… Joint press release with the Federal Ministry for the Environment Coffee machines and IT devices to use electricity more efficiently EU Directive makes home appliances safer and … for energy and resource efficiency. Energy efficient devices, especially those used often in our everyday lives, are not only good for the environment; they also …

… Using household appliances for longer pays off Restoring old appliances saves money … new, more energy-efficient ones. Replacement may only make sense if appliances are used very frequently and are very inefficient. Differences in individual product …

… UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent Increase in coal and … electricity generation caused emissions to rise. Good news: electricity production using renewables was able to curb emissions, up by nine percent over 2021. The …

… UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect What is the greenhouse …

… Food waste causes four percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions Krautzberger: There is hardly any sector where waste avoidance is … Krautzberger: There is hardly any sector where waste avoidance is so easy. … Food waste causes four percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions …

… Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021 Federal Ministry for Climate Action … sector – a rise of 27 million tonnes CO₂ equivalents. This is because more coal was used to generate electricity in response to an increased demand for electricity, …

… Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible UBA presents 7-point … Environment Agency (UBA) recommended that repairs which are done outside the household should also be tax-deductible. At the start of the European Week for Waste … of products. … Our 7-point strategy against obsolescence recommends, that Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible … Household appliance …

… Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump? New online tool checks whether a home can be heated with … heating oil and natural gas continue to rise. This is why heat pumps are now widely used in new buildings. When heating systems in existing buildings need replacing, … to heat, the online tool determines whether the property can be heated efficiently using a heat pump. It helps homeowners understand whether their building is already …

… Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly Energy sector emissions lower, … (- 4.1%) compared to the previous year. The main reason is that less hard coal was used to generate electricity due to the high level of wind power feed-in. Also, hard … and are to be considered a forecast rather than final figures. They are derived using a system of modelling and extrapolated trends based on the detailed inventory …

… German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis German-Polish working group cooperating well Europe’s … also detect toxic algal metabolites (algal toxins). The expertise at hand will be used to evaluate the delivered data and test results. The hypothesis that mercury …

… Detailed greenhouse gas emissions figures for 2022: Emissions fell by 40 per cent … in 2022 Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia Germany maintains its level of greenhouse gas reduction. The European emission reduction targets are fully met. This is … tonnes or 1.3 per cent less than in 2021 and 40 per cent less than in 1990. … Detailed greenhouse gas emissions figures for 2022: Emissions fell by 40 per cent …