… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Emissions trading: German installations generated 14 percent less … downward trend of the previous year (2018: - 4.5 percent). As a result of sharply higher prices in the EU ETS and lower natural gas prices, the operation of gas-fired …

… nitrogen surplus of the nitrogen soil surface budget is 77 kg per hectare (kg/ha) and has remained virtually constant for more than 20 years. Increases were registered in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia in districts with intensive livestock farming. The high … nitrogen surpluses in some districts, whereas the receiving districts ended up with higher budgets (crop farming regions in eastern Lower Saxony and southern North …

… for plant protection products to complement phase-out Extensive use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate is harmful to biodiversity Source: Martina Chirnielewski / … Environment has presented a plan for the gradual phase-out of the use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate. The Use of Pesticides Ordinance will be amended for this … procedure as the products will otherwise not be approvable. This will ensure a much higher level of protection of biodiversity than before.” Like many other PPP …

… the position now agreed upon in committee still has decisive weaknesses, first and foremost the method by which progress is to be measured. This should be … (HRI1 according to Annex 1). This indicator is supported by the European Commission and now also by the Environment Committee of the European Parliament. From UBA's … decline sharply. These declining sales figures are now retroactively weighted much higher. For the years before the end of the approval - in which the substance is …

… Further increase in packaging consumption in 2018 in Germany Systems for reusables and recycling need to be expanded More and more packaging is used every year Source: M. Schuppich / Fotolia.com … From 2019, the new Packaging Act will enter into force, requiring among others higher recycling rates from the dual systems. The recycling rate for plastic …

… UBA paper looks at future prospects of meat substitutes made from plants, insects and in the lab. Meat substitute products aim to imitate the taste and texture of meat. Source: Westend61 / Getty Images Meat substitute products such … worldwide sales will rise sharply in the coming years. Sales are set to rise at a higher rate than sales of meat substitutes. Meat alternatives - plant-based in …

… record period 2015-2017. Only about 1,633 megawatts of net new installed onshore and offshore wind energy capacity was registered in the first half of this year, … which is a decrease of more than 43 per cent against last year (2,880 megawatts) and the lowest level recorded in a first half year period since 2013. However, the … was greater than in the previous year (currently 1,359 megawatts and therefore 58% higher than in the same period last year (859 megawatts)), wind power expansion …

… slow down renewable energy production Transition to climate-friendly heating and transport sectors makes slow progress Energy production with wind power Source: … year. The main reason was exceptionally low wind conditions in both the winter and spring months. Despite these unfavourable conditions, the share of renewables in … is currently installed. To achieve the EEG target of 84 GW by 2026, a significantly higher expansion dynamic is required. A positive signal here is the rapidly …

… year. These are the results of the preliminary evaluations of data from the Länder and the German Environment Agency (UBA). Evaluations can only take account of the … to the authorities. The evaluation of data from another 132 stations is still outstanding, with results expected in May 2019. Only then will it be possible to issue an … the permissible number of days is 35. Ozone:  Ozone concentrations in 2018 rose to higher levels than the previous year, thus exceeding the long-term objective for the …

… / Adobe Stock Chemicals are a major driver for global warming, biodiversity loss and pollution. Bold political action is urgently needed. The Fifth World Chemicals … The two other emergencies of the triple planetary crisis - biodiversity loss and pollution - get far less public and media attention. Yet they are equally urgent … The ICCM5 is an opportunity to raise the profile of chemicals issues and put them higher on the political agenda. The future of a sustainable and safe use of …