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  • Press release 26/2022 from 03.06.2022 | Last changed: 14.06.2022

    Germany’s bathing waters continue to get top marks

    Junge springt vom Steg in einen See

    … EU Bathing Water Directive. These were the findings of the European Commission's report on European bathing water quality for the 2021 season presented on 3 June … COVID-19 pandemic on bathing waters (2020, PDF, in German) Associated content Links Report on European bathing water quality in 2021 Interactive map of all bathing …

  • Press release 08/2018 from 26.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … in 2017 (- 4.1% compared to 2016) Source: Erik Schumann / Fotolia.com Germany reports a total of 904.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2017 – … the first detailed estimates and are to be considered a forecast rather than final figures. They are derived using a system of modelling and extrapolated trends …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … in the Federal Climate Change Act. These findings are based on new calculations reported by the German Environment Agency (UBA), which were announced in accordance … Renewable energy updates In 2020, Germany's binding target of an 18% share of gross final energy consumption under the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was already exceeded (19.3%). In 2021, gross final energy consumption from renewable energies in the electricity, heating and …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … in Germany continues to have very good quality, say the results of the latest report on drinking water quality published today by the German Environment Agency … the strict legal requirements of microbiological and chemical quality. The current report by UBA includes the results of tests done at all major water utilities from … Drinking Water Directive requires the Member States to submit a drinking water report once every three years. This concerns 2.490 water service areas in Germany …

  • Press release 24/2024 from 28.05.2024 | Last changed: 31.05.2024

    German bathing waters rated excellent again

    Children jump in a lake.

    … water quality remains at a high level. This was confirmed by the EU commission’s report on the quality of European bathing water, which was presented in Brussels on … for the federal states Interactive map for all bathing water sites in Europe Report on European bathing water quality 2023 Bathing in rivers Information on …

  • Press release 20/2018 from 25.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.07.2018

    Level of packaging consumption in Germany remains very high

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … in Germany in 2016. This is an increase of .05% over 2015, says the updated report by the German Environment Agency (UBA) on the occurrence and recovery of … of plastic packaging waste was exported, with no imports of same.  The updated report on the occurrence and recovery of packaging waste devotes a special chapter … quota to be determined based on the volumes of waste which are collected for final recycling. However, it will then be more difficult and complex than before to …

  • News from 25.01.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    UBA: fossil gas and nuclear power are not sustainable

    EU-Fahnen

    … damages caused by such accidents it constitutes a breach of the DNSH principle. Finally, there are no criteria specified for the Uranium mining and processing … Finally, the regulation would need to address the open questions on usability and reporting that are left open in the current draft. Associated content Links …

  • Press release 12/2022 from 02.03.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

    Microplastics in the ocean: Full extent still not foreseeable

    Plastikmüll am Meeresstrand

    … organisms and of those at the bottom of the marine food chain in particular. The reports says the full extent of the plastic pollution and its impact cannot be … Fraunhofer UMSICHT together with the RTM's sub-working group “Microplastics”. It reports that science still relies on estimates of the amounts of emissions and their …

  • Press release 43/2024 from 06.11.2024 | Last changed: 07.11.2024

    Rural areas and urban centres are interdependent

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    … players from federal and local politics, science, business and associations at the final conference in Berlin. Innovative examples from practice and key …

  • Press release 18/2019 from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 01.07.2019

    Top marks for Germany's bathing waters

    Zwei Menschen rennen freudig ins Wasser.

    … the continued good quality of bathing waters in Germany, as similar results were reported for the 2017 season. Press release No. 18/2019 | 06.06.2019 The Commission … the continued good quality of bathing waters in Germany, as similar results were reported for the 2017 season. … Vast majority of bathing waters in Germany rated …

  • Press release 20/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 15.05.2024

    Environmental Monitor 2024: Climate protection measures are having an impact

    River landscape

    … decreased significantly,” says UBA President Dirk Messner. “At the same time, the report also points out where there are still problems and where we need to catch up. … indicators and more detailed information on their evaluation can be found in the report. Background: The Environmental Monitor 2024 is an indicator report with which the German Environment Agency provides a comprehensive overview of …

  • Press release 11/2023 from 15.03.2023 | Last changed: 22.03.2023

    UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … in the Federal Climate Change Act. These findings are based on new calculations reported by the German Environment Agency (UBA), which were announced today. Press … a year with a crisis- and weather-related decline in fossil fuel consumption, total final energy consumption from renewables in the electricity, heating and transport … (RED), renewable energies covered 20.4%, more than a fifth of the total gross final energy consumption, for the first time. That figure still stood at 19.2% in …