Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

6217 - 6228 of 6811
  • Press release 10/2014 from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 15.05.2023

    Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013, by 1.2 per cent

    The chart shows the greenhouse gases in million tonnes CO2 equivalents. In 1990 1,248 were emitted, in 2012 940 and the forecast for 2013 is 951. CO2 is the biggest proportion, than CH4, N2O and f-gases.

    … – jeopardises national climate protection goal Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, 1990 - Forecast 2013 Source: Umweltbundesamt diagram as PDF file (439.41 kB) Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany rose again slightly in 2013, by 1.2 per cent compared to the previous year. … achieve the Federal Government’s climate protection goal for 2020. The aim is for Germany to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent over 1990 levels. …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … of extreme events are steadily increasing as a result of climate change⁠ in Germany. This also increases the need for action to mitigate the consequences of … are in favour of implementing the sponge city concept. The President of the German Environment Agency (UBA⁠), Dirk Messner, said: “Designing cities with more …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Tourism

    Beach chairs at the Baltic Sea

    … huts and cable car and lift facilities. Many of the protected landscape areas in Germany (e. g. national parks, biosphere reserves, nature reserves and landscape … health and wellness holidays, recreation, sports and leisure. Health tourism in Germany is generally considered to have a high potential for the future, partly due … accommodation establishments, inns). This affects all tourism regions and types in Germany. In coastal regions, strong storms and storm surges can lead to business …

  • Publication from 07.01.2025

    Identifying and supporting vulnerable households in light of rising fossil energy costs

    Cover of report "Identifying and supporting vulnerable households in light of rising fossil energy costs"

    … definition and robust indicators of energy poverty are currently lacking in Germany. This study therefore addresses the concepts of energy poverty and … a range of indicators, the study concludes that around 3 million households in Germany are vulnerable to rising fossil fuel prices. This represents around 10% of … im Gebäudebestand Language English Project No. (FKZ) 3719 16 106 0 Publisher German Environment Agency Links UBA Themenseite „Umweltpolitik sozialverträglich …

  • Press release 10/10 from 01.03.2010 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New energy saving seal divulges power guzzlers

    … that many consumers will ask about in the shops“. Impetus from Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) environmental association, positive feedback from Öko-Institut (Institute for …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … and to losses in quality and yield. The heat year 2003 shows for various regions in Germany (e. g. Rheingraben) that a significant drop in crop yields correlates with … as a result of prolonged drought, leading to damage. According to data from the German Meteorological Service, the number of days with low soil moisture has already increased significantly in Germany since 1961 and, depending on the region, has led to significant crop losses …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … needed. The Fifth World Chemicals Conference (ICCM5) 25-29 September 2023 in Bonn/Germany is bound to set up a stronger policy framework for the sound management of … European Commission is considering a ban of PFAS, a process jointly initiated by Germany and other EU member states. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency last year proposed a national regulation on legally …