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  • Press release 10/2020 from 12.03.2020 | Last changed: 18.03.2020

    Slight decline in Germany's air pollutant emissions

    Dicker, schwarzer Rauch kommt aus dem Schornstein.

    … by the German Environment Agency (UBA) submitted to the European Commission. In 2018, sulphur (SO2) compounds decreased by nearly 4.2 percent compared to 2017, … 95 percent below 1990. Nitrogen oxide emissions fell by 59 percent between 1990 and 2018, yet air pollution remains too high in many German cities. Direct particulate … time period. Emissions of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POP) in 2018 remained mostly unchanged at very low levels. Ammonia emissions declined only …

  • Press release 26/2019 from 15.08.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Plenty of sun and wind sets electricity records in Germany

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … around 129 billion kilowatt hours, about 10 percent more than the same period in 2018 (+ 12 billion kWh). These figures are from the Working Group on Renewable … energy already accounted for 38 percent of electricity consumption in Germany in 2018. This rate was even greater in the first half of 2019 and, according to … in the sector in about 20 years. The expansion of photovoltaic energy in 2018 exceeded the target range of 2,400 to 2,600 megawatts per year. In the first …

  • Press release 23/2018 from 17.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Record half year for renewable energy in Germany

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … in Germany from renewable sources of energy picked up speed in the first half of 2018. About 117 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity was produced in the … contrasts with a low level of expansion in the current year. Press release No. 23/2018 | 17.08.2018 The unusually stormy month of January helped to achieve a record production of …

  • Cover from 20.01.2026

    UBA Webinar IPCC Special Report Global Warming

    Eine gelbe Wand

    … of the special report for the climate policy, organized on Friday, 23rd November 2018 from 10:00 to 12:00. The Paris Agreement commits all countries of the world to … This IPCC Special Report on "Global Warming of 1.5°C" was published on 8th October 2018. The report summarizes the global scientific knowledge on the impact of 1.5°C … of the special report for the climate policy, organized on Friday, 23rd November 2018 from 10:00 to 12:00. … The Paris Agreement commits all countries of the world …

  • Press release 51/2021 from 21.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.12.2021

    Rise in use of problematic plant protection products

    Honigbiene im Rapsfeld

    … of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). After a temporary decline in sales in 2018/2019, farmers demonstrated greater demand for specific problematic active … Agency (UBA) says that the main reason is likely the exceptional drought in 2018 and 2019 which led to a lull temporary lull in pesticide sales. UBA President … form. Figures in detail After the general decline in sales of pesticides in 2018/2019, only fungicides sales continued to decline in 2020. Sales volumes of …

  • Publication from 25.02.2021

    Energy management systems in practice

    Cover of broschure Energy management systems in practice

    … organizations in implementing an energy management system according to ISO 50001:2018 based on an initial energy audit. For companies and organizations that …

  • Publication from 25.02.2021

    Energiemanagementsysteme in der Praxis

    Titelseite der Broschüre Energiemanagementsysteme in der Praxis

    … eines Energieaudits ein wirksames Energiemanagementsystem nach der DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 einführen können. In Exkursen wird erklärt, was zusätzlich für ein …