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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BAU-I-1 + 2: Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect

    … more than twice, with a record of 42 hot days. This is to some extent due to the fact that increasingly, hot days in towns and cities occur even beyond the … does not refer to the frequency of times when the threshold value was exceeded. In fact, it refers to the maximum daily temperature differential between the centre and … Associated content Documents BAU-I-1 Indikator-Factsheet (613.61 kB) BAU-I-2 Indikator-Factsheet (229.48 kB) Tags health Competence …

  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … this must not belie the current crisis in the expansion of onshore wind energy. In fact, we are experiencing a historic low which will hamper the future growth of wind … rising share of renewable electricity used in rail and road transport is the only factor ensuring that the overall share of renewable energy in the transport sector … this must not belie the current crisis in the expansion of onshore wind energy. In fact, we are experiencing a historic low which will hamper the future growth of wind …

  • Press release 33/2020 from 28.07.2020 | Last changed: 29.07.2020

    Residual waste in Germany has nearly halved in 35 years

    volle Restmülltonne

    … appliances. Only 32 percent of what actually ends up in the residual waste bin in fact belongs there. Real residual waste includes hygiene products, other waste (e.g. … MB) Exceldaten (15.20 kB) Next Previous Links charts (downloadable, in German) fact sheet (in German) Publications Vergleichende Analyse von Siedlungsrestabfällen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops

    The picture shows the ripe ears of durum wheat plants in sunny weather.

    … the thermophilic crops of soy and durum wheat are on the increase. The decisive factor for this are the agropolitical framework conditions. As a vegetarian protein … winter durum provides distinctly higher yields than summer durum. In view of the fact that durum grain is very firm, special rollers are required for grinding, and … content to roughly 14.5 %. Hence the costs of drying are the crucial profitability factor, especially in view of mounting energy prices. The more favourable the …

  • Press release 14/2017 from 12.04.2017 | Last changed: 15.05.2017

    Most Germans want to be less dependent on their car

    Bike and Person on a Bridge in Berlin

    … to health protection and contributes to social equity.  Associated content Links Fact Sheet about the survey (in German) infographics (in German) Publications …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … boosted by temperatures of 27 °C as against lower temperatures of 18 °C 27 . In fact, the establishment of these mosquitoes has created the basic prerequisites for … along the river Rhine and in Fürth (Bavaria) as well as Jena (Thuringia) 28 . In fact, the establishment of these mosquitoes has created the basic prerequisites for … Associated content Documents GE-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (310.62 kB) Tags bathing water cyanobacteria cyanotoxin phytoplankton …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … way. The social assessment of climate change and adaptation is the result of many factors, some of which interact in complex ways. Crucial influencing factors include the occurrence of (extreme) events and the appraisal of personal … of climate protection and adaptation tends to wane. Other crucial influencing factors – apart from the current weather-related and weather-pattern related …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … GDP is not a suitable measure of social welfare. The main criticisms include the fact that GDP does not take into account distribution of income and does not … GDP is not a suitable measure of social welfare. The main criticisms include the fact that GDP does not take into account distribution of income and does not …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … the national economy. At a global scale, climate change has become a relevant risk factor for food security. In many countries located in both the European and the … policy, as well as market conditions and individual business decisions. The fact that climate change is relevant to agriculture is demonstrated directly by the … efforts and not just a description of isolated climate change effects. The fact that insured damage from hailstorms – adjusted for inflation effects and …