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  • Press release 20/2025 from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 28.05.2025

    German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance

    Das Bild zeigt eine Pflanzenschutzspritze, die übers Feld fährt.

    … very persistent and very mobile TFA is a metabolite of some pesticides Source: Adobe Stock / Kara The Federal Office for Chemicals (BfC) at the Federal Institute … REACH, and the CLP Regulation on the classification and labelling of hazardous substances. In cooperation with the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), the BfC has submitted a dossier to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in accordance with the CLP …

  • News from 09.04.2014 | Last changed: 09.04.2014

    Biogas must become more environmentally friendly

    Biogasanlage, im Vordergrund ein Maisfeld

    … out through mandatory requirements, particularly in the case of carbon-rich fen soils. Associated content Publications On the Future of Biogas Generation and …

  • Press release 36/2022 from 12.09.2022 | Last changed: 14.09.2022

    Rotor blade recycling from A to Z

    Windenergieanlagen auf einem Feld.

    … goes for lithium ion batteries, solar installations or other technologies. Waste avoidance should be the aim of every technical innovation in climate protection. And …

  • Press release 08/2019 from 27.03.2019 | Last changed: 13.08.2024

    Renewable energy share rises to 16.6 per cent in 2018

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … renewables cuts energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018 renewable energies avoided emissions of some 184 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. Wind energy made … the largest single contribution, with nearly 75 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents avoided. The electricity sector accounted for about 141 million tonnes of CO2 …

  • Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

    Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    Leafy banks of the Spree near Berlin

    … of the entire region. However, the threat of water scarcity is no reason to abandon the coal phase-out, says Dirk Messner: "⁠Climate change is the biggest problem … billion cubic metres of water will be needed in the coming decades just to fill the opencast mining holes so that they do not become unstable. The water deficit will be … Transferring water: In order to compensate for the projected water deficit, it is essential to provide additional water for the river basins of the Lausitz region. …

  • 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.

    … are also already working on the sustainable management of our water resources and soils as part of the National Water Strategy and the Natural Climate Protection … as daylight increases. Warming also leads to a change in species composition on land. This is shown, for example, by the data on birds and butterflies. New species …

  • Press release 05/2018 from 01.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

    Radfahrer zwischen Autos im Stau

    … an 11-percent share increase compared to 2016. The share of diesel-run cars went down by more than 15 percent. However, the current data does not enable an accurate assessment of the effect of the individual measures on … believes the WHO recommendation should be applicable. Greater efforts at federal, Land and municipal level are needed to further mitigate the health risks associated …

  • Press release 01/2025 from 07.01.2025 | Last changed: 09.01.2025

    Revenue from emissions trading once again at record level

    A factory surrounded by forest.

    … in terms of social and economic policy. In this way, emissions trading creates the essential threefold combination of ambitious climate protection⁠, social … In this respect, there are still major challenges to reducing emissions in the building and transport sectors; in both sectors, greenhouse gas emissions must fall …

  • News from 29.05.2018 | Last changed: 11.06.2018

    Ways to energy-efficient urban redevelopment: documents online

    City district in Utena

    Ways to energy-efficient urban redevelopment: documents online City district in … Lithuania for the first time on urban quarters and neighbourhoods instead of single buildings only. In addition to this, three exemplary concepts for energy-efficient …

  • Press release 29/2022 from 15.06.2022 | Last changed: 04.07.2022

    Germany’s 2021 emissions from power stations almost back to pre-pandemic levels

    Industrieanlagen

    … trading and in aviation for Germany in 2021 (VET Report 2021). After the economic downturn of 2020 triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery in 2021 was a … occurred in the iron and steel industry (+ 13%), followed by industrial and building lime (+ 9%). Pandemic-related emission reductions in 2020 were also highest … from all installations participating in the EU ETS (in the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) rose in 2021 to a lesser extent than in Germany. The …