Which consequences of climate change will be particularly severe in Germany, and how well are we prepared? According to the Climate Adaptation Act, a climate risk analysis must examine these questions every eight years. The [...] More

Municipal heat planning is a key component of a future climate-neutral heat supply. For the heating transition to succeed, it is crucial that the measures and projects specified in the heat plans are implemented locally. [...] More

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a top priority in achieving internationally agreed climate targets. However, modeling shows that reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 will also require additional approaches that [...] More

Heat planning in Berlin involves installing small-scale district heating networks based on local renewable energy sources and waste heat for many inner-city districts without existing district heating. There are, however, [...] More

Nature credits are tradeable certificates in the form of a quantitatively measurable and verifiable unit that documents a positive contribution to biodiversity. They aim to preserve biological diversity and counteract [...] More

Public procurement has the greatest economic leverage for transforming product markets in Germany towards sustainability among all policy instruments in the domain of “sustainable consumption and production”. The OECD [...] More

Trees are an indispensable part of our cities. They offer shade, cool the environment, improve air quality and provide habitats for numerous animal and plant species. At the same time, urban trees are under great pressure in [...] More

Urban green spaces offer a variety of ecological benefits beyond recreational areas, particularly concerning the impacts of climate change. During heatwaves, they contribute to cooling and mitigate flooding during heavy [...] More

Since 2016, the federal award “Blue Compass” has been Germany's highest state honor for projects aimed at preventing and adapting to the consequences of climate change. Since 2021, the federal award has been presented jointly [...] More

The Elbe-Elster region in the south of the state of Brandenburg is affected by the phase-out of lignite mining and the associated change processes. It is part of the structural change region of Lusatia. Based on the status [...] More

In order to further advance the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a sustainable, innovative economy based on natural material cycles, the Brandenburg state parliament has decided to develop a own bioeconomy [...] More

More extreme weather events, health risks and economic uncertainties: Germany must prepare for the consequences of climate change. As decided in the 2021 coalition agreement, the German government therefore wants to develop a [...] More