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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … can lead to local and temporary water shortages. Source: bai / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 WW-R-1: Water use index Water use has experienced a significant decrease over … In view of the closure of the last remaining nuclear power plants after the April 2023 temporarily extended deadline, it is expected that cooling water abstraction by …

  • Cover from 12.03.2024

    UBA Governance Workshop on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM)

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … (SRM) Workshop of the German Environment Agency (UBA) 13th and 14th of Februar 2023, Online SRM comprises a set of controversial technologies aimed at artificially … German . … Workshop of the German Environment Agency (UBA) 13th and 14th of Februar 2023, Online … SRM comprises a set of controversial technologies aimed at …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … Cluster Agriculture Agriculture Source: Johann Larson / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field More than half of Germany’s terrain is … The new funding period of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) started in January 2023, after the two transitional years of 2021 and 2022. In accordance with the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … strengthen the level personal preparedness. Source: Pixel-Shot / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation In 2021, 66 % of … what the basic rules are on how to behave in emergency situations.   231 - BBK 2023: Das 360° Notfalltraining. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … tempests, heavy rain, flooding, or frost. Source: brunok1 / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture Extreme weather events such as drought, … up to 50 % of the insurance premium. For the first time in Germany, Bavaria in 2023 also subsidised multi-risk insurance for arable and grassland areas including …

  • DzU article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    Indicator: Taxes related to the environment

    A graph shows the development of environmental taxes for the year 1995 (39.9 billion euros), the year 2000, and the period 2005 to 2023 (69.5 billion euros, preliminary data) as well as their share of total tax revenues in the public budgets.

    … kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 29.07.2025 At a glance In 2023, environmental taxes amounted to a total of 69.5 billion euros. Their share of … part of this statistic on environment-related taxes. Assessing the development In 2023, revenue from environment-related taxes amounted to 69.5 billion euros. The … trading (8.5 billion euros). Environmental taxes rose by 26 % between 2005 and 2023, whereas overall taxes increased by 102.6 %. Therefore, environmental taxes now …

  • DzU article from 06.10.2025 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    Indicator: Amount of waste – municipal waste

    A graph shows the amount of municipal waste from 2010 to 2023. During this period the amount decreased from 49.2 million tonnes to 48.9 million tonnes.

    … At a glance The volume of municipal waste fluctuates only slightly over time. In 2023 it stood at 48.9 million tonnes. The target of environmental policy is the … sub-stream, which accounted for around 15.2 % of total net waste generation in 2023. Municipal waste essentially comprises the types of waste generated by … level (49.2 million tons) for the first time and remained below the 2010 level in 2023 at 48.9 million tons. With the aim of strengthening waste avoidance, the …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM10)

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM10 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 42 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … a glance Population-weighted exposure to PM10 in Germany was significantly lower in 2023 than in 2010. In 2023, the population-weighted PM10 exposure was 11.3 µg/m³—approximately 42 % lower … matter in Germany: in 2010, the indicator value was 19.5 µg/m³, whereas in 2023 it had dropped to 11.3 µg/m³. This corresponds to a reduction of approximately …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … Cluster Trade and industry Trade and industry Source: Dirschl / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field Trade and industry (in this context … für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz 2023: Nationale Wasserstrategie. Berlin, 119 S. https://www.bmuv.de/wasserstrategie …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 54 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … a glance Population-weighted PM2.5 exposure in Germany was significantly lower in 2023 compared to 2010. In 2023, the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure level was 7.3 … matter in Germany: in 2010, the indicator value was 15.9 µg/m³, whereas in 2023 it had decreased to 7.3 µg/m³. This represents a reduction of approximately 54 …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2024

    … emissions trading system in Germany rose to a new high of over 18 billion euros in 2023. Compared to the previous record year of 2022 with revenue of 13 billion euros, … electricity consumption in Germany rose to over 50 per cent for the first time in 2023. There were also some positive developments in heating and transport in 2023. read more (in German) Energy consumption in 2022 at second-lowest level since …

  • DzU article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Indicator: Species diversity and landscape quality

    A graph shows the development of the population of representative bird species for different landscapes and the development of an aggregate indicator for 1970, 1975 and from 1990 to 2023 in percent. The aggregate indicator decreases significantly from 214 in 1970 to 80 in 2013.

    … Indicators last update on 18.11.2025 At a glance The indicator is at 80 percent in 2023 and close to the target range. The values of the sub-indicators agricultural … the development The indicator value for the overall indicator is 80 percent in 2023, which is close to the target range. No statistically significant trend can be identified over the last ten reporting years (2013 to 2023). Achieving the target for the overall indicator by 2030 will only be possible …