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  • Cover from 05.12.2022

    ERF Information

    … organisation team: erf2022@sbs-business.com European Resources Forum: Review ERF 2020 The German Environment Agency takes the protection of your personal data very … organisation team: erf2022@sbs-business.com European Resources Forum: Review ERF 2020 The German Environment Agency takes the protection of your personal data very …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … levels have entailed – as a consequence of the extremely dry years of 2018 to 2020 – some massive losses of water, especially in the lakes of northern Germany. … decrease in water levels occurred during the very dry and hot years of 2019 and 2020. For instance, in April 2018, the Groß Glienicker lake in Berlin went into … than half a metre to just above 140 cm. The lowest level was reached in October 2020 with 110 cm. The situation was similar in the Müritz lake in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-1: Financial support for forest transformation

    The picture shows young beech tree trunks enveloped in individual tree guards for protection from frass. A dense coniferous forest is visible in the background.

    … budgetary sources. In the aftermath of the devastating drought years of 2018 to 2020, in particular the Federal government and the Länder have made available … spontaneous natural regeneration. Following the devastating drought of 2018 until 2020 it was necessary to reforest an area of roughly 285,000 ha 118 ; by 2023, an … augmented by funding provided by Federal government. This is why – especially from 2020 onwards – extensive additional finance was invested in private and corporate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-2: Exposure of Germany’s foreign trade to global climate change

    The picture shows a large container port beneath a low sun. Visible in the foreground are a laden container ship and a few loading cranes. In the background there is another container ship docked at the port.

    … used there for adaptation to climate change.   188 - Peter M., Guyer M., Füssler J. 2020: Impact CHAIN: Folgen des globalen Klimawandels für Deutschland. … Analysen und Politikempfehlungen. Umweltbundesamt (Hg.). Climate Change 15/2020, Dessau-Roßlau, 111 pp. https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/376/publikationen/2020-05-06_cc_15-2020_impactchain.pdf 188 - Die Bundesregierung (Hg.) 2020: Zweiter …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Combined heat and power (CHP)

    A graph shows the development of CHP net power generation from 2003 (78 terawatt hours) to 2024 (103 terawatt hours) and the target for 2025 according to the CHP Act.

    … The target of 110 TWh for CHP electricity generation was achieved with 113 TWh in 2020. Environmental importance Electricity generation usually also produces heat, … 2016 future targets of annual energy generation by CHP systems were stipulated. In 2020 the target is 110 TWh, in 2025 120 TWh shall be generated by CHP systems per … CHP. Overall, the legislation has a positive impact. CHP electricity generation in 2020 was 3 TWh above the target for that year. In order to achieve the expansion …

  • Newsletter from 06.10.2022 | Last changed: 06.10.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2022

    … use and waste processing of rotor blades. Pandemic triggered slight decline in 2020 packaging consumption The coronavirus pandemic led to a slight decrease in packaging consumption in Germany in 2020, marking the first decline since 2009. Total packaging waste in 2020 was 18.8 million tonnes, or 0.7 per cent less than in 2019. Per capita, this is …

  • Newsletter from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 5/2025

    … 38 Year of publication 2025 Air Determination of emission factors and emissions in 2020 and 2030 for oil- and gas-fired combustion plants not requiring a permit in the … input between 1 MW and 10 MW. For Germany, emission factors and the emissions in 2020 were calculated, the emissions in 2030 werde estimated in two scenarios.  …

  • Press release 48/2020 from 15.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

    Coronavirus protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … KMK had asked UBA to prepare the handbook at a technical meeting on 23 September 2020 on the topic "Ventilation in classrooms". It will now be distributed by the Länder (federal states) to all schools in Germany. Press release No. 48/2020 | 15.10.2020 Dirk Messner said, “Where many people are together in a small space, the virus …

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    The environment is a reservoir and carrier of antibiotic resistance.

    Ein Schaubild, welches darstellt, wie sich Antibiotikarückstände bei unsachgemässer Verwendung/Entsorgung in die Umwelt gelangen und dort zu Antibiotikaresistenzen führen.

    … with antibiotic resistance in all areas of life (modified after Schröder et al. 2020) *WWTP = wastewater treatment plant. Source: German Environment Agency Download … with antibiotic resistance in all areas of life (modified after Schröder et al. 2020) *WWTP = wastewater treatment plant. … The environment is a reservoir and …

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    Climate hotspots for Germany

    A map of Germany shows regions with many climate extremes in the future or with strong changes in climate parameters relative to today.

    … 100% represents maximum impact in a region. Map basis: © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2020), © EuroGeographics, Deutscher Wetterdienst, © European Union Source: KWRA 2021 … 100% represents maximum impact in a region. Map basis: © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2020), © EuroGeographics, Deutscher Wetterdienst, © European Union … Climate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … decreased significantly in Germany. In particular, the drought period from 2018 to 2020 shows distinctly negative deviations from the mean of the entire time series. … and 2013 (cf. Indicator WW-I-4 ) and the effects of the drought period from 2018 to 2020 58 . Nevertheless, there are gaps in the data for 2018 as the first GRACE … 58 - Boergens E., Güntner A., Dobslaw H., Dahle C. 2020: Quantifying the Central European Droughts in 2018 and 2019 with GRACE …