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  • Publication from 28.01.2020

    Guide on green public procurement: Buses

    Titelseite der Ratgeber-Broschüre "Leitfaden zur umweltfreundlichen öffentlichen Beschaffung: Omnibusse" mit einem Foto eines Omnibusses und dem Logo des Umweltbundesamtes

    … (Hrsg.) Language English Other languages Deutsch Publisher Umweltbundesamt Links more information about the procurement of buses Additional information PDF is accessible …

  • Publication from 15.10.2018

    Data on the Environment 2011

    … edition Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one million people work in agriculture in Germany. Agriculture serves, …

  • DzU article from 27.05.2025 | Last changed: 30.05.2025

    Indicator: Global environmental footprint of consumption

    A graph shows the global environmental footprint of household consumption, represented by the indicator’s energy consumption, CO₂ emissions and raw material use. The indicators show the environmental footprint generated by the consumption activities of private households in Germany and abroad.

    … by Production, Consumption and Imports" and is described in a method manual . More detailed information   'Einkommen, Konsum, Energienutzung, Emissionen privater Haushalte' (in … by Production, Consumption and Imports" and is described in a method manual . More detailed information   'Einkommen, Konsum, Energienutzung, Emissionen privater …

  • DzU article from 30.04.2025 | Last changed: 30.04.2025

    Indicator: Final energy consumption

    A graph shows the final energy consumption from 2008 to 2023. The trend is slightly downward, but fluctuates from year to year due to the influence of the weather. The EnEfG target for the years 2030 is also shown.

    … various energy statistics surveys and modeling. The AGEB publishes methodological information on the calculation in the “ Explanatory notes on the energy balances ” ( … Efficiency Directive, the EnEfG uses a slightly different definition from AGEB. More detailed information (in German only) : ‘Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, … Efficiency Directive, the EnEfG uses a slightly different definition from AGEB. More detailed information (in German only) : ‘Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 29.07.2015 | Last changed: 05.04.2017

    Uninterruptible power supplies

    grünes Kabel mit Stecker in der Steckdose

    … rare events, they can inflict considerable damage on technical devices. Far more frequent, however, are low-voltage or voltage spike events in power grids. Such … damage on devices, and can engender data loss and have other untoward effects on information and communication technology. last update on 29.07.2015 Such events can …

  • DzU article from 11.08.2025 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Indicator: Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure

    A graph in the form of a bar chart shows how many hectares of land per day in Germany were newly designated for settlements and transport infrastructure between 2000 and 2023. The chart also shows the four-year average.

    … increase fragmentation of landscapes and reduce the size of habitats. Furthermore, newly developed settlements and transport infrastructure generate additional … effects and must be partially corrected by the Federal Statistical Office. Further information on this can be found in the ‘ Explanatory notes on the indicator …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Primary energy consumption

    A graph shows primary energy consumption between 1990 and 2024 as well as the target value for 2030. Until 2008, the value fluctuated around 14,500 Petajoules, but has fallen considerably since then.

    … at the end of the article). The indicator ‘ final energy consumption ‘ is more informative with regard to the energy consumption of an economy. Assessing the … published in the Preface to the Energy Balances ( in German only ). More detailed information: 'Primärenergieverbrauch ' (in German only) . Related contents …

  • DzU article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    Indicator: Taxes related to the environment

    A graph shows the development of environmental taxes for the year 1995 (39.9 billion euros), the year 2000, and the period 2005 to 2023 (69.5 billion euros, preliminary data) as well as their share of total tax revenues in the public budgets.

    … heating oil and gas, while the service sector and private households are more heavily taxed. A large part of the revenue from the ecological tax reform fund … Accounting of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany ( Destatis 2025 ). More  information: 'Umweltbezogene Steuern und Gebühren' (in German only) . Related …

  • DzU article from 27.11.2024 | Last changed: 27.11.2024

    Indicator: Agricultural nitrogen surplus

    A graph shows the agricultural nitrogen surpluses for individual years and as rolling 5-year means between 1990 and 2022. The 5-year-mean nitrogen surpluses in kilogrammes per hectare dropped from 117 to 77. The target for 2028-32 is 70 kilogrammes per hectare and year.

    … livestock density: Due to the high amount of farm manure (animal excrements), often more nitrogen is applied to the fields as the crops can convert into biomass. The … for annual fluctuations a five-year moving average is calculated. More detailed information: 'Stickstoffeintrag aus der Landwirtschaft und Stickstoffüberschuss' (in …