… cut emissions by 3.5 per cent Reduction is due to declining emissions in the energy sector The 2018 emissions of German installations in the ETS were around 422 million tonnes … to compensate for indirect CO2 cost (electricity price compensation). Associated content Links Full VET Report 2018 and Executive Summary All press releases Tags …

… Agency calls for dismantling by 2025 Environmentally harmful subsidies in the transport sector amount to 28 billion euros (2012) Source: Stefan Redel / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) is calling for a much quicker dismantling of … Schwerpunkte 2016 (in German, English-language version in progress). Associated content Links charts (in German) Publications Schwerpunkte 2016 All press releases …

… to rail transport Rail transport has environmental advantages but is nevertheless loud. Source: Rick Sargeant / Fotolia.com The draft Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan (FTIP) fails to meet eleven of the … only put a strain on the environment, they also present health risks.” Associated content Documents Stellungnahme des Umweltbundesamtes zum Entwurf des …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and … Julius Kühn Institute, as well as the National Soil Monitoring Centre. Associated content Links Project page "BioDive4Soil – Baseline Survey of Soil Biodiversity …

… of environmental and climate challenges Germans are increasingly pessimistic about the effects of climate change and also express concern about global warming’s … something can be done to mitigate climate change Source: encierro / stock.adobe.com The majority of people in Germany continue to perceive both the environmental … Verian Institute was commissioned to carry out the required fieldwork. Associated content Studie zum Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland: Auswahl der Ergebnisse Source: …

… just two percent of land to rivers and streams could help Germany achieve many of the European water protection goals.This is the result of calculations carried out on behalf of the German Environment Agency … findings on ecosystem services  can be found at the following links. Associated content Links River restoration Publications Flüssen und Bächen wieder mehr Raum …

… Defective certificates amounting to around 215,000 tonnes of CO2 do not reach the market UER projects are measures to reduce CO2 emissions from fuels in the upstream sector. Source: Leonid Ikan / Fotolia.com The intensive and complex … meantime could not be obtained for the benefit of the state treasury. Associated content Links Information from the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) Press …

… good condition Agriculture, fisheries and marine litter are main cause of problems The gravest problems in the North Sea and Baltic Sea are eutrophication, fisheries and pollution Source: … for the upcoming review and adaptation of the measures in 2021/2022.   Associated content Zustand der deutschen Nordseegewässer Wie hat sich der Zustand der deutschen …

… design, higher recycling rates and minimum recyclate quotas can conserve resources The German Environment Agency's new magazine focuses on recycling in the 1-2018 issue. Source: Umweltbundesamt / Paul Bulteel www.paulbulteel.eu The rate … with recycling quotas and will thereby ensure higher quality recycling. Associated content So rund läuft die Kreislaufwirtschaft in Deutschland Source: Umweltbundesamt …

… gas emissions in Germany rose again slightly in 2013, by 1.2 per cent compared to the previous year. These are the preliminary results of first estimates by the Federal Environment … power stations to become more flexible and emit less CO 2 .” Associated content Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, 1990 - Forecast 2013 Source: …

… of environmental protection in agriculture is too slow. Source: Knut Ehlers / UBA The pace of environmental protection in the agriculture sector over the past 30 years has clearly been too slow. Many known … of our biodiversity is being lost and will be very hard to restore." Associated content Publications Umweltprobleme der Landwirtschaft Umweltprobleme der …

… have "good" ecological status, drinking water status is "high" virtually everywhere The transport sector is the only sector which has failed to reduce its emissions since 1990. Source: … data available on UBA.de, where data is updated in a continuous process. Associated content Die deutsche Mülltonne – 453 kg Abfall verursacht jeder Deutsche im Jahr …