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  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a declining trend considering the EU limit value.

    … of the population). This demonstrates that emission reduction measures in recent years have already led to a substantial decrease in particulate matter pollution in … of the population). This demonstrates that emission reduction measures in recent years have already led to a substantial decrease in particulate matter pollution in …

  • Press release 070/08 from 23.10.2008 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Information on energy-efficient city lighting

    … households and produces more than two tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Existing technologies could halve that consumption and save municipalities a … lighting as well as pushing power-hungry systems out of the market in the coming years. ”Municipalities are well-advised to go for energy-efficient city lighting …

  • Press release 016/10 from 19.03.2010 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Small combustion plants ordinance enters into force on 22 March 2010

    … checks previously carried out will be reduced to checks every third or every other year. This takes account of the technical progress achieved in oil and natural gas heating systems, which are significantly more reliable today than they were 20 years ago.     Associated content Links For more information Background information …

  • Press release 45/2011 from 29.09.2011 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

    Green Markets: Investments in sustainable economic development

    … prosperity without encroaching on the limits of the environment. In June 2012 – 20 years after the 1992 Rio Conference – the international community will gather at the … the conditions in which our economy can undergo fundamental changes in the coming years. We must send the right market signals, abolish subsidies harmful to the …

  • Press release 39/2014 from 31.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    New requirements for old heating units

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … between 1 January 1995 and 21 March 2010, ends between 2017 and 2025, depending on year of manufacture. Furnaces and boilers installed on 22 March 2010 and later can … Inspection must take place within four weeks of going into operation and every two years thereafter. For single-room firing installations it is sufficient to hold a …

  • Press release 13/2023 from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Traffic noise can increase risk of depression and anxiety disorders

    View on rails with a suburban train, behind it city panorama

    … 43 percent of the people included in the first survey could not be reassessed five years later, a situation which might be related to the difficult conditions brought … LIFE Adult Study can therefore not be ruled out. A follow-up assessment after ten years is recommended. Associated content Publications Einfluss des Lärms auf …

  • Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

    Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    Leafy banks of the Spree near Berlin

    … there will probably be a shortfall of around 126 million cubic metres per year in future - more than three times as much water as the Müggelsee (Berlin's … frequent and prolonged water shortages in the region, especially in dry years. The increasing water shortage affects, among other things, the raw water … consequences of the brown coal phase-out in Lausitz in detail over several years. Associations, competent federal and state authorities, local politicians and …