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  • Press release 22/2019 from 17.06.2019 | Last changed: 03.07.2019

    2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value

    city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

    … taking place, we really need speedy retrofitting of older model diesel cars with efficient catalytic converters to reduce NO2 emissions. The statutory framework for … taking place, we really need speedy retrofitting of older model diesel cars with efficient catalytic converters to reduce NO2 emissions. The statutory framework for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … the fluctuations should not be directly related to the availability of financial resources as having caused these fluctuations. In fact, the specific costs of dyke … over longer or shorter periods depends, above all, on the human and financial resources made available. Another challenge continues to be the increasing …

  • Press release 55/2014 from 05.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Start of International Year of Soils 2015

    a plant growing on a very dry soil

    … soil is essential to life itself. Soil grows food, animal feed and renewable resources – as world continues to grow and rising standards of consumption. … soil is essential to life itself. Soil grows food, animal feed and renewable resources – as world continues to grow and rising standards of consumption. …

  • Appointment from 09.12.2020

    Conference: Non-financial reporting in Germany

    … Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for environmental, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains - Recommendations for selected … Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for environmental, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains - Roadmaps for the implementation …

  • 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

    … subsidies must be scrutinized and phased out by 2025 if possible. The financial resources which would then become available could be used to invest in climate … subsidies must be scrutinized and phased out by 2025 if possible. The financial resources which would then become available could be used to invest in climate …

  • Press release 38/2023 from 13.10.2023 | Last changed: 17.10.2023

    Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Laboratory launched at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … to develop customised applications for challenges – for example, for the more efficient evaluation of satellite data in order to better plan the expansion of wind … emphasis on the responsible handling of data and develops solutions for the resource-saving use of AI and Big Data (Responsible & Green AI). In the process, …

  • Press release 35/2023 from 27.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Nominees selected for the German Ecodesign Award 2023

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … PlantScrew | Franziska Dehm & Dominic Hahn (HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd) Product Design of Resource Scarcity | Raphael Jung & Jan Sagasser (HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd) NEW GRID | …

  • Press release 12/2017 from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 05.05.2017

    Future-fit city: Much more money needed for buses and trains

    Aerial view of a city

    … sector currently amount to more than 28 billion euros per year, whereas an efficient local public transport network would cost only about eleven billion euros … sector currently amount to more than 28 billion euros per year, whereas an efficient local public transport network would cost only about eleven billion euros …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … by employing renewable energies and by using energy sparingly and more efficiently. In order to achieve the energy turnaround, a decision was made to end … In a renewable energy supply system, reduced energy demand and increased energy efficiency can help to make it easier to safeguard the balance between energy … In a renewable energy supply system, reduced energy demand and increased energy efficiency can help to make it easier to safeguard the balance between energy …

  • Press release 49/2024 from 11.12.2024 | Last changed: 04.08.2025

    Interdisciplinary planning competition for new German Environment Agency building in Bad Elster

    fotorealistische Darstellung eines quadratischen Gebäudes mit Flachdach und Fassade aus Holz, Glas und Fassadenbegrünung, über dem Haupteingang steht "Umweltbundesamt Bad Elster"

    … A relocation within Bad Elster is planned for 2030/31.  Sustainable and energy-efficient construction In order to emphasise the exemplary role of the federal … and demonstration project for environmentally friendly, sustainable and energy-efficient construction: Certification in accordance with the Assessment System for … house (positive annual energy balance) with the pillars of comfort, energy efficiency and environmental friendliness  Greenhouse gas-neutral property and …

  • Press release 09/2017 from 20.03.2017 | Last changed: 27.04.2017

    Climate footprint 2016: Transport sector and cool weather cause spike in emissions

    Viele Autos auf stark befahrender Straße in der Innenstadt

    … sector, we will fail to reach our climate protection goals. The gains in vehicle efficiency have “gone up in smoke" because of the growth in transport performance", … sector, we will fail to reach our climate protection goals. The gains in vehicle efficiency have “gone up in smoke" because of the growth in transport performance", …