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Press release 08/2025 from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

Environmental statements on long-distance bus journeys: Federal Court confirms UBA's decision

Das Bild zeigt einen fahrenden Reisebus.

… only individual aspects of a product have an environmental benefit. With the Empowering Consumers Directive for the green transition , the European Union has … cross-border enforcement of the collective interests of consumers. The authority's powers are derived directly from the European CPC Regulation 2017/2394 . …

Press release 57/2014 from 23.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Coffee machines and IT devices to use electricity more efficiently

… 200 euros of the savings come from heating and hot water and 80 Euros from electric-powered electrical and electronic equipment. Possible additional initial costs have … deducted. From January on, consumers can also get better information concerning the power consumption of ovens and range hoods. These devices must be labelled with new …

Press release 30/2025 from 17.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

Weak wind conditions slow down renewable energy production

Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

… heating and transport sectors makes slow progress Energy production with wind power Source: Stephen Meese/istockphoto According to the latest analyses by the … expansion of renewable energies across all sectors, combined with an efficient power grid and sufficient storage infrastructure, can a climate-friendly energy … since records began in 1950. At the same time, electricity production from hydropower also suffered due to very dry weather conditions. While electricity generation …

Press release 33/2024 from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

First half of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly

Freiflächenphotovoltaikanlage, Rapsfeld und Windenergieanlagen

… winter months and the addition of new plants led to a 10 per cent increase in wind power generation. In addition, the large increase in output in the photovoltaic (PV) … to the same period of the previous year, despite the lack of sunshine. In the hydropower sector, rainy ⁠weather⁠ led to an increase of 12 per cent. Over the entire … share in the electricity sector grow, but so did the number of electrically powered vehicles. The amount of renewable electricity used in the transport sector …

Press release 19/2020 from 19.05.2020 | Last changed: 20.05.2020

German Environment Agency enhances its air quality app

Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

… Links Download from Apple App Store Download from Google Play Store UBA Air data tool All press releases Tags air ozone fine dust air quality index nitrogen oxides …

Press release 30/2022 from 21.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

German Environment Agency awarded quality seal for compatibility of work, family and private life

Eight women and one man posed for a photo at UBA Dessau, smiling and holding glasses for a toast and the Work and Family Audit certificate in the camera

… for the audit, which is open to employers who have been using the management tool for at least nine years to implement family- and life-phase-conscious personnel … by the non-profit Hertie Foundation. The audit is the strategic management tool that employers use to set up their personnel policies that take family life and …

News from 01.11.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

Showcasing an Innovative Dialogue Model for Global Cooperation

A group of international participants at the main stage of the HSC 2024

… trust and foster long-term collaboration. Collaborative Knowledge Production and Tool Development What made this whole process particularly impactful was its … approach. It fostered joint knowledge production and the development of a practical tool for implementations, enabling participants to address root causes of challenges …

Newsletter from 31.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

The Latest from UBA - No.: 4/2025

… years since the European Union introduced emissions trading as a key climate policy tool. Since then, greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by the scheme … more about this in the current edition of our newsletter. Effective climate action tools must also be designed to ensure that no section of the population is left … EU-ETS 1 covers greenhouse gas emissions from energy-intensive industries, the power sector, intra-European aviation, and, since 2024, also maritime transport. A …

Press release 15/2025 from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

Using household appliances for longer pays off

… at 1,200 watts. The prerequisite is that a high-quality appliance with a maximum power consumption of 600 watts and equivalent suction power is purchased instead – whether it is a cordless or corded vacuum cleaner is … appliance, with only particularly energy-efficient appliances (class A or maximum power consumption of 600 watts for vacuum cleaners) being used. The observation …

News from 08.03.2024 | Last changed: 08.03.2024

Renewable energies continue to pick up speed in 2023

Wind turbines between agricultural land and a solar park

… time, wind turbines generated more electricity than lignite and hard coal-fired power plants combined. As concerns photovoltaics (PV), average weather conditions … strong increase in new PV-installations. Overall, the installed capacity of PV power plants grew by 22 per cent compared to 2022 (+14,595 MW), but solar power generation increased only slightly to 61.2 TWh (2022: 60.3 TWh). Furthermore, …

Cover from 24.01.2018

International Cycling Conference 2017 - Programme

… Ray Pritchard / NTNU Presentation A4: TAKING RESEARCH INTO ACTION: THE PASTA TOOLS. Learning from the best: A compendium of successful measures and policies … C4: BIKE-SHARING, ELECTRIC BIKES AND INTERMODALITY Can electric bikes empower future mobility solutions? Dr Amy Guo / Newcastle University Presentation The …

Press release 37/2025 from 20.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

Two percent can make a big difference

Luftaufnahme einer ländlichen Flusslandschaft im Sommer.

… Rivers have been straightened, separated from their floodplains by dykes, stripped of riparian vegetation, deepened, and reinforced with stones or concrete. …