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  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … 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 …

  • News from 05.12.2024 | Last changed: 10.12.2024

    Results of COP29: Small steps, big goals

    Delegates are standing up and applauding

    … 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 …

  • Press release 29/2025 from 16.07.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    German emissions nearly halved in 20 years of trading

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … : 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 …

  • News from 25.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes

    Entrance to the grounds of the 30th World Climate Conference

    … 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 …

  • Press release 28/2023 from 22.08.2023 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    Additional measures needed to achieve climate targets

    Cars and trucks on a motorway

    … 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 …

  • 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

    … 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 …

  • Press release 32/2018 from 25.10.2018 | Last changed: 04.11.2018

    40th anniversary of the Blue Angel

    Cover des Magazins "40 Jahre Blauer Engel"

    … 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 …