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  • 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

    … 247 million tonnes CO₂ equivalents were still some 11 million tonnes less than in 2019. The Federal Climate Change Act prescribes no annual emission budget in 2021 … transport, which has risen again on the motorways to a level slightly above that of 2019. Passenger vehicle traffic, in contrast, continues to be lower than in the pre-pandemic period (2019), which is reflected in fuel sales figures and data from traffic count sites on …

  • News from 10.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    COP30 World Climate Conference: Together for the climate

    Logo: COP30 Brasil

    … these countries' emissions would fall by 17 percent by 2035 compared to 2019. However, according to the sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental … Change (IPCC) , reductions in GHG emissions of 60 percent by 2035 compared to 2019 are necessary to get on a path compatible with the 1.5-degree target. The EU … the UN Climate Summit in September, emissions would fall by 15 percent compared to 2019 by 2035 if the NDCs were fully implemented, leading to a temperature increase …

  • Press release 42/2023 from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    Consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are becoming more severe

    Harvested grain field with yellow stubble and bales of straw. Dark, low-hanging clouds loom menacingly in the sky.

    … 2000, the country has lost 2.5 cubic kilometres of water per year. In the years 2019 to 2021, record low groundwater levels below the long-term lowest groundwater … as many spruce trees died compared to the average of the previous ten years (2010-2019). This affected entire forest stands, which died over large areas. Due to the …

  • Press release 15/2019 from 28.05.2019 | Last changed: 05.06.2019

    Environmental Awareness Study 2018

    Titelbild der Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2018

    … were polled for the current survey in the second half of 2018. Press release No. 15/2019 | 28.05.2019 The study shows that the population considers environmental protection to be a …

  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … a temporary or permanent threshold shift in marine mammals’ hearing ability. In 2019, the Conference of the German Federal and State Ministers of Environment … a temporary or permanent threshold shift in marine mammals’ hearing ability. In 2019, the Conference of the German Federal and State Ministers of Environment …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance with a gross sample of 121 participants. The … To check the feasibility of essential elements of GerES VI, a pilot study (2018–2019) was carried out in advance with a gross sample of 121 participants. The …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … greenhouse gas emissions would have to be reduced by 43 percent by 2030 compared to 2019, then by 60 percent by 2035, and global CO 2 neutrality needs to be realised by … greenhouse gas emissions would have to be reduced by 43 percent by 2030 compared to 2019, then by 60 percent by 2035, and global CO 2 neutrality needs to be realised by …