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  • News from 22.03.2024 | Last changed: 22.03.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Building Award: Policies for non-hazardous buildings

    Newly constructed basement walls are insulated

    … for non-hazardous buildings – nominations are welcome! Deadline is the 15th June 2024. 22.03.2024 The NonHazCity Building Award is the first policy prize recognising best … is coordinated by the @worldfuturecouncil. Nominations deadline is the 15 th June 2024. For more information, and to submit your nomination, go to NonHazCity Building …

  • Press release 36/2024 from 06.09.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

    UBA refuses to approve certificates for eight UER projects

    an einer Förderanlage wird Gas abgefackelt

    … UER projects in China, for which a decision on approval had to be made by 31 August 2024, we will not issue the requested approvals due to irregularities we have … the UBA will also investigate other critical UER projects. Press release No. 36/2024 | 06.09.2024 UER projects are measures to reduce CO 2 emissions from fuels in the upstream …

  • News from 01.11.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Showcasing an Innovative Dialogue Model for Global Cooperation

    A group of international participants at the main stage of the HSC 2024

    … Showcasing an Innovative Dialogue Model for Global Cooperation At HSC 2024: Participants of the Accelerator Group session titled "Navigating Uncertainty" Source: Anna Görner / CIPSEM At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024, the International Academy Transformation for Environment and Sustainability … model for international collaboration on sustainability-related challenges. 01.11.2024 The Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC 2024) gathered over 1,600 …

  • Press release 28/2024 from 06.06.2024 | Last changed: 21.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates 50 years of environmental protection at its Dessau site

    Zu sehen ist das Hauptgeäude des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau. Im Anschtt befindet sich ein Teil der bunten Fassade sowie die Blickrichtiung zum gläsernen Haupteingang.

    … protection with an anniversary celebration for members of the public on 15 June 2024 in Dessau-Rosslau Join us on June 15, 2024 and delve into our topics, meet our employees and tour our premises Source: … water has improved significantly and so has people's overall health. On 15 June 2024, the UBA will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its headquarters in …

  • News from 08.11.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    COP29: How to finance global climate action?

    Entrance with banner COP29 Baku Azerbaijan

    … action? The annual UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Azerbaijan in 2024. Source: Frederik Pischke / Umweltbundesamt On 11 November 2024, this year's UN Climate Change Conference COP29 will start in Baku … and are supporting the German government and the EU in the negotiations. 08.11.2024 The UN Climate Change Conference is the annual meeting of the parties to the …

  • DzU article from 16.07.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Environmental management

    A graph shows the development of EMAS registered organisations in Germany between 2005 and 2024, sorted by number of organisations, sites and employees. The target of the Sustainability Strategy (5,000 sites by 2030) is also shown.

    … set the target that 5,000 sites should be registered according to EMAS by 2030. In 2024, there were 4,533 sites with around 1.2 million employees. Environmental … 2005 and 2020, the number of organizations has been trending upwards since 2020. In 2024, there was a sharp increase due to the registration of all sites of a major … of employees at EMAS-registered sites increased to around 1,250,000. In December 2024 1,122 organizations at 4,533 sites in Germany were EMAS-registered. In the …

  • Press release 01/2026 from 07.01.2026 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Emissions trading: €21 billion channeled into the Climate and Transformation Fund

    A chemical manufacturing plant

    … to around €5.4 billion, slightly below the previous year’s level (€5.5 billion in 2024). By contrast, revenue from carbon pricing under the national emissions trading … nEHS revenues reached around €16 billion, approximately 23 per cent higher than in 2024 (€13 billion). Overall revenues from emissions trading therefore rose … previous year. EU ETS 1: EUA price increase and lower auction volumes compared with 2024 Under EU ETS 1, the number of emission allowances (EUAs) issued each year is …

  • DzU article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 17.07.2025

    Indicator: Global surface temperature

    A graph shows the deviation of the global air temperature between 1850 and 2024 from the average global air temperature from 1850 to 1900, which is taken as the baseline period. 2024 was 1.54 degrees Celsius warmer than the baseline average.

    … (49.69 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 30.05.2025 At a glance 2024 was the warmest year worldwide since records began 1850. The last ten years … indicator), to achieve global greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 at the latest. In 2024, the global mean of ground-level air temperature was about 1.54 °C above the mean from pre-industrial times, according to WMO calculations. This made 2024 the warmest and hottest year ever recorded. The last ten years were the warmest …

  • Press release 11/2024 from 15.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.03.2024

    Climate emissions fall by 10.1 per cent in 2023 – biggest decline since 1990

    Industrieschlot mit Abgasen

    … and is 13 million tonnes above the permitted sector budget. Press release No. 11/2024 | 15.03.2024 UBA President Dirk Messner summarises the figures in this way: “With the … effect here. Projection data for the year 2030: The latest UBA projection data for 2024 published today clearly shows that, compared to the UBA projection report 2023, …

  • Press release 46/2024 from 02.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    13th German Ecodesign Award honours ten outstanding ideas for the future

    Auf dem Bild sind alle Mitglieder der Jury für den Bundespreis Ecodesign 2024 zu sehen.

    … ten outstanding ideas for the future The jury for the German Ecodesign Award 2024 Source: Sandra Kühnapfel © IDZ The advisory board and jury of the German … in the areas of material savings and recycling processes. Press release No. 46/2024 | 02.12.2024 Steffi Lemke MdB, Federal Minister for the Environment (⁠ BMUV ⁠): “In 2024, …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Primary energy consumption

    A graph shows primary energy consumption between 1990 and 2024 as well as the target value for 2030. Until 2008, the value fluctuated around 14,500 Petajoules, but has fallen considerably since then.

    … significantly since the end of the 2000s. It fell by about 27 % between 2008 and 2024. According to the Energy Efficiency Act of 2023, PEC is to be reduced by 39 % … with regard to the energy consumption of an economy. Assessing the development In 2024, Germany consumed approximately 29 % less primary energy than in 1990. In 2006, … Apart from that, the energy crisis 2022 led to significant energy-savings and for 2024 to the lowest energy consumption since 1990. The Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) …

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    Brochure on Empirical Critical Loads of nitrogen for Europe

    … Brochure on Empirical Critical Loads of nitrogen for Europe 04.07.2024 After the presentation during the 40th ICP M&M Task Force Meeting and the 31st CCE Workshop from April 23 - 25, 2024 in Oslo (NO), the highly anticipated brochure "Empirical Critical Loads of … the 40th ICP M&M Task Force Meeting and the 31st CCE Workshop from April 23 - 25, 2024 in Oslo (NO), the highly anticipated brochure "Empirical Critical Loads of …