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  • News from 12.10.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted

    The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023

    … conform to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This takes account of the fact that the goals ( SDGs ) of the sustainability agenda can only be achieved by …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … benefits of their use. The disadvantages of electric cars are largely due to the fact that electricity is still generated from fossil fuels. In the course of the … a decrease in the pH value in soils and bodies of water and is responsible for the fact that nutrients and minerals that are important for plants (e.g. calcium, …

  • Press release 02/2016 from 22.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Plant protection: Less is best and lower-risk

    a hand protects crops on a field

    … they meet a high standard of environmental requirements. A particularly important factor is the reduction of the overall use of plant protection agents and promoting … sustainable plant protection and provide recommendations on how they can in fact be implemented.” In addition to the need to reduce the use of plant protection … they meet a high standard of environmental requirements. A particularly important factor is the reduction of the overall use of plant protection agents and promoting …

  • Press release 43/2019 from 18.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    Consumption of packaging in Germany increased further in 2017

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … is often difficult to sort and recycle due to the variety of materials used and the fact that packaging is seldom designed with its recyclability in mind. Packaging … in 2019. It lists all the businesses which place packaging on the market and are in fact meeting their financial product responsibility in the dual systems and thereby …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … 25 years, the severity of slippery road conditions caused by rain as a contributory factor in road accidents has been decreasing (cf. Indicator VE-I-4 ). As far as road … workloads, especially latterly in 2018 and 2021. Such tempests are also relevant factors in terms of rail transport; they can adversely affect traffic flow or cause … issue of air transport has again not been included as a theme This is due to the fact that at the time when the DAS Strategy was first developed, various analyses …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Water balance and water management

    The picture shows the tip of a level meter in a calm body of water.

    … estimate ´has been categorised as medium. The reason for this may be partly the fact that especially the recent extremely hot and dry years 2018–2020 have … estimate ´has been categorised as medium. The reason for this may be partly the fact that especially the recent extremely hot and dry years 2018–2020 have …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … ecosystems. Drought stress Drought is considered one of the main abiotic stress factors for forestry. It can severely affect the vitality of trees. Although mature … to oak and pine. For spruce (Picea abies) in particular, drought is a decisive factor. For a long time, spruce was considered the ideal, high-yielding tree species … interfere with the population dynamics of many pest organisms as a critical factor, because temperature directly affects many life functions and development …

  • Press release 42/2018 from 07.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.12.2018

    Official travel by Federal Government and federal agencies is climate neutral

    business travellers in an airport

    … that the reduction credits meet high-standard quality criteria, the decisive factor being that the projects they support have high value-added for sustainable … greenhouse gas emissions. The CO2 emissions of air travel are multiplied by a factor of three to take account of the greater climate impact of aviation. "Green … on offsetting projects Detailed information on voluntary carbon offsetting Facts and figures on offsetting All press releases Tags emissions trading … The …

  • Press release 41/2015 from 24.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Effects of climate change felt much more strongly in future

    stormy sea

    … agriculture and forestry. At the same time, Germany's agricultural sector could in fact benefit from the longer vegetation periods brought about by climate change and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … changed radiation scenarios and/or the changed radiation intensity are important factors. The health risk caused by UV radiation increases as a function of increased … have not yet been researched sufficiently to permit the presentation of concrete facts and figures in the current report. Not least, climate change can entail high …