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  • Press release 04/2023 from 26.01.2023 | Last changed: 31.01.2023

    Final 2021 greenhouse gas emissions balance: Emissions declined by 39 percent over 1990, complying with EU climate action targets

    rauchende Schornsteine eines Braunkohlekraftwerks, davor ein Tagebau

    … Germany is in full compliance with European emission reduction targets. Final data on greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 show that Germany had emissions of 759.1 … potential. F-gas emissions have fallen by 32 since 1995%. Important note The data presented here are calculated in the international greenhouse gas reporting …

  • Appointment from 13.02.2019 | Last changed: 04.04.2019

    International Conference: Measuring Sustainability in Tourism

    Fußabdrücke im Sand

    … sustainability in German tourism in comparison to other countries? How can data be prepared for use in practice and in politics? What are the key future … or non-sustainable tourism development and how can they be reflected by the data? These and other questions will be discussed and answered at the conference in …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … parked more often but when and if necessary, drive it at slower speed.” Emissions data updates Emissions in Germany have declined by 38.7% since 1990. The target for … in 2021 compared to the previous year in almost all sectors. The available data show that since 2010, the energy transition in particular has contributed to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … albeit this assessment is subject to low certainty. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? In the 2023 Monitoring Report, the spectrum of the ‘ Human … heat mortalities cover only the most extreme impacts of heatwaves whilst lack of data makes it impossible to quantify those illnesses that are a much more frequent …

  • Press release 35/2022 from 31.08.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis

    The river Elbe in the foreground with trees on the bank and blue sky.

    … Lemke has commissioned the German Environment Agency (UBA) to collect all available data, tip-offs and hypotheses concerning the mass die-off of fish in the Oder river … (algal toxins). The expertise at hand will be used to evaluate the delivered data and test results. The hypothesis that mercury poisoning was the cause of the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Coastal and marine protection

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wild sea with waves crashing over projecting posts. The sky is tinged with orange and covered in dark clouds. Here and there rays of sunshine are breaking through the cloud cover.

    … is indicated by a case study carried out in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, based on data from a representative segment of cliffscape on the peninsula of Fischland in … such climate change impacts is subject to low certainty. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The coastal and marine areas associated with the North Sea and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … to their relevance to increasing the adaptation capacity. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Contrary to the indicator set for the DAS ‘Financial services … which play an important role in the banking sector: There are no representative data available to describe either the extent to which banking businesses are …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Soil

    The picture shows a person kneeling on a ploughed field. Scrutinising the dark-brown soil with their eyes, the individual lets it trickle from one hand to the other.

    … medium – high) is the certainty in assessing soil erosion. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Compared to the previous – 2019 – Monitoring Report, the … (cf. Indicator BO-I-1 ). However, that indicator is based on model-derived data. The indicator referring to soil water in forest soils (cf. Indicator BO-I-2 ) …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … a medium risk of damage to inland aquaculture operations. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The impacts of climate change on fish stocks are currently being … damage due to incidents of fish ponds drying out or being flooded. The absence of data in a centralised form – which might indicate climate change impacts on …

  • Press release 03/2017 from 30.01.2017 | Last changed: 22.03.2017

    2015 greenhouse gas emissions indicate a slight decrease for second year in a row

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … is 2.3 million tonnes (0.3%) less than in 2014 and 27.9% less than in 1990. This data is based on calculations which the German Environment Agency (UBA) has reported … Press Release 09/2016 of 17 March 2016 are due to updates to the sparse preliminary data which was available at the time.  Greenhouse gas inventories, 1990-2015   …

  • 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

    … EU Renewable Energy Directive within sight. These are conclusions based on current data from the German Environment Agency (UBA). However, trends diverged from sector … of Economics and Energy to take stock of renewable energy use. Based on the data available, the Working Group has drawn up a background paper on renewable …

  • Press release 51/2021 from 21.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.12.2021

    Rise in use of problematic plant protection products

    Honigbiene im Rapsfeld

    … plant protection products (pesticides) in the agricultural sector remain high, says data from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). After a … low-threshold and secure infrastructure so that farmers can transmit corresponding data in digital form and the research community and authorities can use it in …