… increased since the prize was first awarded. The Federal Ecodesign Award marks its 10th anniversary year as the most important government award for ecodesign." UBA …

… consequences, said UBA President Dirk Messner. Press release No. 44/2021 | 28.10.2021 Almost half of the environmentally harmful subsidies identified by UBA in …

… our greenhouse reduction goals. This requires a gross capacity increase of 7.7-10 GW in annual wind and photovoltaic capacities. It is urgent that we step up the …

… is an important start to a process that could enhance climate finance over the next 10 years. Financially capable developing countries are motivated to make voluntary …

… : In 2024, emissions from energy-intensive industries in Germany amounted to 102 million tonnes of CO 2 equivalents – almost the same as the previous year, with … sectors saw an increase in emissions, with the exception of cement clinker (-10 percent). Here, the decline in cement clinker production amounted to almost 9 … subject to reporting and submission obligations under the EU ETS 1. This includes 100 percent of emissions in the ports of a Member State as well as 100 percent of …

… role in this. Firstly, windy winter months and the addition of new plants led to a 10 per cent increase in wind power generation. In addition, the large increase in …

… shows that manufacturing companies are making use of this option: while in 2011 to 2013, 46 percent of all German authorisations were evaluated in Germany, in …

… This can be traced to declining numbers of livestock (cattle -2.6%, pigs -2%) and a 10.3% dip in mineral fertiliser sales turnover. Based on initial analyses, the …

… No breakthrough, but small successes The 30th UN climate conference took place from 10-22 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil Source: Frederik Pischke /German Environment … gas emissions showed that the world was heading for a warming of at least 3.6°C by 2100 . However, since 2015, the international climate agreement has led to a large … to date are implemented, global warming is projected to be around 2.6°C by 2100. Reducing global warming projections by one degree Celsius since 2015 leads to a …

… Act (KSG) have moved closer in contrast to the 2021 Projection Report: The gap of 1,100 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 has been reduced to between … to more than one fifth of the emissions from 2022. As in the past, the transport (210 million tonnes), buildings (96 million tonnes) and industry (83 million tonnes) … from 2035 and thus five years later, the targets for 2040 and 2045 are missed by 10 to 20 million tonnes per year. According to the projection report, Germany will …

… is 47 percent, which is 3.8% more than 2016 and amounts to 8.84 million tonnes (107 kg per capita per year). UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: “We consume … Umweltbundesamt Download image (128.41 kB) Verpackungsverbrauch 2000 bis 2017 (10.75 kB) Entwicklung des gesamten Verpackungsverbrauchs in Deutschland seit 2000 …

… will also soon be certified with the Blue Angel. Press release No. 32/2018 | 25.10.2018 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said: "More and more people are … for example, must meet more than 25 requirements and that number goes up to nearly 100 for printers before the ecolabel is granted. The Blue Angel began in 1978 as the …