… equivalents (CO2eq). This is a 3.5-percent decrease compared to the previous year. The German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the German Environment Agency presented these and other details in this year’s report on the greenhouse gas emissions of the stationary installations … industries, however, remain unchanged at the high levels of previous years. Press release No. 17/2019 | 04.06.2019 Around 70 percent of the greenhouse …

… percent less electricity was generated from renewable sources than in the previous year due to weather conditions. There was extremely little wind in the first quarter … is right in claiming that we need effective measures quickly in the next few years to build more wind and photovoltaic plants.” Press release No. 50/2021 | 15.12.2021 Renewable electricity production has risen steadily since 1997. A few years of low winds and little sunshine have usually been offset by the construction …

… subject to the tides. As in the case of different types of lakes, there is no point in calculating the mean for all watercourses and fish regions. Consequently, … value is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these … 1996 can be attributed to the relatively cool weather pattern prevailing in those years. For example, the annual mean temperature in 2010 of 7.8 °C was distinctly …

… 800 square metres who offer electrical and electronic equipment several times a year or on a permanent basis must now also take back waste electrical and electronic … seasonal basis are not subject to the take-back obligation. To make WEEE collection points easily recognisable, the new regulation requires retailers to provide …

… on summer heat protection 2018 and latterly 2022 have so far been the hottest years in Germany since meteorological records began. So far 2018 has been the only … that go beyond the minimum requirements laid down in this standard. Starting points might be, for instance, a reduction in the amount of window space, adequate …

… Dirk Messner succeeded Maria Krautzberger, who had held the office for five years and retired at the end of last year. Federal Environment Minister Schulze … the great transformation of our economy and society. The heated debates of recent years have proven that facts and education about environmental protection are needed …

… regions. Given that there are few data available from on-site surveys regarding the point of onset, the indicator was developed on the basis of satellite data. These … lakes, the data series are available at a spatial resolution of 300 metres for the years 2002–2012 and 2016–2020 respectively. In the years between, there were no …

… in 2020 and 2021 was influenced primarily by the Covid-19 pandemic. In both years, the general decline in bed-night volumes affected urban areas in particular, … districts or travel areas to specific tourism segments or to one particular focal segment is not possible. Consequently, the available statistical data do not … the monitoring of water use involved in tourism might provide a useful starting point. However, so far there are no specific data available in this respect. …

… regions. In view of the increase in forest fires in the particularly dry and hot years of 2018 and 2019, forest fire risks have again become the focus of greater … precautionary measures such as the installation of firebreaks and water abstraction points were driven forward, and improvements were made regarding public information. …

… of electricity were generated from renewable sources in 2019. It was the first year in which the share of electricity from renewable energy was greater than that … MW), new onshore installations are likely to be at their lowest level in nearly 20 years. In addition to repowering – the replacement of older installations with more … in a slight rise in the renewables share. In the transport sector, the initial data point to a drop in the use of biofuels. The rising share of renewable electricity …

… are experiencing a job decline. UBA President Maria Krautzberger said: “The numbers point out the significance of environmental protection for the German market. The … employed in the renewable energy sector in 2014 are still twice as many as ten years prior to that. There has also been a decline in the energy upgrading of … already provided jobs for 97,000 people in 2012, which is 19,000 more than two years earlier. If the jobs in exports of installations and components needed for the …

… of training exercises adequately, both in terms of time and participants, even in years when extreme events have to be dealt with. The severe flood events of 2013 and … for volunteers to request yet more release from their paid occupation. A case in point occurred in 2013 for instance, in terms of a decline in training hours …