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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … have been on the increase, both in residential and non-residential buildings. In 2020 and 2021, however, the development has also been affected by rising prices in … climate risks.   149 - Gornig M., Görzig B., Michelsen C., Kaiser C., Klarhöfer K. 2020: Strukturdaten zur Produktion und Beschäftigung im Baugewerbe. Berechnungen für … am Bundesamt für Bauordnung und Raumwesen (Hg.). BBSR-Online-Publikation, Band 15/2020, Bonn, 44 pp. …

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    All environmental crimes: convicted persons by the type of sanction (2016)

    The pie chart shows that of those convicted for environmental crimes in 2016, 78 received prison sentences and 1,813 fines. Of the fines, 60% were between 31 and 90 daily rates; 32% were between 16 and 30 daily rates.

    … "Environmental offences in Germany 2016: a statistical analysis" (UBA-Texte 14/2020) Source: Statistics on Criminal Prosecution 2016 Download image (167.03 kB) … … "Environmental offences in Germany 2016: a statistical analysis" (UBA-Texte 14/2020) … All environmental crimes: convicted persons by the type of sanction (2016) …

  • DzU article from 30.01.2025 | Last changed: 30.01.2025

    Indicator: Nitrate in groundwater

    A graph shows the proportion of groundwater sampling sites where nitrate measurements for the years 2008 to 2023 were above 25 and 50 milligrams per litre. In the period covered, neither sub-indicator has shown any significant change.

    … be minimised. It is an essential component of the national action plan. In February 2020, the federal government presented a new draft that had been agreed with the EU and which was approved by the Bundesrat on 27 March 2020: It has been legally effective since 1 May 2020. On 21 June 2018, the European Court of Justice had found Germany guilty of …

  • DzU article from 06.10.2025 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    Indicator: Amount of waste – municipal waste

    A graph shows the amount of municipal waste from 2010 to 2023. During this period the amount decreased from 49.2 million tonnes to 48.9 million tonnes.

    … with Section 33 of the German Circular Economy Act (KrWG), which was updated in 2020. While the KrWG states that avoiding the generation of waste is the highest … published annually in the waste balance of the Federal Statistical Office until the 2020 reporting year. From the 2020 reporting year, the previous format of the waste balance sheet was replaced by …

  • Press release 58/2020 from 30.11.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    750 experts discuss new PFAS research and strategies

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … place within the framework of Germany's EU Council Presidency. Press release No. 58/2020 | 30.11.2020 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said, "Poly- and perfluorinated … Parliament are also pushing for further regulatory activities on PFAS. In October 2020, the European Commission presented a comprehensive package of measures to …

  • DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 14.07.2025

    Indicator: Total raw material productivity

    A graph shows the total raw material productivity plus the primary raw material inputs and the sum of gross domestic product and the value imports from 2010 to 2022 (2010 = 100).

    … drop in raw material input (RMI) since 2019. Gross domestic product only fell in 2020, but then started to increase again. It should be noted that 2020 was an exceptional year, as demand and the associated supply chains were … Programme III (ProgRess III) records a large number of measures for the years from 2020 onwards to increase the productivity of raw materials. As new topics, …

  • Press release 06/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Many bisphenol A alternatives may be endocrine disruptive

    Reagenzkolben mit Flüssigkeit

    … evidence of such an effect. BPA can be found in tins or adhesives. Up until January 2020, BPA was also used as a colour developer for sales slips made from … or environment via recycled products such as toilet paper. Press release No. 06/2020 | 12.02.2020 The particular aim of the research project was to test possible alternative …

  • Press release 32/2021 from 23.07.2021 | Last changed: 02.08.2021

    European Mobility Week: national competition to start in autumn

    Fahrradfahren in Chemnitz im Edgar

    … go to local community action and innovative examples of sustainable mobility EMW 2020 in Chemnitz Source: Georg Ulrich Dostmann / Stadt Chemnitz Car-free days, free … educational institutions have been taking part in European Mobility Week (EMW). In 2020, 97 municipalities in Germany alone took part in EMW, and a total of 2,944 … educational institutions have been taking part in European Mobility Week (EMW). In 2020, 97 municipalities in Germany alone took part in EMW, and a total of 2,944 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    … operated by Länder and the available landscape framework plans – there were 155 in 2020 – the impacts of climate change and the resulting requirements in terms of … those plans are concerned that were analysed in respect of the period from 2000 and 2020, a distinct increase is noticeable in references to climate change. For … of tangible impacts of climate change on biodiversity. According to the 2020 status, only approximately 22 % of landscape framework plans provide a …

  • Press release 21/09 from 21.04.2009 | Last changed: 28.06.2013

    TV sets to consume less energy

    … total of 43 terawatt hours (TWh) of energy over the current trend might be saved in 2020. This amount is equivalent to the energy produced by eleven power plants with … could rise from the roughly 60 billion kWh, or 60 TWh in 2007, to about 132 TWh in 2020. Even when the targeted savings of 43 TWh are taken into account, the 89 TWh power consumption of TVs in 2020 would still be well above 2007 levels. The EU Parliament and Council approval …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-9: Spring algal bloom in lakes

    The picture shows an aerial view of a lake. Its surface is coloured a luminous green in places, owing to spring algal bloom. There are agricultural fields visible in the lake’s vicinity.

    … mild winters and above-average high spring temperatures as for instance in 2019 and 2020 led to a distinctly earlier onset of spring algal bloom. Spring algae are an … available at a spatial resolution of 300 metres for the years 2002–2012 and 2016–2020 respectively. In the years between, there were no satellites active that were … followed by a mild March and a warm April. The scenario was very similar in 2020: After what had been the second-warmest winter since records began in 1881, …

  • KomPass: Article from 01.02.2019 | Last changed: 02.05.2019

    Symposium: Supporting climate change adaptation with scientific methods

    illustierendes Bild, der begrünte Dachgarten der Universität Warschau

    … Strategy to Climate Change (DAS), which the Federal Government plans to update in 2020. This mandate includes an independent evaluation of the DAS. For this reason, … Strategy to Climate Change (DAS), which the Federal Government plans to update in 2020. This mandate includes an independent evaluation of the DAS. For this reason, …