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  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … This is compared to a share of 16.5 percent in the previous year. This puts the target of 18 percent which Germany must achieve by 2020 under the EU Renewable … gross final energy consumption is to further increase to 30 percent. However, this target will not be reached if the trend of the past ten years continues through … This is compared to a share of 16.5 percent in the previous year. This puts the target of 18 percent which Germany must achieve by 2020 under the EU Renewable …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Combined heat and power (CHP)

    A graph shows the development of CHP net power generation from 2003 (78 terawatt hours) to 2024 (103 terawatt hours) and the target for 2025 according to the CHP Act.

    … that CHP should generate 120 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2025. The target of 110 TWh for CHP electricity generation was achieved with 113 TWh in 2020. … Act on Combined Heat and Power generation (KWKG, in German only ) in 2016 future targets of annual energy generation by CHP systems were stipulated. In 2020 the …

  • News from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions?

    The picture shows solar panels as well as wind turbines.

    … With the Paris Agreement the EU urgently needs to re-assess its long-term target. A new scenario, commissioned by UBA, shows that a GHG-neutral EU is … sinks within the 21st century, there is the urgent need to re-assess the long-term targets of the EU and to show how the target of GHG neutrality can be reached in the …

  • DzU article from 13.10.2022 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Indicator: Ecological status of lakes

    A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the lakes for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 24.7 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

    … least a good ecological potential. According to the Water Framework Directive the target was 100 % by 2015. Now there is a deadline extension until 2027. Germany is … has remained roughly constant overall. Germany is still far away from achieving the targets laid down in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, EU Directive …

  • DzU article from 01.11.2024 | Last changed: 01.11.2024

    Indicator: Nitrogen eutrophication

    A graph shows the proportion of vulnerable ecosystems in Germany where the critical loads for eutrophication were exceeded between 2000 and 2019 and the target for 2030. In 2000, the share was 84 % and in 2019, it was 69 %.

    … by 35 % until 2030. According to the current calculation basis, this results in a target value of 52 % by 2030. This target is feasible only if efforts to reduce air pollution are maintained. … expected to decline steeply in the near term. The Federal Government has set a new target in the revised German Sustainable Development Strategy : The proportion of …

  • News from 26.05.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Making the EU Emissions Trading System fit for the future

    Europaflaggen wehen im Wind vor einem Regierungsgebäude

    … Source: jorisvo / Fotolia.com Apart from aligning the cap with the new climate target for 2030, the upcoming EU ETS reform also includes a review of the market … that emissions from the stationary ETS decrease in line with renewable energy targets at the EU level and in the member states, and taking into account pandemic …

  • 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.

    … "Energy Efficiency Directive" and the German "Energy Efficiency Act" set ambitious targets for reducing final energy consumption. Environmental importance Energy …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent Amended … to a collection rate of 44.3 percent, which means the minimum collection target of 65 percent which was set for all EU member states in 2019 was missed and …

  • News from 28.05.2018 | Last changed: 28.05.2018

    UBA welcomes EU proposal on single use plastics

    eine Strandkrabbe sitzt in der Öffnung einer halben leeren Plastikflasche, die am Strand als Müll liegt

    … seven categories of measures, each addressing different product groups: Reduction targets for food containers and cups. Possible measures include reduction targets for the use of these products or minimal targets for reusable alternatives; …

  • Cover from 04.08.2022

    ERF Review

    … Balduyck ERF 2020 Parallel session 6: Presentation Thestrup Jensen 7 Indicators & targets 7 Indicators & targets Parallel session 7: Resource efficiency and circular economy indicators and …

  • Cover from 13.08.2024

    Water Monitoring of the Future

    Schematic workflow in the project “Ad-hoc Assessment for Water Monitoring of the Future”.

    … human health and the environment from hazardous substances. With conventional target analysis (examines specific individual substances), only a small part of the … could be analysed so far. Therefore, comprehensive analytical methods such as Non-Target Screening (NTS) are becoming increasingly important for future water …