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  • Travel guide soil from 16.04.2015 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Soil - An Essential Resource

    … of IYS are to raise the awareness on the importance of soils as the basis for food systems, fuel and fibre production as well as for other essential ecosystem functions  as e.g. adaptation to climate change. This is of essential …

  • News from 12.12.2013 | Last changed: 09.11.2017

    Environmental Research Plan 2014 now online

    microscope and computers

    … be launched. 12.12.2013 Key topics include the transformation of the energy system (Energiewende), climate protection, resource efficiency and soil protection. …

  • Press release 26/2022 from 03.06.2022 | Last changed: 14.06.2022

    Germany’s bathing waters continue to get top marks

    Junge springt vom Steg in einen See

    … water entering the water bodies. Thanks to the increasing use of forecasting systems, hygienic pollution e.g. as a result of heavy rainfall can be predicted with increasing accuracy. These systems work, for example, using model calculations or water gauge data. Current …

  • Press release 30/2016 from 04.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Anniversary celebration of the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

    Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

    … It provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment within the Treaty System. The hunt for mineral resources drew the attention of mining companies to … is aimed at the protection of the Antarctic environment and its dependent ecosystems. The Act provides that all activities in Antarctica which are organised by …

  • Press release 48/2018 from 18.12.2018 | Last changed: 24.08.2020

    Environmental impact of software is now measurable

    Binärer Code auf einem Bildschirm.

    … to power-saving mode. The German Environment Agency has developed a measuring system with supporting devices for the purpose of comparing software products. It is … products in the product groups text processing, browser, content management system and database. A comparison of software products within each group and with …

  • News from 09.10.2018 | Last changed: 10.10.2018

    UBA Key Priorities for the new EU Long-term Climate Strategy

    solar park, wind energy plants, sun flowers

    … cumulative emissions and avoiding lock-in effects. The transformation of the energy system including improvement of energy efficiency is of utmost importance to achieving the Paris Agreement objectives. A fully decarbonised energy system needs 100% energy supply based on renewable energies. This requires a sustainable system without nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage as well as crop-based …

  • Press release 33/2015 from 25.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Efficient space and water heaters

    a cat is sleeping on a radiator

    … and those typically used in single family houses. Space heaters in central heating systems and water heaters with a rated output up to 400 kilowatts (kW) and hot water … combined with solar heaters or other types of heaters, these combination heater systems will have to bear additional labelling in future. The EU Commission is …

  • Press release 10/2015 from 17.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    New "Blue Angel" for data centers

    Servers

    … However, the requirements of the revised Blue Angel already require refrigeration systems that go into operation after 1 January 2013 to operate entirely without halogens. This means that Blue Angel-certified refrigeration systems will only use natural refrigerants such as carbon dioxide in future. Air …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Final energy productivity

    A graph shows final energy productivity from 2008 to 2024. Productivity rose by more than 31 percent since 2008. Final energy consumption and gross domestic product are also shown.

    … use of energy. Lower energy use is also good for the environment, as the energy system has a number of negative environmental impacts. Final energy consumption is … use of energy. Lower energy use is also good for the environment, as the energy system has a number of negative environmental impacts. Final energy consumption is …

  • DzU article from 20.01.2026 | Last changed: 23.01.2026

    Indicator: Energy consumption in manufacturing

    A graph shows the trend for primary energy consumption in the manufacturing industry and the proportion of gross value-added (price-adjusted) between 1995 and 2023. In 1995, energy consumption amounted to 3,744 Petajoules, and in 2023, to 3,407 Petajoules

    … and building transport infrastructure involves massive interference with ecosystems. Furthermore, the use of fossil energy sources is the main driver of climate … on figures from the Energy Balances Working Group , but must be adapted to the EEA system. The proportional energy consumption in power stations is included following … and building transport infrastructure involves massive interference with ecosystems. Furthermore, the use of fossil energy sources is the main driver of climate …

  • 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.

    … years. Assessing the development To prevent dangerous interference to the climate system, the aim is to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius … is updated every four years. … To prevent dangerous interference to the climate system, the aim is to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius …