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  • Newsletter from 08.12.2021 | Last changed: 08.12.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2021

    … read more (in German) Supporting research with the personal CO₂ balance sheet More than three million people have already used the CO₂ calculator from the … from the Environmental Innovation Program was used to implement an innovative manufacturing concept on an industrial scale for the first time, enabling energy savings … and… Series brochure / flyer Page number 114 Year of publication 2021 UBA Fact Sheet Thought Starter Towards Chemical Intensity A global, inclusive goal for …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2024

    … 22, 2024. Tipping points and cascading tipping dynamics in the climate system This factsheet summarizes the results and content of the background paper on the project … cascading effects that need to be taken into account when discussing… Series fact sheet Page number 4 Year of publication 2024 Sustainability criteria for carbon …

  • Cover from 02.10.2024

    Development of Germany’s climate - 2023 Monitoring Report

    Logo Deutscher Wetterdienst

    … to natural causes, and nowadays it is considered an established scientific fact that further temperature increases are to be expected. Both in Germany and … warming in large-scale atmospheric weather patterns. Precipitation is a crucial factor in the availability of water and is virtually of the same major interest as … development shows that the rise in temperature did not take place evenly. In fact, there were phases of warming as well as periods of stagnation, interspersed …

  • Press release 56/2014 from 15.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies amount to over 52 billion euros

    Euro bank notes

    … the real level of environmentally harmful subsidies in these sectors is in fact much higher. The new UBA study is an analysis of which subsidies are promoting … to cut subsidies in the electricity and energy tax relief granted to the manufacturing sector and to agriculture and the forestry industry. Since the tax breaks … with precision. "The scale of environmentally harmful subsidies in Germany is in fact on a clearly high order than the 52 billion euros cited in our study. This fact

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night … impede the free passage of fresh air. Associated content Documents RO-R-4 Indikator-Factsheet (220.39 kB) Tags regional planning Competence Centre on Climate Impacts … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … decline occurred at the expense of restricted areas and was essentially due to the fact that some designations imposed on restricted areas were revoked in the process … at least to minimise their impacts. Associated content Documents RO-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (178.45 kB) Tags landscape nature regional planning Competence Centre on … decline occurred at the expense of restricted areas and was essentially due to the fact that some designations imposed on restricted areas were revoked in the process …

  • Newsletter from 25.10.2023 | Last changed: 25.10.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2023

    … Digitalisation UBA News Dear Readers, We need to acknowledge an inconvenient fact: capturing and storing CO ₂ using CCS technology is not a miracle cure for … identifies room for improvements. The aim is to stimulate the public debate… Series fact sheet Page number 21 Year of publication 2023 Introduction of an emissions …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … that in the case of individual gauging stations, the long-term MHQ is exceeded by a factor of more than 8 or 9. WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Source: … sufficient in most cases. Putting it simply, it can be assumed that an exceedance factor of 1.5 times or less than twice the MHQ is equivalent to a repeat interval of five (HQ5) to 20 years (HQ20). An exceedance of MHQ by a factor of 2 to less than 2.5 is equivalent to a discharge event which, according to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional damage events during that period and that … This increase can, in principle, benefit productivity unless there are other factors restricting carbon absorption. Another important influential factor is the age structure of forest stands. In young trees less than 20 years old, …