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  • Press release 35/2010 from 11.06.2010 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Import of waste requiring authorisation continues at high rate

    … scrap metal and waste paper (see Figure 2). The temporary slump in imports in 2005 and parallel jump in exports owes to the entry-into-force of the ban on storage of organic wastes on landfills in June 2005.  Source: Fachserie 19 of Federal Statistical Office for Waste Occurrence; …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … ever-increasing global warming show the need for effective climate protection. In 2005, based on the UN Kyoto Protocol, the European Union introduced emissions …

  • Press release 08/2024 from 26.02.2024 | Last changed: 28.02.2024

    Consumer protection: Success against greenwashing

    Das Bild zeigt ein Frau beim Onlineshopping an ihrem Laptop.

    … may constitute a prohibited misleading of consumers within the meaning of Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices.   In April 2022, the European network of … protection fall within the scope of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC. Particularly problematic – and usually misleading – are imprecise and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils

    The picture shows a hand forming a small mound of dark-brown, humus-rich soil.

    … Germany. European Journal of Agronomy 24: 333-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2005.11.001 . 101 - Don A. 2019: Humusaufbau für den Klimaschutz – Ergebnisse einer … Germany. European Journal of Agronomy 24: 333-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2005.11.001 . 101 - Don A. 2019: Humusaufbau für den Klimaschutz – Ergebnisse einer …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … adaptation measures from budgetary funds has increased from 471 million Euros in 2005 to 5.34 billion Euros in 2021. Germany had promised prior to the 2015 Paris … adaptation measures from budgetary funds has increased from 471 million Euros in 2005 to 5.34 billion Euros in 2021. Germany had promised prior to the 2015 Paris …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-I-2: Snow cover for winter tourism

    The picture shows a ski lift heading for a slope wooded predominantly with conifer trees. The slope is covered with a thin layer of snow. However, in the foreground especially, there are large areas of ground without any snow cover thus revealing grass and bare earth. A radiant sun is shining brightly from a cloudless sky.

    … Bavaria, the entire terrain suitable for applying artificial snow increased between 2005 to 2020 by more than 500 ha to lately approximately 920 ha. Nevertheless, … Bavaria, the entire terrain suitable for applying artificial snow increased between 2005 to 2020 by more than 500 ha to lately approximately 920 ha. Nevertheless, …

  • Press release 02/2010 from 20.01.2010 | Last changed: 22.07.2013

    How clean is the air in Germany?

    … concentrations (PM10) in 2009 also rose above the statutory caps in place since 2005- despite measures taken at the federal, Laender  and municipal levels. There …

  • Press release 29/2021 from 17.06.2021 | Last changed: 23.07.2021

    European emissions trading: emissions from Germany’s installations down by 33% since start of 3rd trading period in 2013

    Industrieanlagen

    … emissions trading in 2020 marks a reduction of around 43% compared to the base year 2005 in the sectors included at the European level. Current emission levels are … emissions from industrial plants also fell by 7% due to the pandemic. Compared to 2005, EU ETS emissions fell by about 43% across Europe, even more than in Germany, … climate target for the sectors covered by the EU ETS (- 21% in 2020 compared to 2005) is thus clearly exceeded. Current emission levels are already in line with the …

  • Press release 20/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 15.05.2024

    Environmental Monitor 2024: Climate protection measures are having an impact

    River landscape

    … index of the five most important air pollutants fell by 34.1 per cent between 2005 and 2021. Germany is also honouring its international commitments under the … sulphur dioxide and particulate matter by an average of 45 per cent between 2005 and 2030. Reducing these pollutants is also a goal in the German government's …

  • Press release 18/2010 from 25.03.2010 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    In a nutshell: Transport and its environmental impact

    … air traffic in 2002-2006 increased by about 35 percent– and road traffic in 2005 incurred approx. 60 million euros in costs in excess of what state revenues in …