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Digital Conference: Environmental Aspects in Public Procurement in Europe: Speakers

… Agency in 2015. He has been working with sustainable public procurement since 2000 in different organizations in Sweden. Now he mainly works with different … Agency in 2015. He has been working with sustainable public procurement since 2000 in different organizations in Sweden. Now he mainly works with different …

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 43/2020 from 21.09.2020 | Last changed: 25.09.2020

30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too

… in the territory of the GDR fell drastically. It was not until around the year 2000 that the concentrations in eastern and western German industrial areas ceased …

Press release 33/2016 from 30.10.2016 | Last changed: 30.01.2017

Sandoz chemical spill, 30 years onward: Salmon have returned to the Rhine

… The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) which entered into force in October 2000 provides the basis for the criteria. The WFD is considered an important …

Press release 42/2025 from 11.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

Renewable electricity generation with limited growth

Wind turbines between agricultural land and a solar park

… / Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (154.74 kB) Bruttostromerzeugung Erneuerbarer Energien 2000-2025 Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (2.85 MB) Entwicklung des …

Press release 09/2011 from 15.02.2011 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

Hazards of extreme precipitation events experienced more often starting 2040

… regions may witness a doubling of heavy precipitation events (compared to the 1960-2000 time period), whereas the situation in the Alps will remain virtually constant, …

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.

… Germany is one of the regions with the highest water loss worldwide. Since 2000, the country has lost 2.5 cubic kilometres of water per year. In the years 2019 …

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

Germany complied with air quality limit values nearly everywhere in 2022

Press release 29/2019 from 11.09.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

Real nitrogen oxide emissions of diesel passenger cars remain too high

… emissions on the road for new passenger cars have decreased only 8 percent since 2000 (Euro 3), and by a mere 2 percent since 2001 in light duty vehicles (Euro 3). …

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

News from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary

a colorful picture with many different faces

… and continue to inform policy today. German data integrated at EU level From the 2000s, human biomonitoring projects became increasingly common in the EU. Owing to …

Press release 04/2019 from 31.01.2019 | Last changed: 12.04.2019

Nitrogen dioxide loads in Germany down slightly in 2018

… per station. The frequency of the exceedance is unusually high and, starting from 2000, has only been outdone by conditions in summer 2003 (average of 50 days). The …