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News from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

UBA & IIASA cooperate on modelling climate action scenarios

12 participants of the workshop stand together with IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber in a baroque furnished room at IIASA.

… Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber Source: IIASA As part of an in-house research project, UBA is working on the use and further development of an integrated assessment model (IAM) developed by the … UBA President Dirk Messner, at a small ceremony with the workshop participants. By using the MESSAGEix framework, UBA will be able to carry out its own integrated …

Press release 13/2016 from 08.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Cornerstone for an exemplary ecological building

a hole in a baseplate for a building is filled with concrete by three men and a women who are all well-dressed

… special ecological building. Its energy needs will be generated 100% by itself, using photovoltaics and geothermal heat. The building will also use environmentally friendly building materials such as recycled concrete and hemp … 100% by itself, using photovoltaics and geothermal heat. The building will also use environmentally friendly building materials such as recycled concrete and hemp …

News from 07.06.2018 | Last changed: 07.06.2018

Environment and agriculture – Overview for Germany

… diversity Source: ThomBal / Fotolia.com More than half of Germany's surface area is used for agriculture. Agriculture thus is the largest land user in Germany and a … oxide emissions from agricultural soils, partly as a result of high nitrogen surpluses. On the other hand, agriculture is also affected by climate change. For …

Cover from 15.12.2016

Conference Decarbonisation and Ressource Efficiency Documentation

… Technology On the integrated climate impact of resources and energy extraction and use in society Prof. Harald Sverdrup, Iceland University Bottleneck materials for … Directorate C – Energy, Transport and Climate, JRC Resource footprint of a greenhouse gas neutral mobility system Deployment of electric vehicles and support policies … Gorner, Transport analyst, International Energy Agency Material needs for greenhouse gas neutral mobility systems Dr. Matthias Buchert, Head of Division Resources & …

KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

Adaptation: Field of Action Soils

… tillage preserves the natural soil structure and reduces the risk of erosion. The use of heavy vehicles and machines can lead to soil compaction and thus limit the … the load-bearing capacity of the soils is less stressed. This can be achieved by using wide tyres with low internal tyre pressure and a large contact area or by … abandoning particularly endangered areas in favour of other, less erosion-sensitive uses (e.g. establishment of permanent grassland, forest or woodland areas). Erosion …

News from 28.10.2022 | Last changed: 10.11.2022

Impact of coronavirus pandemic on public transport

Bilder auf der Straße: Bus, Pkw, Straßenbahn

… often Source: MarkusMainka / Fotolia The coronavirus pandemic and the increased use of digital formats that it has triggered is resulting in changes in public transport. Fear of infection and changed work conditions caused demand to drop in 2020/2021 in Germany. Measures such as the 9-euro ticket have … near normal after the strong downturn due to social distancing and lockdowns. The use of digital exchange formats and video calling rose dramatically at the same …

Image from 18.06.2021 | last change: 08.09.2021

BAU-I-2: Summer-related heat island effect – case study

The frequency of heat island situations in the meteorological summer, i.e. from the beginning of June to the end of August, is presented in the form of stack columns using data for Berlin.

… beginning of June to the end of August, is presented in the form of stack columns using data for Berlin. Values for the years 2008 to 2010, 2012 to 2014, and 2016 and … beginning of June to the end of August, is presented in the form of stack columns using data for Berlin. Values for the years 2008 to 2010, 2012 to 2014, and 2016 and …

DzU article from 03.09.2025 | Last changed: 03.09.2025

Indicator: Organic farming

A graph shows the increase of the share of organic farming areas in total utilised agricultural area based on data of the German Federal Statistical Office and the BMLEH. It also shows the 30 percent target of the Federal Government.

… as far as possible and to manage in harmony with nature. Organic farming does not use any mineral fertilisers. A range of crop rotations with intercropping maintain … with its 2030 Organic Strategy. Methodology The German Federal Statistical Office uses various surveys (including the Agrarstrukturerhebung, … that are subject to the control procedure of the EU legislation. The reference used to calculate the area share is the agriculturally used area (again from five …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

… 2018 have massive ecological impacts. In order to protect watercourses, any water use in trade and industry for production or cooling purposes is subject to an … to increase resilience and to reduce dependence on water resources. In order to use as little water as possible in terms of raw or processing material, and in order … of their environmental management – embracing an in-house water management system, using water in a circulatory system, employing water-saving technologies or using …

News from 05.08.2020 | Last changed: 05.08.2020

ERGO: EU research project on hormonally active substances

… be extrapolated to non-mammals and vice versa. The thyroid hormone system will be used as the basis for the investigations. 05.08.2020 To protect human health and the … very similar) within the class of vertebrates. To establish new approaches, ERGO uses the concept of Adverse Outcome Pathways, or AOPs for short. This concept …

Appointment from 16.01.2024

Online-Workshop: Being serious about the no net land take target

… Virtual Please register at Anmeldung_ug@oeko.de until Jan. 20th, 2024. We will use your data exclusively for the organisation and running of the event. Once the … – 11:55 Land take – a European phenomenon caught between soil protection and land use planning Dr. Elisabeth Marquard/Dr. Elisabeth Henn, UFZ 11:55 – 12:05 No Net …

DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

Indicator: Grasslands

A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

… is of particular value. It is defined as meadows and pastures that have not been used as arable land for at least five continuous years. The loss of grasslands … 2013 was due to more intensive agriculture and the associated changes in land use. Using grasslands for pasture and hay had become less attractive to farmers while …