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Press release 23/2024 from 28.05.2024 | Last changed: 31.05.2024

Federal “Blue Compass” award: twenty climate adaptation projects nominated

Grafik mit der Aufschrift "Bundespreis Blauer Kompass – Jetzt mit Ihrem Projekt bewerben!" in weißen Buchstaben auf einem blau-grünen Hintergrund. Oben rechts sind die Logos des Bundesumweltministeriums und des Umweltbundesamtes zu sehen.

… Oskar Hacker Foundation, “DENK-MAL MIT ZUKUNFT - Climate-friendly upgrading of the listed Hohenstein Castle Park”, 80805 Munich Berlin: Workers’ Welfare Association, …

Press release 43/2019 from 18.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

Consumption of packaging in Germany increased further in 2017

… legal obligations. The Central Packaging Registry LUCID began operating in 2019. It lists all the businesses which place packaging on the market and are in fact meeting …

Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

… is examining whether to extend the CBAM to additional sectors and products. The list of CBAM-covered goods can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/956 from …

Press release 26/2023 from 03.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.08.2023

Environmental awareness study: Majority of Germans consider adaptation to already clearly noticeable climate crisis necessary

A woman can be seen standing with her back to the picture. She is standing in a forest, which is beautifully green and looks into the distance.

… for environmental policy action, the issue of plastic waste is at the top of the list for the respondents: A large majority, 75 percent, consider the reduction of …

Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

… Download image (143.15 kB) Next Previous Links Cities above the NO2 limit values, list of stations (German) Current air data Publications Air quality 2020 Documents …

Press release 05/2020 from 11.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

Air quality 2019: Trend in NO2 decline continues

Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

… image (2.96 MB) Next Previous Links Cities with limit value exceedances and list of stations (German) Annual evaluation of particulate matter PM10, PM2.5 and …

Press release 09/2022 from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 16.02.2022

Germany complies with air quality limit values nearly everywhere in 2021

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

… (54.07 kB) Next Previous Links Emissions data (Excel-List) Emissions information (detail) Renewable energies in figures complete data …

Press release 11/2023 from 15.03.2023 | Last changed: 22.03.2023

UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent

… Links Graphics for download (in German) Greenhouse gas emissions data 2022 as Excel list (in German) Detailed information on emissions (in German) Complete data offer …

Press release 06/2023 from 13.02.2023 | Last changed: 29.03.2023

Germany complied with air quality limit values nearly everywhere in 2022

Article from 11.08.2021 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) design

… developed as part of this project NDC analysis of the following 20 countries (listed in alphabetical order) Argentina Australia Brazil Cambodia Colombia European … developed as part of this project NDC analysis of the following 20 countries (listed in alphabetical order) Argentina Australia Brazil Cambodia Colombia European …