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  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … of green-blue infrastructure at municipal level support the development of guiding strategies for implementing the sponge city concept. The EU Urban Wastewater …

  • Press release 25/2016 from 21.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blauer Kompass contest

    photomontage with a landscape and the banner "Blauer Kompass - Anpassungspioniere gesucht"

    … of biodiversity. Unsealed soil can absorb rainwater and helps to improve amenity value. The Brunnenviertel district in Berlin encourages residents to develop climate …

  • Press release 21/2023 from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Better recycling of boats

    Ein Motorboot fährt über einen See.

    … relevant data in a standardised, comparable format enables all actors in the value and supply chain to work together towards a circular economy. Associated …

  • Press release 35/2023 from 27.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Nominees selected for the German Ecodesign Award 2023

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … brief overview of the nominated projects in detail: Young talent category Layers of Value | Virginia Reil (Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle) … of Art and Design) Siddharth Prakash (Head of the Circular Economy and Global Value Chains Group in the Product and Material Flows Division at the Öko-Institut in …

  • Press release 50/2021 from 15.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.12.2021

    Significant lower share of renewable electricity in Germany in 2021

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … fleet: The construction of new photovoltaic units has increased steadily since 2014. Newly installed capacity in 2021 is expected to be just under 5,000 megawatts … year. However, the addition of new capacity still lags significantly behind the 2014-2017 period. A record 4,891 MW was added in 2017, but the newly installed …

  • News from 19.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    Freight transport: climate-neutral, electrified, reimagined

    The various proposed measures for environmentally friendly freight transport described in the brochure have been summarized in a vision picture.

    … this vision, focusing on electrification and modal shift in freight transport. Guidelines regarding policy measures and regulations (i.e. CO 2 standards for new … on 12/13 June 2024. Associated content Links Sustainable mobility CLECAT Guide to ISO 14083 - Greenhouse gas emissions Publications Heavy Freight. Big …

  • Press release 37/2017 from 20.11.2017 | Last changed: 22.11.2017

    Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible

    Elektrogeräte wie Waschmaschinen und Herd auf einem Recyclinghof

    … instructions, spare parts and diagnostic software for independent repairers Reduced value added tax for repair services Tax deductibility for repairs outside the home … already at the product design phase. The EU Ecodesign Directive should serve as a guideline. The Blue Angel ecolabel is at the cutting edge in showing how we are …

  • Press release 20/2015 from 01.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Contest for 'Blue Angel Prize 2015' has started

    Bühne bei der Preisverleihung Blauer Engel-Preis 2012

    … and Cities, and the German Länder. Previous "Blue Angel Prize" winners Kyocera (2014) Heller-Leder GmbH (2013) J.W.Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG (2012) Associated content …

  • Press release 13/2020 from 20.03.2020 | Last changed: 27.03.2020

    UBA names water body type of the year 2020

    Ein kleiner Bachabschnitt fließt durch ein Waldstück

    … as reservoirs. Less bare wasteland along the water also means more recreational value. The German Environment Agency therefore recommends designating official water …