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  • Press release 06/2021 from 15.03.2021 | Last changed: 07.04.2021

    Ground-level engine emissions are greatest source of ultrafine particle pollution at airports

    auf einem Flughafen landet ein Flugzeug

    Ground-level engine emissions are greatest source of ultrafine particle pollution at airports Less sulphur content in kerosene and electric aircraft towing … airports. It was not previously known how pollution is distributed across a large area and which sources are responsible for it. The developed model can calculate …

  • Press release 16/2017 from 25.04.2017 | Last changed: 31.05.2017

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected

    smog of a car

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected Euro 6 class … - 30°C), NOx emissions increase sharply as outdoor temperature sinks. The biggest polluters in these temperature conditions are Euro 5 diesel passenger cars, which …

  • Press release 32/2025 from 12.09.2025 | Last changed: 15.09.2025

    What’s next for urban and rural areas?

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    What’s next for urban and rural areas? Funding initiative "Stadt-Land-Plus" demonstrates how cooperation can lead to success Urban areas and rural regions are closely interlinked, e.g. through daily flows of traffic …

  • Press release 34/2019 from 25.09.2019 | Last changed: 30.09.2019

    Protect oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term

    Nahaufnahme einer großen Welle, die kurz davor ist in die Brandung zu stürzen

    … and Marine Research in Bremerhaven Protect oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term UBA and AWI demand more climate action and protection of the … climate protection in Germany and to develop solutions that prevent additional pollution of marine ecosystems and coastal areas. Press release No. 34/2019 | …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function Terrain … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions Priority and restricted areas reserved …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water Spatial planning … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-2: Priority and restricted areas for groundwater conservation / abstraction of drinking water Given the rising …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

    The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas Networked park-like spaces with abundant trees and shrubs are crucial for … enhance the ecological functions of residential areas thereby increasing the area’s quality of life and housing quality. In view of the currently prevailing …

  • 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.

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas Provident handling of land … Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas In terms of the four-year average rate, the growth in settlement and transport …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas

    The picture shows the rainwater gutter of a brick building. Heavy rain is falling.

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas In hot and dry summers it is of particular importance to ensure protection … ingress of water then leads to the distribution of mud and detritus which may be polluted additionally by a mixture of mineral oil, chemicals and faeces. Above and …