… edition Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one million people work in agriculture in Germany. Agriculture serves, first of all, to feed the …

… of climate protection. A look at air pollution control and water protection shows that while harmful emissions to the environment are decreasing in many areas, this …

… The ‘Greenhouse Gas Projections 2025’ by the German Environment Agency indicate that the measures taken so far will likely be insufficient to achieve this target … the ‘primary energy consumption’ indicator is subject to a method-related bias: When the share of renewables increases, primary energy consumption decreases, even … an economy. Assessing the development In 2024, Germany consumed approximately 29 % less primary energy than in 1990. In 2006, consumption was still almost as high as …

… 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 … not take into account distribution of income and does not incorporate voluntary work and housework. Furthermore, it does not include costs through damage to the … income (Gini coefficient). There are more welfare-enhancing components such as housework, volunteer work and expenditure for health and education that have a positive …

… to the goals of the sustainability strategy, the daily increase now should be less than 30 hectares per day by 2030. The Integrated Environmental Programme of the … increase fragmentation of landscapes and reduce the size of habitats. Furthermore, newly developed settlements and transport infrastructure generate additional … ' Roadmap for a Resource Efficient Europe' aims to reduce land use in such a way that by 2050 no more land is consumed in net terms (COM/2011/0571). The objectives …

… has set the target of increasing the market share of these products to 34% by 2030. More efforts are needed to achieve this goal, particularly in the food, clothing and … indirectly. On the one hand energy-efficient vehicles or well-insulated homes need less energy and produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, by … production. The indicator records the market shares of products with eco-labelling that sets stringent sustainability standards. Up to now, only state-regulated …

… conservation. In 2022, the figure was 17 % and in 2020 19 %. The indicator shows that the positive trend of previous years has not continued. Considering the … Our behaviour has an impact on nature and the environment – whether through our work, our leisure activities or the journeys that we make. An ongoing environmental …

… % between 2000 and 2024. The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) stipulates that the share of renewable energies should increase to at least 80 % by 2030. If … for about one quarter of total final energy consumption in Germany - significantly more energy was used for mobility (fuels) and heating (with natural gas). In future, … for the foreign trade balance of electricity. The data used are provided by the Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat, in German only ) and …

… livestock density: Due to the high amount of farm manure (animal excrements), often more nitrogen is applied to the fields as the crops can convert into biomass. The … the area of cultivation of high-output crops has increased and feed conversion by domestic animals has improved. In recent years, the implementation of more effective …

… Environmental taxes are effective tools for tackling ecological challenges that arise, for instance, from the consumption of energy and resources. A higher … companies and private households to consider the environmental cost of products when deciding on production methods and purchases. In addition, companies are …

… (e.g. heating) or are directly related with consumption activities such as when fuel is used for driving. By contrast, CO₂ emissions, energy consumption and … consumed by private households is generated abroad during the production of goods that are imported. There is a similar trend in CO₂ emissions. Overall, CO₂ emissions …

… Sea constantly exchanges water with the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and is generally more turbulent. The Baltic Sea, on the other hand, is only connected to the North … set by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, EU Directive 2000/60/EC) i.e. that all waters should be in at least a good environmental status by 2015, was … modified threshold values. In reality there has been almost no deterioration. Methodology Determining the ecological status of coastal and transitional waters …