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  • News from 16.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    An estimated 310,000 vehicles with unknown whereabouts

    end-of-life vehicles

    … 2018. Recycling of these vehicles complied with the European recycling and recovery targets, yet the whereabouts of around 310,000 vehicles are unknown. UBA therefore …

  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … This is compared to a share of 16.5 percent in the previous year. This puts the target of 18 percent which Germany must achieve by 2020 under the EU Renewable … gross final energy consumption is to further increase to 30 percent. However, this target will not be reached if the trend of the past ten years continues through … This is compared to a share of 16.5 percent in the previous year. This puts the target of 18 percent which Germany must achieve by 2020 under the EU Renewable …

  • News from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions?

    The picture shows solar panels as well as wind turbines.

    … With the Paris Agreement the EU urgently needs to re-assess its long-term target. A new scenario, commissioned by UBA, shows that a GHG-neutral EU is … sinks within the 21st century, there is the urgent need to re-assess the long-term targets of the EU and to show how the target of GHG neutrality can be reached in the …

  • News from 26.05.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Making the EU Emissions Trading System fit for the future

    Europaflaggen wehen im Wind vor einem Regierungsgebäude

    … Source: jorisvo / Fotolia.com Apart from aligning the cap with the new climate target for 2030, the upcoming EU ETS reform also includes a review of the market … that emissions from the stationary ETS decrease in line with renewable energy targets at the EU level and in the member states, and taking into account pandemic …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent Amended … to a collection rate of 44.3 percent, which means the minimum collection target of 65 percent which was set for all EU member states in 2019 was missed and …

  • Press release 11/2024 from 15.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.03.2024

    Climate emissions fall by 10.1 per cent in 2023 – biggest decline since 1990

    Industrieschlot mit Abgasen

    … 10.1 per cent in 2023 – biggest decline since 1990 UBA projection: National climate target for 2030 achievable Germany must reduce more greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve its climate targets by 2030. Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com In 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … / Fotolia More and more packaging is highly recyclable and the statutory recycling targets are largely being met by the dual systems. The Central Agency Packaging … In 2022, the dual systems achieved on average the very ambitious statutory targets for the recycling of paper/cardboard/cartons, tinplate, aluminium and …

  • Press release 25/2021 from 31.05.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    UBA proposes multisectoral cap on nitrogen

    Eine Pflanze und Stickstoff-Verbindungen (Montage)

    … are necessary to achieve good environmental status throughout Germany. Protection targets for water, soil, air, ecosystems and human health must be reviewed, and the …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … “Electric vehicles are an essential building block for achieving the climate targets in Germany. In order to make their purchase more attractive, cars with …

  • News from 10.10.2017 | Last changed: 20.10.2017

    Guidance for climate-friendly investment

    two engineers (a women and a man) in a windfarm

    … for climate action. Source: goodluz / Fotolia.com Capital investments which target the energy, transport and building sectors can help to limit the rise in … protection global warming sustainable investment … Capital investments which target the energy, transport and building sectors can help to limit the rise in …