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The UBA was hosting a Side Event titled “Mitigation around the Globe” at the 19th UN World Climate Conference in Warsaw on 19 November. read more

Carbon dioxide features prominently in the debate about climate change. However, short-lived climate pollutants like soot, methane and hydrofluorocarbons also play a role in global warming. read more

Global warming is to be contained to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius. This was the goal agreed by the 194 Member States of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2010. However, the global climate protection measures agreed to date will not achieve this goal. read more

UBA President Flasbarth points out the great need for action after the presentation of the IPCC report: "In comparison to the 2007 report, the findings of the latest IPCC report are even more specific and well-founded." read more

Global mean surface air temperature has risen gradually since the age of industrialisation. It is now accepted as scientifically proven that we humans are responsible for a significant part of this increase. Hence one speaks of anthropogenic, or man-made, climate change. read more

Climate is described in terms of mean values, characteristic extreme values, and frequency distributions of meteorological parameters such as air pressure, wind, temperature, cloud cover, and precipitation over a certain period of time and larger area. read more