecosystem can be experienced with simple means - for example by documenting the growth …

  • Article from 15.12.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Accelerating global climate action by 2030

    … by 2030. The policy fields energy transition, synthetic e-fuels, sustainable food systems and forest protection are at the spotlight of the analysis. last update on … For four policy fields - energy transition, synthetic e-fuels, sustainable food systems and forest protection – the project develops concrete proposals in the next …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … Project aims and duration The contractors Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and others together with UBA explored the potential of (serious) games … Connolly, T. M., Boyle, E. A., MacArthur, E., Hainey, T. & Boyle, J. M. (2012). A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious …