Press | Umweltbundesamt

The more than 10,000 waste water treatment plants in Germany’s cities and municipalities consume a lot of energy, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the power consumption of all public utilities.  These facilities consume nearly 4,400 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, which corresponds to the generation capacity of a modern coal power plant, and they emit some 3 million tonnes of the greenh... read more

Noise is not only a nuisance, it can also cause illness. People who are exposed to high levels of night-time aircraft noise often have higher blood pressure levels that those living in quieter residential areas.  Even an increase of the night-time noise level by 10 decibels [dB(A)] in noise level ranges between 30 and 60 [dB(A)] raises the risk of hypertension in men and women by about 14 percent.... read more

The Federal Network Agency and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) reached an agreement by which regulatory offences against the laws governing electrical and electronic equipment can be more effectively traced.  ”This cooperation will lead to synergy effects among public administration organs, also contributing to lean government”, said UBA President Prof. Dr. Andreas Troge. ”Tax money can be us... read more

Some 530 million certificates were transferred in the German Emissions Trading Registry during the 2005-2007 trading period, amounting to a volume of more than one year’s budget of emissions allowances (approx. 500 million) exchanging hands in Germany.  In other words, slightly more than one third of the certificates allocated were actually traded. The remaining certificates were applied directly... read more