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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … water usage in Germany, this 20 % threshold has been undercut regularly since 2004. Overall the values recorded in the water use index have been declining … water usage in Germany, this 20 % threshold has been undercut regularly since 2004. Overall the values recorded in the water use index have been declining …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … Subsequently to the extreme year of 2003 (based on the mean value for the period of 2004 to 2006), insects caused 63 % of all random use; after 2018 this value amounted … Subsequently to the extreme year of 2003 (based on the mean value for the period of 2004 to 2006), insects caused 63 % of all random use; after 2018 this value amounted …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Eutrophication of the North Sea/Baltic Sea by nitrogen

    A graph shows the change in the concentration of total nitrogen in all major rivers that discharge into the North and Baltic Sea in Germany and indicates the target value of 2.8 or 2.6 mg/L total nitrogen for North and Baltic Sea, respectively. The concentration value is calculated as the 5-year moving average of the flow-weighted mean concentration of all major rivers in milligrams total nitrogen per litre (mg/L).

    … the development In order to achieve the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EG) and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EG), the … by phosphorus’ ). … In order to achieve the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EG) and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EG), the …

  • 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.

    … in land use statistics which were not based on actual changes of use. Especially in 2000 and 2008 some Federal States (Länder) carried out massive reassignments which … in land use statistics which were not based on actual changes of use. Especially in 2000 and 2008 some Federal States (Länder) carried out massive reassignments which …

  • Newsletter from 22.08.2018 | Last changed: 22.08.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2018

    … The UBA press office Increasing quantities of waste packaging Between the years 2000 and 2016, the consumption of plastic packaging increased by about 74 percent. … order business mean that the use of packaging continues to grow. Between the years 2000 and 2016, the consumption of plastic packaging increased by approximately 74 … century. Moreover, nine of the ten hottest years recorded have been after the year 2000. In our annual chronicle (in German), you can read about the extremes of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    …   39 - Reid S.J., Tuck A.F., Kiladis G. 2000: On the changing abundance of ozone minima at northern midlatitudes. Journal of … 2003: Frequency of low-ozone events over northwestern Europe in 1952–1963 and 1990–2000. Geophysical Research Letters 30(21). 39 - Stick C., Krüger K., Schade N.H., …   39 - Reid S.J., Tuck A.F., Kiladis G. 2000: On the changing abundance of ozone minima at northern midlatitudes. Journal of …

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    Figure 9: Annual number of heavy-precipitation events differentiated by duration levels

    The illustration covers the period from 2001 to 2022 using stacked columns to show the annual number of heavy-rain events in Germany, differentiated by eleven duration levels – 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours. In this context, a heavy-rain event is an amount of precipitation which equates to DWD warning level 3 or higher. In the course of the period examined, the height of the columns increased, albeit subject to slight fluctuations

    … more than 1,500 heavy-rain events occurred. In 2018 the value amounted to more than 2,000. Source: DWD Download image (162.67 kB) The following contents contain this … more than 1,500 heavy-rain events occurred. In 2018 the value amounted to more than 2,000. … Figure 9: Annual number of heavy-precipitation events differentiated by …

  • News from 18.12.2017 | Last changed: 18.12.2017

    Data on the state of the environment in Germany: a mixed picture

    Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

    … consumption and final energy consumption has significantly increased since 2000. However, compared to the previous year, 2016 saw a rise in greenhouse gas … raw materials. Total raw material productivity increased by 1.57 % annually between 2000 and 2010. In the German Resource Efficiency Programme II (ProgRess II) approved …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … in Germany has actually dipped: the 2.8 million tonnes still being consumed in 2000 had decreased to 2.6 million tonnes in 2013. Yet Germany continues to export more and more meat: exports rose from .8 million tonnes in 2000 to about 3 million tonnes in 2013. Take the example of production of one kilo … 537 for every 1,000 inhabitants in 2013 compared to 521 for every 1,000 people in 2000. On average private motor vehicles generate more greenhouse gas emissions per …