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  • Press release 39/2020 from 10.09.2020 | Last changed: 10.09.2020

    Video streaming: data transmission technology crucial for climate footprint

    Server im Rechenzentrum.

    … crucial for climate footprint Fibre optic video transmission is nearly 50 times more efficient than UMTS Data centers are a crucial part of the internet … Agency, said: "This is good news for people who like to watch movies and series. You can use streaming services at home with a fibre optic cable or VDSL …

  • Press release 1/2017 from 05.01.2017 | Last changed: 17.03.2017

    Pace of environmentally harmful subsidies phase-out continues to falter

    Euro bank notes

    … committed to increased climate protection at international level but, at the same time, rewards climate-damaging behaviour with taxpayer money. The Federal Government … committed to increased climate protection at international level but, at the same time, rewards climate-damaging behaviour with taxpayer money. The Federal Government …

  • Press release 38/2014 from 29.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner has died

    Lersner introduced asbestos-free brake pads in 1981, which were awarded the Blue Angel

    … excellent reputation among the public and the science community to him – from the time just after its foundation to the present day." Press release No. 38/2014 | … also directly with their subordinates as well – something completely novel at the time. He thought it completely normal to go for lunch in the canteen together with …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Tourism

    Beach chairs at the Baltic Sea

    … an early warning system that informs tourism providers, tourists and residents in time about possible extreme weather events. Tourist infrastructure facilities can be … also cool you down through evaporation. Hikes should also be avoided at the hottest times of the day (usually in the afternoon). Other options include: drinking enough, …

  • Appointment from 29.06.2020

    Web-Seminar: RESCUE

    … is triggered by the unsustainable consumption of natural resources. At the same time, modern economies are dependent on the availability and accessibility of … along a global 1.5 °C path towards GHG-neutrality by 2050, while at the same time substantially lowering Germany’s material footprint With its “European Green …

  • Press release 75/2008 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Global warming: Water scarcity in the Alps?

    … the conference. Press release No. 75/2008 | 05.11.2008 Yet the critical question in times of global warming is how quickly the conditions are changing in the Alps as …

  • Press release 32/2010 from 04.06.2010 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    Federal Environment Agency: Unecological subsidies cost 48 billion euros

    … use of fossil fuels, rendering some efforts in environmental protection void. “In times of record debt, ecologically harmful subsidies must be put subjected to … use of fossil fuels, rendering some efforts in environmental protection void. “In times of record debt, ecologically harmful subsidies must be put subjected to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘fisheries’ action field

    … 1971 the warming rate of 0.38 °C per decade has resulted in making this value three times as high. Impacts of climate change   Impact: KM-I-1 Water temperature in the … 1971 the warming rate of 0.38 °C per decade has resulted in making this value three times as high. …   Impact: KM-I-1 Water temperature in the sea … As air temperature …

  • Press release 34/2010 from 10.06.2010 | Last changed: 16.07.2013

    Fluorinated fire-fighting foams protect - not the environment though

    … application Fire departments save lives, recover, extinguish, protect- sometimes the environment, too. Fires can be fought especially well with chemicals, … Federal Association of Technical Fire Protection (bvfa) has been published just in time for Interschutz 2010 in Leipzig (international trade fair for rescue, fire …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … are taking are adequate. By 2021 the proportion had risen to 71 %. For the first time in autumn 2021 the survey on themes related to the ‘Adaptation to climate … awareness which will in future be conducted only every four years. At that time, the severe flood disaster – which had occurred only a few months before in …

  • News from 04.12.2014 | Last changed: 06.05.2015

    Video "Let´s Talk About Soil"

    A soil profile with differently coloured layers of brown earth.

    … raw materials and meat are increasing the demand for fertile soil. At the same time, soil is being lost through erosion, pollution and land consumption. Associated …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-I-2: Snow cover for winter tourism

    The picture shows a ski lift heading for a slope wooded predominantly with conifer trees. The slope is covered with a thin layer of snow. However, in the foreground especially, there are large areas of ground without any snow cover thus revealing grass and bare earth. A radiant sun is shining brightly from a cloudless sky.

    … above all on the specific activity and the type of terrain. Even just a few centimetres of snow cover can imbue a winter walk with a wintry atmosphere. For … to 14 %. 206 These findings as well as the consistently high number of first-time users of cable cars, chair lifts and drag lifts during the winter season …