… Greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2016 Emissions from the transport sector … more necessary than ever Fossil fuel power plants generate large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Teteline / Fotolia.com In 2016, German emissions reached … efficient thermal insulation, overhauling old central heating systems or through using renewable energies.” In agriculture, emissions fell slightly in 2016 in …

… Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible UBA presents 7-point … Environment Agency (UBA) recommended that repairs which are done outside the household should also be tax-deductible. At the start of the European Week for Waste … of products. … Our 7-point strategy against obsolescence recommends, that Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible … Household appliance …

… Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions Emission of greenhouse gases covered by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Source: German … detailed information: ’Treibhausgas-Emissionen in Deutschland’ (in German only) . … Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions …

… UBA website redesigned to be more modern and user-friendly The new UBA website … is now technically up to date, meaning issues such as navigation problems when using screen readers should no longer occur. From now on, foreign-language words and …

… 2015 greenhouse gas emissions indicate a slight decrease for second year in a row … after reductions had been recorded in the early years of the millennium. The causes of this trend in agriculture, as in the previous year, are due to higher … greatest reductions were achieved in the energy industries (11.8 million tonnes). … 2015 greenhouse gas emissions indicate a slight decrease for second year in a row …

… German SUSTAINABLE BUILDING Award 2025 focuses on design and construction in … existing buildings. Sustainable new construction cannot sufficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the use of resources or the amount of waste generated by the …

… Slight decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany in 2017 German Environment … sector with a decrease of 19.5 million tonnes. Despite continued high trade surpluses from electricity trading, emissions were down to 313 million tonnes due to less …

… Final account of 2019 greenhouse gases in Germany: Emissions declined by 35 per cent … in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Germany cannot compensate for the 2019 surplus with surpluses from previous years. Whether Germany will subsequently have to buy emission … continues the trend of the past years. Furthermore, less mineral fertiliser was used and livestock numbers decreased. Dirk Messner, President of the German …

… Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013 With coal, gas and oil we heat up the greenhouse effect. Source: tomas / Fotolia.com Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany rose … rose again slightly in 2013, by 1.2 per cent compared to the previous year. … Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013 …

… Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump? New online tool checks whether a home can be heated with … heating oil and natural gas continue to rise. This is why heat pumps are now widely used in new buildings. When heating systems in existing buildings need replacing, … to heat, the online tool determines whether the property can be heated efficiently using a heat pump. It helps homeowners understand whether their building is already …

… Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga Expert report assumes environmental disaster … a number of questions remain unanswered. In addition to determining the causes, the main focus is on the regeneration of the Oder. The Federal Environment … the Oder for heavy metals and for more than 1,200 potentially harmful chemicals using non-targeted analysis. While the analysis identified many compounds in the …