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The Federal Government wants to lower final energy consumption of freight and passenger transport by 15 to 20 % by 2030 compared to 2005.Freight and passenger transport have become significantly more efficient since the early 1990s, but the increased transport performance has led to an increase or stagnation in final energy consumption.Final energy consumption in freight transport remains at a hig... read more
The rail share in freight transport fluctuated between 18 % and 20 % over the past years.The share of inland waterways transport fell almost continuously from 13.5 % to 6.6 % since 1999. read more
The share of environmentally friendly passenger transport has remained more or less constant since 2003, only slightly increasing until 2019 and reaching 20.6 %. Due to the pandemic it decreased in 2020 and 2021 to around 18 %.To keep the environmental impact of passenger transport low, the share of environmentally friendly transport in total passenger transport should be as high as possible.The F... read more
Final energy consumption associated with buildings decreased by 20.1 % between 2008 and 2023.However, according to the 2010 Energy Concept, the heat demand of buildings should have decreased by 20 % between 2008 and 2020. In fact, consumption fell by only 10.9 %.Since the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the resulting energy-saving efforts, building-related final energy consumption ha... read more
Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the economic performance of an economy, but does not reflect social welfare.The national welfare index (NWI) includes overall 21 activities that raise and diminish welfare.The NWI shows a different course than GDP. It fluctuates in phases. In recent years some growth has been seen. read more
Primary energy consumption (PEC) in Germany has fallen significantly since the end of the 2000s. It fell by 26% between 2008 and 2023.According to the Energy Efficiency Act of 2023, PEC is to be reduced by 39% by 2030 compared to 2008.The 'Projection Report 2023' by the German Environment Agency indicates that the measures taken so far will likely be insufficient to achieve these targets.The indic... read more
The volume of electricity generated by combined heat and power (CHP) has been increasing almost steadily until 2017.The decline in CHP electricity generation between 2017 and 2018 is due to a change in energy statistics: Since 2018, CHP plants have been recorded more accurately.The CHP Act stipulates that CHP should generate 120 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2025.The target of 110 TWh for... read more
The share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption rose from 6.3% to 52.5% between 2000 and 2023.The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) stipulates that the share of renewable energies should increase to at least 80% by 2030.If Germany fulfills its ambitious expansion targets for new photovoltaic and wind power plants over the next few years, this goal is within reach. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
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