… of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly Heating and transport sectors remain almost unchanged Renewable energy production in Germany … last year. However, capacity expansion must be further accelerated to meet climate and energy targets. In the heating sector, mild weather led to lower demand for … as a result of installations in the second half of 2023, around 3.5 per cent more heat was generated from near-surface geothermal energy and environmental heat …

… Frederik Pischke /German Environment Agency The results of COP30 are disappointing and reflect the complex geopolitical situation that prevented substantial progress. The proposed roadmap for a global phase-out of coal, oil and gas failed due to a strong opposition. Despite immense differences, many smaller … the second day of negotiations. In the second week of negotiations, an alliance of more than 80 countries was formed to map out a concrete plan for the joint decision …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation … (BfG), for instance, analysed water from the Oder for heavy metals and for more than 1,200 potentially harmful chemicals using non-targeted analysis. While the …

… Advancing REACH REACH stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals Source: Umweltbundesamt The following reports are the … work package was to come up with proposals to make the procedure of restriction more simple, efficient and faster. Proposals are based on an analysis of current …

… hazardous substances are still emitted into surface waters. Reducing emissions is mandatory. Where do the pollutants originate? Where are emission hotspots? Which … EU Water Framework Directive and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Furthermore, this information is necessary to reduce substance emissions into marine waters …

… Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law The webinar has been prepared and conducted by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law in cooperation … participants the topic was new or they have been only little contact on the topic. More than 80 % of the participants would be interested to attend further webinars …

… The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s farthest-reaching management and financing instrument for environmental protection in the agricultural sector. However, in order for the CAP to achieve success, biodiversity, climate and waterbody protection measures will need to be appropriately prioritized and … and nature conservation standpoint in order to make EU agricultural policy more ecofriendly and legitimize the use of public funds for the farming sector. The …

… apple Source: Mikel Wohlschlegel / Fotolia Organic products are not only tasty and healthy, but their cultivation also helps the environment. Organic farming is … (especially nitrate) in organic farming than in conventional agriculture. Furthermore, the avoidance of chemical synthetic pesticides has a positive effect on the …

… Toward ecofriendly farming Hilly terrain with fields and forests Source: CC Vision Farming is key when it comes to conserving and … the EU lacks a soil framework directive. And while Germany has numerous laws on the books concerning farming practices, the extensive ecological damage we see around us … situation that can occasion increased regional nitrate loads in groundwater. What’s more, many regulations tend to take the form of recommendations; on-site monitoring …

… Tilling A tractor plowing up grassland Source: Otto Durst / Fotolia Tilling prepares fields for crop plant seeding, … the goal of creating optimal conditions for crop growth. But unfortunately, plows and the plowing process can have untoward effects such as soil erosion and … it should also be noted that conservation tilling often requires farmers to use more pesticides than would otherwise be the case, due to the fact that harvest …