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  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … harmful subsidies in the transport sector amount to 28 billion euros (2012) Source: Stefan Redel / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) is calling … been the main culprits for years. Those subsidies amounted to 28 billion euros in 2012, and it is preventing investments in clean technologies", said UBA's President … been the main culprits for years. Those subsidies amounted to 28 billion euros in 2012, and it is preventing investments in clean technologies", said UBA's President …

  • Press release 8/2015 from 01.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Obsolescence fact check

    fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, ceramic stove top

    … and information and communication technologies in the period from 2004 to 2012. Preliminary results of the study do not yet provide any proof of targeted … replace otherwise functional flat screen TVs to acquire the latest technology. In 2012 over 60% of functioning flat screen TVs were replaced by 'better' devices. One … The average first useful service life of these replaced TVs was 5.6 years in 2012. In comparison the average first useful service life of CRT TVs was between ten …

  • Press release 20/2015 from 01.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Contest for 'Blue Angel Prize 2015' has started

    Bühne bei der Preisverleihung Blauer Engel-Preis 2012

    … commitment to the environment and climate Award ceremony 'Blue Angel Prize 2012' Source: Christian Lietzmann The 'Blue Angel Prize' contest has been launched … Prize" winners Kyocera (2014) Heller-Leder GmbH (2013) J.W.Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG (2012) Associated content Links Web page "Blue Angel Prize 2015" All press releases …

  • Press release 40/2015 from 23.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Federal Ecodesign Award for outstanding ecological and aesthetic products and services

    Logo: eco Bundespreis ecodesign weiterdenken

    … International Design Center Berlin (IDZ), have awarded the prize every year since 2012. Associated content Source: Lumalenscape im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes 19.11.2015 Bundespreis Ecodesign Seit 2012 loben das Bundesumweltministerium und das Umweltbundesamt jährlich den …

  • Press release 42/2013 from 17.10.2013 | Last changed: 19.11.2013

    Nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign contest 2013

    … competition and the travelling exhibition of nominated and awarded projects from 2012, you can read background information on eco-design and on the matrix of … and the Federal Environment Agency award the Bundespreis Ecodesign every year since 2012 in collaboration with IDZ Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin. The initiative …

  • Press release 40/2025 from 01.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award

    Group photo

    … of the German Environment Agency: “The German Ecodesign Award was established in 2012 to demonstrate, through concrete examples, the relevance of environmental … in January The Europe-wide call for entries reopens on 19 January 2026. Since 2012, the German Ecodesign Award has been presented by the Federal Ministry for the …

  • Press release 13/2015 from 30.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Umweltbewusstsein 2014 study: More and more people see protection of the environment as part of the solution, not the problem

    Barbara Hendricks and Maria Krautzberger present the Umweltbewusstsein 2014 study

    … for coping with future tasks such as globalisation. That figure was only 40% in 2012. Nearly half of all the respondents consider protection of the environment and … Krautzberger of UBA. Road traffic noise is the greatest stress factor. As in the 2012 study, 54% of the respondents in the latest study reported feeling at least …

  • Press release 44/2021 from 28.10.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: nearly half granted for road traffic and aviation

    Euro bank notes

    … and purchase premiums for electric cars," said Messner. Since the last estimate in 2012, there has been little progress in reducing environmentally harmful subsidies. … In transport, subsidies actually increased from 28.6 to 30.8 billion euros between 2012 and 2018. This is at odds with the increase in subsidy programmes for climate …