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  • Publication from 02.11.2022

    Energiesparen im Haushalt

    Cover einer Broschüre

    … Umweltbundesamt File size 4.07 MB Print version not available Tags energy saving final energy consumption Energieträger … Energiesparen im Haushalt …

  • Press release 18/2023 from 09.06.2023 | Last changed: 13.06.2023

    German bathing water quality remains at a high level

    Children jump in a lake.

    … Germany is a good place to bathe. This is confirmed by the EU Commission's report on the quality of European bathing waters, presented on 9 June 2023. According to the report, over 96 percent of the officially designated bathing water sites on lakes, … river … Germany is a good place to bathe. This is confirmed by the EU Commission's report on the quality of European bathing waters, presented on 9 June 2023. …

  • Press release 11/2022 from 28.02.2022 | Last changed: 04.03.2022

    Climate risks put quality of life and environment at stake

    the Earth

    … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented the second part of its 6th Assessment Report today. The current report focuses on the consequences of climate change and on climate change …

  • 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.

    … crisis in Germany are becoming more severe BMUV and UBA present third monitoring report on the Federal Government's Strategy for German Adaptation to Climate Change … implementation of the measurable targets. The Federal Government's DAS Monitoring Report reports on ⁠ climate impacts ⁠ and adaptation on the basis of measured data and …

  • Press release 43/2020 from 21.09.2020 | Last changed: 25.09.2020

    30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too

    Der Brocken im Nebel

    … National Park. Source: ohenze / Fotolia.com The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Dirk … 40 Jahre Umweltbundesamt All press releases … The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Dirk … agriculture and circular economy." … The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Air, …

  • 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 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 …

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … reading ability and mental performance, young people in Germany frequently report a ringing in their ears which resembles tinnitus after extreme noise … In the German Environmental Survey one in every twelve children ages 11-14 reported that night-time street traffic noise is an annoyance, and one in every six …

  • News from 10.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    COP30 World Climate Conference: Together for the climate

    Logo: COP30 Brasil

    … ways to make vulnerable regions more resilient. The goal of the negotiations is to finalize the work program on indicators for measuring progress in climate adaptation … on climate action (global stocktake, NDCs), climate science, agriculture, emissions reporting, and climate education and cooperation (Action for Climate Empowerment, …

  • Press release 18/2022 from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 07.04.2022

    Young people care about environment and climate

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … matter of concern to young people and a source of emotional stress, with 88 percent reporting sadness about manmade environmental degradation. Three quarters are … matter of concern to young people and a source of emotional stress, with 88 percent reporting sadness about manmade environmental degradation. Three quarters are …