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  • Press release 14/2024 from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 16.09.2024

    National emissions trading: CO₂ emissions fell by 5.9 per cent in 2022

    Cars and trucks on a motorway

    … “Although emissions in national emissions trading have declined due to external factors, there is still a considerable need for action in the building and transport … to certain end-users of fuels, different implementation deadlines and the fact that pricing will take place via the market from the outset. “With the … emissions trading in Germany. Associated content Links nEHS report (German) Factsheet on the EU ETS 2 UBA recommendations on CO₂ pricing for buildings and …

  • Press release 42/2021 from 25.10.2021 | Last changed: 28.10.2021

    Electrical waste: falling far short of collection target of 65 percent

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … take more time until the statistics reflect the new regulations. Retailers, manufacturers and municipalities must also get more involved and further improve … UBA's Dirk Messner said, "We have to make the actors responsible - from manufacturers to retailers to municipalities – even more so than before. On the way to a … larger appliances, e.g. refrigerators or televisions, also account for the fact that the total mass of appliances is increasing every year. The first measures …

  • Press release 24/2016 from 17.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Greenhouse gas-neutral freight transport is necessary and feasible

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … conditions are put into place, rail transport performance can be increased by a factor of more than two and a half by 2050 (compared to its current level). Even … “Our study predicts slight growth in both employment and value added, despite the fact that road freight transport will become costlier as a result of the charging of …

  • Press release 05/2016 from 15.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Lifetime of electrical appliances becoming shorter and shorter

    old washing machines in a row

    … have much too short a life-span. This is ecologically unacceptable. The manufacture of products consumes precious resources, and pollutants and greenhouse gases … of those polled are not satisfied with the service life of their appliances. These facts are ecologically unacceptable. In all of the product groups surveyed (TV sets, …

  • Press release 17/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 29.03.2022

    New measures to protect natural groundwater against trace substances

    Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

    … firstly in the great number of these substances in daily use and, secondly, in the fact that they can cause damage to aquatic organisms even in low concentrations. An … and less needs to be produced. Measures are therefore being developed on the manufacturer side within the framework of the roundtables to reduce the inputs of … measures that can be implemented in the short to medium term and which the manufacturers intend to launch. The roundtable's publications clearly present the …

  • Press release 24/2022 from 18.05.2022 | Last changed: 24.05.2022

    "Blauer Kompass" federal award: Nomination of 20 climate change adaptation projects

    Grafik "Blauer Kompass"

    … The involvement of local people and a focus on social aspects are also key success factors of the projects we are nominating today for the award. I wish all … Berlin Deutschland Associated content Links The nominees in the UBA database of facts Presentation of the jury Website "Blauer Kompass" FAQ about the Federal Award …

  • Press release 05/2022 from 20.01.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    Final data on climate impact in 2020: emissions down 41 percent over 1990 levels

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … 13 percent over the previous year. Most of this reduction can be attributed to the fact that, on average, significantly fewer cars were driven because of the … reduction was in the steel industry, notably in crude steel production. The manufacturing industry saw mostly slight decreases in emissions. Emissions in the …