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  • Press release 29/2025 from 16.07.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    German emissions nearly halved in 20 years of trading

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … in Germany and Europe. Together with the national emissions trading scheme, the two systems currently cover around 85 percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions. … served as the national authority responsible for the new CO 2  border adjustment system (⁠ CBAM ⁠). Associated content Emissionsentwicklung EU-ETS 1 (Energie- und …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … and exchange functions give the Earth’s oceans a central role in its climate system. More than 90 % of the additional heat energy generated by the anthropogenic … Sea and the Baltic Sea as well as other seas in the world with regard to marine ecosystems have been documented in various scientific studies 76 . Species either adapt … N., Preciado I., Heath M., Pace M.C., Lynam C.P. 2022: The Response of North Sea Ecosystem Functional Groups to Warming and Changes in Fishing. Front. Mar. Sci., Sec. …

  • Press release 44/2021 from 28.10.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: nearly half granted for road traffic and aviation

    Euro bank notes

    … step by step" Reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies creates the financial means for a sustainable policy. Source: PhotoSG / Fotolia.com The phasing … cheap bus and train tickets. To ensure that environmentally harmful subsidies are systematically reduced or reformed in the future and that subsidy policy becomes …

  • Press release 40/2024 from 17.09.2024 | Last changed: 11.10.2024

    Skilled workers sought for the socio-ecological transition

    Eine Bauarbeiter bringt Dämmplatten an einem Gebäude an.

    … security for companies and those seeking training in the field of sustainability Systematically identifying the requirements for skilled workers and qualifications … occupations in order to make training programmes in the dual system as a whole more flexible, inclusive and excellent.”  Associated content Links …

  • News from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 11.12.2025

    EU adopts new rules to combat greenwashing in advertising

    eine Frau liest im Baumarkt den Text auf einem Farbeimer im Regal

    … for labels, such as publicly available criteria and a third-party certification system, will make labelling more transparent for consumers. These changes will also … not originate from government agencies or are based on a third-party certification system will be prohibited. In addition, labels must be accessible to all companies …

  • Press release 21/2018 from 08.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Boat hull paints – a problem for our waters

    A sea harbor with many small sail and motor boats.

    … regional requirements, producers should employ a three-tier traffic light labelling system for their paints (North Sea, Baltic Sea, inland waters) to orient users when …

  • Press release 33/2017 from 15.09.2017 | Last changed: 25.09.2017

    European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … Germany can learn from experience gained outside Europe. The Mobike bicycle rental system from China is an example of how bike rental can be operated as a business on …

  • Press release 32/2018 from 25.10.2018 | Last changed: 04.11.2018

    40th anniversary of the Blue Angel

    Cover des Magazins "40 Jahre Blauer Engel"

    … of the German Environment Agency said: “The Blue Angel is a voluntary labelling system. Companies benefit from the clear signal it sends, which essentially says … Compliance with international occupational safety and health standards Take-back systems and services for community use (e.g. car sharing) Efficient utilisation, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Biological diversity

    In the foreground the picture shows a banded demoiselle which has landed on the blossom of a yellow waterbuttercup. The background of this picture is blurred.

    … cultivation of crops to produce healthy food. Another useful function of stable ecosystems is that they capture carbons from the atmosphere, binding and storing them … contributing to the provision of natural climate protection as long as these ecosystems remain in a stable condition. However, biological diversity is endangered. …