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  • Press release 44/2013 from 11.11.2013 | Last changed: 10.12.2013

    Bundespreis Ecodesign prize is awarded

    Trophies with the logo of the Bundespreis Ecodesign an the names of the winners standing on a table

    … of more than seven billion and greater consumer demand it has become a challenge to use our resources more consciously. Sustainable consumption may help in this regard. …

  • Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

    Container in einem Hafen

    … around 99 percent of the emissions concerned will remain covered by the CBAM, because these are associated with large volumes of basic materials imported by only a … declarants will be free to choose between reporting actual embedded emissions and using default values. In the latter case, the verification requirement is waived. … CBAM in detail: In the definitive period, the CBAM covers direct greenhouse gas emissions in the iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity …

  • Press release 26/2023 from 03.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.08.2023

    Environmental awareness study: Majority of Germans consider adaptation to already clearly noticeable climate crisis necessary

    A woman can be seen standing with her back to the picture. She is standing in a forest, which is beautifully green and looks into the distance.

    … recycle raw materials and goods more effectively and to promote long-term product use. Steffi Lemke comments: "We want to achieve a legally binding international … also show that economic restructuring to protect the natural basis of life causes ⁠ uncertainty ⁠, concerns about social cohesion and fear of social decline … (617.24 kB) Die Mehrheit ist bereit sich aktiv für die Umwelt und das Klima einzusetzen. Source: BMUV/UBA Download image (575.13 kB) Die Mehrheit ist dafür, die …

  • Press release 38/2022 from 16.09.2022 | Last changed: 21.09.2022

    Blauer Kompass award for outstanding projects in climate change adaptation and risk prevention

    Groupphoto

    … crisis. The projects that were not among the winners also deserve great praise because they impressively show how diverse the possibilities for the urgently needed … klimaresilienten Städten (Brandenburg) The MIYA association from Eberswalde makes use of so-called tiny forests for educational programmes on climate change …

  • News from 10.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    COP30 World Climate Conference: Together for the climate

    Logo: COP30 Brasil

    … plus the EU) had submitted a new NDC, covering only 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions). The NDCs submitted are more ambitious than the … EU submitted its NDC on November 5th, 2025. This envisages a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 66.25 to 72.5 percent by 2035 compared to 1990. The Chinese … target of a 7 to 10 percent reduction in emissions by 2035 compared to peak greenhouse gas emissions. China's emissions account for 30 percent of global greenhouse gas …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … for a green economy. last update on 01.04.2022 The term ‘Green Economy’ was first used proactively by the UN Secretary-General in 2012 to describe an approach that … of digitalisation. Digitalisation and the green economy should go hand in hand, using digital technologies as the key to a green economy while ensuring the …

  • 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

    … 90 tonnes in the Helgoland Loch). Chemical warfare agents are chemical compounds used for military purposes that disrupt the physiological functions of the human … such an extent that the fighting ability of soldiers is impaired or even death is caused. They were used in the 1st World War; during World War II, they were only …

  • Article from 03.12.2025 | Last changed: 03.12.2025

    European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus

    Sentinel-2 RGB satellite image of Dessau-Roßlau (date of recording: June 21, 2020), overlaid with the data product “Riparian Zones” (reference year 2012), provided by the Copernicus Land Service.

    … contributes to the national coordination and supports the further development and use of Copernicus. last update on 03.12.2025 The goal of the Copernicus programme is … Programme” in 2017. This strategy was updated in 2024 with the „ National User Uptake Strategy for the Satellite Programmes Copernicus, Galileo and the … satellite observations and form the basis for producing high-quality data products used in the Copernicus services. The Copernicus in-situ component relies on a broad …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … in Germany with environmental pollutants. Samples of tap water, urine, blood, house dust, and indoor air are analysed along with information acquired by … pollutants in the living environment are analysed and samples of tap water, house dust, and indoor air are taken. The home visit will take around two and a half … the population from health-affecting environmental influences. The data can also be used to check whether existing rules and laws are sufficient. The results of GerES …