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  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Primary energy consumption

    A graph shows primary energy consumption between 1990 and 2024 as well as the target value for 2030. Until 2008, the value fluctuated around 14,500 Petajoules, but has fallen considerably since then.

    … to achieve this target The indicator PEC is methodologically distorted by renewables: If the share of renewables increases, primary energy consumption …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2019 | Last changed: 25.04.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2019

    … necessity. Wishing you happy reading The UBA press office 2018 review: more renewable energy, less greenhouse gas Record levels of solar radiation in 2018 led … be done in future in the heating and transport sector. At 5.6 percent, the level of renewables used in transport in 2018 was no higher than five years previously, while …

  • Newsletter from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2018

    … for emissions of greenhouse gases to continue to fall. This is an area in which renewable energies play an important role, with wind energy, in particular, offering … climate-friendly transport in urban areas. Lower greenhouse gas emissions thanks to renewable energy In 2017, the use of energy from renewable sources such as solar …

  • Newsletter from 13.04.2017 | Last changed: 13.04.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2017

    … to start? Find out in the 2017 departmental research plan.  read more (in German) Renewable energy: Growth was sluggish in 2016 Growth in the renewable energy sector was much slower in 2016 than in previous years. These are …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … both is possible To protect our climate, we need to make increased use of renewable sources of energy and move away from fossil fuels such as coal At the same … and the projects for which funding is no longer necessary. read more (in German) Renewable energies: the latest on statistics and emissions balance In 2016, the use …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … lowers the value of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources are examples of negative categories, voluntary work and … in pollution, mainly due to falling energy consumption and the expansion of renewable energy and the associated lower emissions. There was also a slight …

  • Newsletter from 01.11.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2018

    … risks for drinking water abstraction. Industry & environment Record half year for renewable energy in Germany Electricity production in Germany from renewable sources of energy picked up speed in the first half of 2018. About 117 …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2021 | Last changed: 14.04.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2021

    … of the European electric power supply towards a climate-neutral system with renewable energies be achieved? And what climate and energy policy framework is … 56 Year of publication 2021 System comparison of storable energy carriers from renewable energies An essential prerequisite for a sustainable energy supply and …

  • Newsletter from 21.02.2020 | Last changed: 21.02.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2020

    … continues to decline throughout Germany. 2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal Power production from renewable sources energy grew significantly by eight percent in 2019 and now covers …

  • DzU article from 30.04.2025 | Last changed: 30.04.2025

    Indicator: Final energy consumption

    A graph shows the final energy consumption from 2008 to 2023. The trend is slightly downward, but fluctuates from year to year due to the influence of the weather. The EnEfG target for the years 2030 is also shown.

    … with the emission of large quantities of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. But renewable energies also have an impact on the environment and nature. For these … with the emission of large quantities of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. But renewable energies also have an impact on the environment and nature. For these …