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  • Press release 11/2025 from 14.03.2025 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    Germany on track for 2030 climate targets

    Offshore-Windkraftanlagen

    … for achieving its climate targets. As the world's third-largest economy, we can say that fewer greenhouse gases are possible, even with a growing economy in the coming … continuous decline in climate-damaging greenhouse gases. The data shows that hard work, persistence and consistency are paying off. In these three years, we have put … Act (GEG), including the obligation to use at least 65 per cent renewable energy when installing a new heating system from 2028, provide important incentives here. …

  • Press release 41/2019 from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 14.11.2019

    Greenhouse gas-neutral and resource-efficient by 2050

    in einer futuristisch anmutenden Szenerie mit blauem Licht stehen Solarpanels auf einer Wasserfläche, im Hintergrund Windkraftanlagen und Strommasten

    … plans associated with any specific instruments or mechanisms. The scenarios also do not involve any economic assessments based on which policy-makers could choose … scenario can be reduced from around 2,500 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2015 to less than 1,100 TWh by 2050 and is covered entirely by renewable energies. Energy …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … Regarding the Lower Rhine, low-water restrictions clearly indicate a trend that has been increasing significantly since 1997. VE-I-2: Low-water restrictions to … of goods transported by Germany’s inland shipping are conveyed via the Rhine 162 . Whenever high or low water levels lead to restrictions imposed on Rhine shipping, … have been only brief closures since 2000 which, in most cases, were rescinded after less than a week. So far no significant trends towards more high-water closures have …

  • Press release 32/2014 from 09.07.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters

    Wanderer mit einer roten Regenjacke und einem Rucksack läuft durch einen Wald bei Regen

    UBA tests outdoor jackets: Weather-proofing is harmful to waters Too many environmentally harmful … in rivers, oceans, the deep sea, groundwater, in human blood and even in polar bears. They do not degrade in the environment and are transported instead on air and … of 6 PFASs on the REACH Candidate List. The REACH Regulation stipulates that Substances of Very High Concern are to be gradually replaced by appropriate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … comprehensive insurance In general, homeowners’ comprehensive insurance is a less profitable business for insurance companies. After price responses to … ratio of homeowners’ insurance. Where the ratio exceeds 100 %, this signifies that this is a loss-making business for the insurance company. In the segment of … and 2014 the insurers of homeowners’ properties accumulated an actuarial minus of more than 7 billion Euros. For a long time the competition on price in the field of …

  • Press release 11/2024 from 15.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.03.2024

    Climate emissions fall by 10.1 per cent in 2023 – biggest decline since 1990

    Industrieschlot mit Abgasen

    … tonnes of GHG were released in Germany in 2023 – 76 million tonnes or 10.1 percent less than in 2022. This is the sharpest decline since 1990. However, the transport … in this way: “With the outbreak of the war against Ukraine, many were worried that we would see a renaissance of coal and other fossil fuels. We now know thatthat will help us with ⁠ climate protection ⁠ in the coming years. But we are not doing so well in all sectors. The transport sector in particular remains a major …

  • Press release 17/2016 from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA measures new record highs for carbon dioxide

    Building of the air quality measuring station on a snow-covered slope

    … 2 in Europe were made at UBA's Schauinsland station in the southern Black Forest. When continuous monitoring began in 1972 there were measurements of 330 ppm. … have been reached around 1950, although there was no regular monitoring of CO 2 at that time. The data for 2015 has now been evaluated, and the annual mean values are: … considerably restricted the scope of action to limit the rise in temperature to less than two degrees. Associated content Kohlendioxid-Konzentration in der …

  • Press release 42/2017 from 11.12.2017 | Last changed: 15.12.2017

    Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged

    Shopping trolley in a super market

    … (UBA), CO2 emissions in the consumer sector have decreased by a mere one percent, that is from 7.9 tonnes per capita and year in 2005, to 7.8 tonnes in 2014. "The … since 2012. According to the study, environmental labels are especially successful when the green products are also less expensive and there is government support for the ecolabels. An example is the …

  • Press release 23/2015 from 09.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Food waste causes four percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions

    a basket with a mouldet bread roll, two rotten apples and a dried out lemon

    … percent of the total national greenhouse gas emissions. Globally food loss equals more than three gigatonnes of green house gases - if food loss was a country, it … these mountains into molehills again will take some time, but I am confident that change is possible. Buying on a need-only basis, cooking creatively with … amount of CO 2 emissions produced on a roundtrip flight from Frankfurt to New York. When projected onto the 80 million people in Germany and the 505 million in the EU, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field More than half of Germany’s terrain is used for agriculture. This means that – given its expanse alone – Germany possesses a huge potential for creating … changes as best they could. In the face of climate change too, there are countless adaptation options available to avoid or mitigate impacts on cultural …

  • News from 29.08.2023 | Last changed: 27.10.2023

    Study on nature-based solutions for global climate protection

    peatland

    … (NbS) for global climate action and international climate policy. The results show that their potential to mitigate emissions is probably overestimated in the … of benefits for people and the environment and should be actively promoted. In doing so, the implementation of emissions trading activities under Article 6 of the … with NbS into account. Social and environmental safeguards must be introduced when developing procedures or support schemes to promote NbS. To promote synergies, …