… of the great number of new solar power units installed early in the year plus sustained periods of sunny weather. As a result, electricity production from solar … to the same period in the previous year (1,626 MW), and thus the lowest rate of development in the sector in about 20 years. The expansion of photovoltaic energy in … behalf the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWi), makes projections on the development of renewable energy based on the most updated data. Besides its annual …

… has been the federal government's ecolabel for 40 years and is a reliable guide for sustainable consumption. Independent and credible, it sets high standards for … reviews the criteria every three to four years in order to reflect technological development. This encourages companies to constantly upgrade the environmental …

… III) represent a science-based contribution to the debate about the secure and sustainable supply of mineral resources. On behalf of the German Environment Agency, … sites were screened for their environmental hazard potentials. An evaluation scheme developed in a previous project ( OekoRess I ) and tested in ten case studies ( …

… weather patterns as well as natural climate variation, the oceans’ temperature development indicates less pronounced fluctuations, especially in deeper strata. … The time series of the annual mean air temperature in Germany shows a similar development . Similar variability phenomena can also be observed in other parts of … tourism was affected by blue-green algal bloom. An additional driver of these developments is the persistent eutrophication via nutrient inputs from rivers. The …

… is evidence from studies that in densely built-up urban areas, where heat islands develop (cf. Indicator BAU-I-2 ) and where increased values of dust from fine … be at least one entire hot day 14 . Furthermore, the model – which has been developed since the publication of the previous monitoring report – takes into … taken by the public health services are likely to have contributed to this positive development. In 2003, the heatwave in Germany hit a relatively ill-prepared country. …

… for Design and Ecology, KISD) Theresa Keilhacker (Architect, specialises in sustainable planning and building) Dr. Dietlinde Quack (Researcher at the Öko-Institut, main areas of research: sustainable consumption and products) Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Parliamentary State …

… model and map areas with air pollution values exceeding critical levels or loads; develop, harmonize and apply methods and procedures (including dynamic modelling) to … model and map areas with air pollution values exceeding critical levels or loads; develop, harmonize and apply methods and procedures (including dynamic modelling) to …