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  • Press release 43/2019 from 18.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    Consumption of packaging in Germany increased further in 2017

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … supervised by UBA. Associated content Entwicklung des Verpackungsverbrauchs seit 2000 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (128.41 kB) Verpackungsverbrauch 2000 bis 2017 (10.75 kB) Entwicklung des gesamten Verpackungsverbrauchs in Deutschland seit 2000 Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (175.03 kB) 18,7 Mio. t …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-1: Investments in coastal protection

    In the foreground the picture shows a full loading shovel of a wheeled loader, which is being emptied on to a sandy beach. There are wooden posts and a pile of stones visible on another sandy beach in the background. The sky is covered in dark grey clouds.

    … by Federal government for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 … and landscape maintenance necessitated by coastal protection measures. Between 2000 and 2006 the investments in coastal protection decreased by about half. … is due to the fluctuating development of investments in coastal protection since 2000. However, it has to be borne in mind that coastal protection measures can …

  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … This contrasts with the roughly 20,000 wind power plants installed in Germany since 2000 with a capacity of approximately 48,000 MW – an average of about 1,100 … Entwicklung der Bruttostromerzeugung erneuerbarer Energieträger seit dem Jahr 2000 Source: AGEE-Stat Download image (1.91 MB) Entwicklung des Anteils erneuerbarer Energieträger am Bruttostromverbrauch seit dem Jahr 2000 Source: AGEE-Stat Download image (1.96 MB) Entwicklung der Stromerzeugung aus …

  • Press release 39/2018 from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Raw material consumption increases once again – to 16.1 tonnes per capita and year

    Ein Braunkohletagebau

    … UBA, raw material consumption in Germany has decreased by a total 17 percent since 2000 but has again crept up in recent years. Statistically speaking, every person in … to industry efforts and total raw material productivity has increased by 26% since 2000, Germany has an excessively high level of raw material consumption compared to … UBA, raw material consumption in Germany has decreased by a total 17 percent since 2000 but has again crept up in recent years. Statistically speaking, every person in …

  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-2: Herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden

    The picture shows herring spawn. It is possible to see six transparent eggs adhering to each other, with larvae inside.

    … that time is not yet available in sufficient quantities. Since the beginning of the 2000s, herring reproduction has been distinctly less successful than in the 1990s … fishing quotas for herring in the western part of the Baltic Sea. Since the early 2000s the number of herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden area has declined … have been relatively low – even in the better years – since the beginning of the 2000s. Apart from the decoupling of herring larvae from their food source owing to …

  • Press release 46/2015 from 10.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled

    gush spring

    … German Environment Agency (UBA). Deep geothermal energy originates from depths of 2,000 metres and more, where temperatures are higher than 60 degrees Celsius. In … German Environment Agency (UBA). Deep geothermal energy originates from depths of 2,000 metres and more, where temperatures are higher than 60 degrees Celsius. In …

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

    Obsolescence fact check

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

    … electronics, and information and communication technologies in the period from 2004 to 2012. Preliminary results of the study do not yet provide any proof of … purchases were necessary because of technical defects in the old device (57.6% in 2004 and 55.6% in 2012/2013). The proportion of devices which had to be replaced within five years due to a defect rose quite sharply, from 3.5% in 2004 to 8.3% in 2012. Notebooks The average five-to-six-year first useful service …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … with the powerful expansion of residential and transport areas in the early 2000s, the new take-up of land has more than halved in recent years. While the … the mostly continuous decline in new land take-up which had prevailed since 2000. Admittedly, various conversions and transitions in the performance of area … with the powerful expansion of residential and transport areas in the early 2000s, the new take-up of land has more than halved in recent years. While the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … biotope networks and within the system of protected areas designated under Natura 2000. By means of renaturation, realignment or slotting of dykes in respect of 79 … biotope networks and within the system of protected areas designated under Natura 2000. By means of renaturation, realignment or slotting of dykes in respect of 79 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    … far as those plans are concerned that were analysed in respect of the period from 2000 and 2020, a distinct increase is noticeable in references to climate change. … far as those plans are concerned that were analysed in respect of the period from 2000 and 2020, a distinct increase is noticeable in references to climate change. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-3: Temperature index of butterfly species communities

    The picture shows a wall brown butterfly spreading its wings while sitting on a violet-coloured blossom.

    … European distribution range of the species within the reference period from 1971 to 2000. Subsequently, the mean was calculated for the index by weighting the … European distribution range of the species within the reference period from 1971 to 2000. Subsequently, the mean was calculated for the index by weighting the …