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  • 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.

    … The origin of this phenomenon may be sought year-round in dynamic processes in the atmosphere and, especially in spring, in the wintry ozone depletion above the arctic … by roughly 11 %, linear trend) was recorded 43 . The reason for this so-called ‘ global dimming’ effect is attributed to the increasing contamination of the …

  • Appointment from 17.06.2020 | Last changed: 17.06.2020

    OECD/UBA/UNEP event on environmental due diligence

    Container terminal

    … Environment Agency (UBA) is hosting a session on environmental due diligence in global supply chains on June 25, 2020, as part of the "OECD Global Forum for Responsible Business Conduct". The event takes place online. …

  • DzU article from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 27.05.2025

    Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions

    A graph shows the trend in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, which fell from 1,252 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 1990 to 649 million tonnes in 2024. The bars are divided into different sectors. The graph shows all target values up to 2045.

    … also relevant emission sources. Rising levels of greenhouse gases warm the earth's atmosphere, leading to climate change. Global warming has diverse negative impacts such as rising sea levels, increased …

  • Press release 46/12 from 23.11.2012 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

    The prospects for Doha - we must use the time available up to 2020

    … climate advisors say the EU should target 30-percent-lower emissions by 2020 Global greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil fuels have reached new record levels, yet there will be no new, globally binding climate-protection agreement for all states before 2020. The …

  • Press release 28/2025 from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Boom despite crisis: German GreenTech sector continues on growth trajectory

    Two people standing on a wind turbine.

    … faster than traditional industrial sectors, is strongly integrated into global trade, and is a driver of innovation in many areas. Germany ranks third after … of the German GreenTech sector could grow to over 620 billion euros by 2045. The global GreenTech market could grow by an additional 30 percent if climate neutrality …

  • Cover from 18.11.2025

    International Academy Transformation for Environment and Sustainability (TES Academy)

    Kristallkugel

    … In order to shape a sustainable future, we need people on all levels from local to global who are capable of implementing transformation processes for the environment … societal levels. At the same time, the challenges of sustainable development are global, highly complex and cannot be met by individual actors alone. Rather, we need …

  • Cover from 27.11.2019

    Workshop “International Governance of Geoengineering”

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … in the Earth’s climate system to alter the effects of climate change. Given that global emissions continue to remain high, the possibility that countries consider … in the Earth’s climate system to alter the effects of climate change. Given that global emissions continue to remain high, the possibility that countries consider …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … the sea Source: BSH (North Sea monitoring stations) The North Sea is getting warmer Global warming is reflected not just in rising air temperatures – the seas and … follows that measuring global warming primarily in terms of the increase of the globally calculated mean of the surface temperature is tantamount to a gross …

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    Figure 1: Air temperature for Germany

    Deviation of annual mean air temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean 1961–1990

    … Germany The chart shows deviations of the annual mean temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean for 1961 to 1990. The time series begins in 1881 …

  • News from 05.11.2013 | Last changed: 20.01.2014

    More climate protection necessary to contain warming to 2 degrees

    the Earth

    … More climate protection necessary to contain warming to 2 degrees Looming global warming harbours great risks for man and the environment Source: Julien Jandric / Fotolia.com Global warming is to be contained to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius. This was the …

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    Figure 1: Annual mean air temperature for Germany

    The chart shows deviations of the annual mean temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean for 1961 to 1990. The time series begins in 1881 and extends to 2022. The negative deviations are illustrated in blue below the zero line, while the positive deviations are in red above the zero line. Up until the 1980s there are still negative values; afterwards negative values occur in only two individual years.

    … Germany The chart shows deviations of the annual mean temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean for 1961 to 1990. The time series begins in 1881 …