… Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021 Federal Ministry for Climate Action announces comprehensive immediate action … are on the rise again. Some 762 million tonnes of greenhouse gases were released in 2021 – just over 33 million tonnes, or 4.5 percent more than in 2020. Overall, …

… the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Bundespreis UMWELT & BAUEN 2021 – Progressive building and refurbishment for more climate protection and social cohesion Bundespreis UMWELT & BAUEN 2021 Source: MediaCompany The vocational school centre in Mühldorf am Inn wins the …

… Significant lower share of renewable electricity in Germany in 2021 Use of biofuels … The share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption will decline in 2021 – from 45.3 percent in 2020 back down to a level similar to 2019 of around 42 …

… Emissions trading 2021: record revenues in Germany exceeding 12 billion euros … System (EU-ETS) generated 5.3 billion euros for Germany through auctioning in 2021, a sum double that in 2020. An additional 7.2 billion euros was generated … which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. … Emissions trading 2021: record revenues in Germany exceeding 12 billion euros …

… Germany complies with air quality limit values nearly everywhere in 2021 More action … Germany again had no exceedances of the particulate matter limit values in 2021. The 40 µg/m³ annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is estimated …

… Award for sustainable building UMWELT & BAUEN 2021: call for entries Deadline for contest entries is 25 May 2021 2020 winner in the category "Residential building": Townhouses StadtFinken …

… Germany’s 2021 emissions from power stations almost back to pre-pandemic levels … CO2 prices in EU Emissions Trading Scheme : Germany’s power station emissions in 2021 increased for the first time since 2013. Source: Tom Bayer / Fotolia.com … 2019 pre-pandemic level was only undercut by about 8 million tonnes of (CO₂-eq). … Germany’s 2021 emissions from power stations almost back to pre-pandemic levels …

… Round ten of the German Federal Ecodesign Award – 2021 call for entries starts today … pioneers in the national and international arena are invited to apply by 12 April 2021. Press release No. 01/2021 | 18.01.2021 Federal Environment Minister Svenja …

… release by German Environment Agency and publishing house Matthes & Seitz Berlin Call for entries for German Award for Nature Writing 2021 Prize recognises authors whose literary work focuses on nature Prize recognises … Agency. Author entries will be accepted until 3 May. Press release No. 11/2021 | 23.03.2021 Funding is awarded to German-language authors or authors writing …