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  • Press release 09/2018 from 02.04.2019 | Last changed: 16.04.2019

    Climate footprint 2018: 4.5 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

    Kraftwerk

    … Agency (UBA) and reflect the first appreciable cut in emissions after four years of stagnant development. The energy sector and households made significant … less coal, oil and gas. The levels of CO2 emissions are finally decreasing after years of stagnation. This is due partly to weather conditions and other special …

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    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The illustration IG-R-3 ‘Water procurement in the processing industry’ contains a line chart which shows the development of water procurement in the processing industry during the period from 1991 to 2019. The illustration is presented as an index for the reference year 2001. There are two lines which show, on one hand the water procurement per price-adjusted gross value added and on the other, the own withdrawal plus the external water supply minus delivery of water to third parties.

    … from 1991 to 2019. The illustration is presented as an index for the reference year 2001. There are two lines which show, on one hand the water procurement per … from 1991 to 2019. The illustration is presented as an index for the reference year 2001. There are two lines which show, on one hand the water procurement per …

  • Press release 04/2023 from 26.01.2023 | Last changed: 31.01.2023

    Final 2021 greenhouse gas emissions balance: Emissions declined by 39 percent over 1990, complying with EU climate action targets

    rauchende Schornsteine eines Braunkohlekraftwerks, davor ein Tagebau

    … and buildings) means Germany managed to stay on budget in 2021 in the first year of targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). Press release No. 04/2023 … equivalents, thus continuing the trend of shrinking numbers of animals of previous years. Cattle numbers sank by 2.3%, pig numbers by 9.2%. As a result, there was less … of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. This is to ensure comparability with previous years. Due to the change of the calculation rules based on the European Governance …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens

    The picture shows a birch blossom with its pollen distributed by the wind.

    … 50 % of its multi-annual average. This was one of the six most precipitation-poor years since weather records began in 1881. Likewise, in 2020 the east of Germany … always be guaranteed. Occasionally there are locations which are abandoned after years of taking measurements, and then again others which are newly installed. Owing …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … German Environment Agency (UBA). Cases of limit value exceedance – as in previous years – remain the absolute exception. Even nitrate, a problematic chemical which is … is common, has not exceeded its limit values in drinking water for several years. More than 99.99% of the monitored samples comply with the strict legal …

  • News from 30.06.2022 | Last changed: 30.06.2022

    Germany hands over HELCOM chairmanship to Latvia

    For a healthy and sustainably used Baltic Sea

    … a healthy and sustainably used Baltic Sea Source: HELCOM Latvia will assume the two-year rotational chairmanship of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission … saying, “In 2021, the HELCOM Contracting Parties adopted an ambitious ten-year plan to restore good condition to the Baltic Sea. We were able to agree … Plan surveillance underwater noise dumped munitions … Latvia will assume the two-year rotational chairmanship of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 03.09.2021 | Last changed: 03.04.2023

    Sustainable events

    Menschen auf einer Konferenz

    … organise a high number of meetings, conferences and similar events each year. Such events might have a very different impact on the environment. … organise a high number of meetings, conferences and similar events each year. Such events might have a very different impact on the environment. …

  • Newsletter from 21.04.2023 | Last changed: 21.04.2023

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2023

    … In some areas, however, the proposal is not ambitious enough from an environmental point of view. Six fact sheets have now been published to support UBA’s … kg per capita. And the amount of packaging and packaging waste is increasing every year. In order to save resources and achieve the EU’s circular economy goals, waste …

  • News from 19.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    8th Global Nitrogen Conference

    A tractor spreading fertilizer on a field

    … up on the previous nitrogen conferences that have been held since 1998. This year’s theme is “Nitrogen and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals … up on the previous nitrogen conferences that have been held since 1998. This year’s theme is “Nitrogen and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals …

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

    New "Blue Angel" for data centers

    Servers

    … aisle containment of the data centre are usually paid off after an average of two years. Press release No. 10/2015 | 17.03.2015 Anyone who sends e-mails or does an … of data stored worldwide has increased about a thousandfold in the past twenty years and continues to grow at an ever faster rate, making it all the more important …

  • Press release 30/2019 from 15.09.2019 | Last changed: 07.10.2019

    European Mobility Week targets pedestrian traffic

    many pedestrians on a zebra crossing

    … yet is often marginalised in mobility planning. Reason enough for this year's European Mobility Week (EMW) on 16 - 22 September to cast the spotlight on … where people can have their photo taken in a look similar to the cover of the 50-year-old "Abbey Road" Beatles album. The campaign aim is to encourage people to walk.  For an overview of this year's participating cities and towns and their individual measures, go to …