Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

265 - 276 of 595
  • Cover from 15.12.2016

    Conference Decarbonisation and Ressource Efficiency Documentation

    … of Division I, German Environment Agency (UBA) Resource footprint of a renewable energy system The „Energiewende“ in Germany – Does Decarbonisation lead to … of Division I, German Environment Agency (UBA) Resource footprint of a renewable energy system The „Energiewende“ in Germany – Does Decarbonisation lead to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … the permanent supply of energy in a way that meets these requirements, by employing renewable energies and by using energy sparingly and more efficiently. In order to … networks, the conversion of electricity, heat and cold supply systems into renewable energy sources, and making the energy system more flexible. Russia’s war …

  • DzU article from 07.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Using water resources

    A graph shows the water exploitation index for the years 1991 to 2022. Values are available for every three or four years. The index fell almost constantly and has been below the critical value of 20 percent since 2007. This presentation is based on the long-term potential water supply of 176 billion m³.

    … water exploitation index shows the level of water abstraction measured against the renewable water resources. The renewable water resources or the renewable water … water usages (e.g. cooling of data centres, hydrogen production) could lead to a renewed increase of water abstractions. Irrigation demand in agriculture is expected …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2022

    … to gas supplies are also relevant arguments at the moment. We must rapidly expand renewable energy sources and simultaneously be more conservative in our use of … read, The Press Office of the German Environment Agency Rapidly increase renewable energies – for the climate and energy independence Germany can become …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Primary energy consumption

    A graph shows primary energy consumption between 1990 and 2024 as well as the target value for 2030. Until 2008, the value fluctuated around 14,500 Petajoules, but has fallen considerably since then.

    … to achieve this target The indicator PEC is methodologically distorted by renewables: If the share of renewables increases, primary energy consumption …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2019 | Last changed: 25.04.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2019

    … necessity. Wishing you happy reading The UBA press office 2018 review: more renewable energy, less greenhouse gas Record levels of solar radiation in 2018 led … be done in future in the heating and transport sector. At 5.6 percent, the level of renewables used in transport in 2018 was no higher than five years previously, while …

  • Press release 11/2024 from 15.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.03.2024

    Climate emissions fall by 10.1 per cent in 2023 – biggest decline since 1990

    Industrieschlot mit Abgasen

    … German Environment Agency (UBA). The reasons for this are the increased share of renewable energies, a decline in fossil fuel energy production and lower demand for … that this has not happened. This is mainly due to the very successful expansion of renewable energies. This is a major step that will help us with ⁠ climate protection …

  • Newsletter from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2018

    … for emissions of greenhouse gases to continue to fall. This is an area in which renewable energies play an important role, with wind energy, in particular, offering … climate-friendly transport in urban areas. Lower greenhouse gas emissions thanks to renewable energy In 2017, the use of energy from renewable sources such as solar …

  • Newsletter from 30.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2023

    … Change Page number 35 Year of publication 2023 Energy use in Germany in 2022: more renewable energy instead of natural gas In 2022, significantly more renewable energy was used in Germany than in previous years. Both with regard to the …

  • Image from | last change:

    EW-R-2: Diversification of end energy consumption for heating and refrigeration

    The stack column diagram shows the final energy consumption for heating and cooling in terawatt hours in a time series from 1995 to 2016. The sum of the final energy consumption for heating and cooling fluctuates, but there is a significant downward trend.

    … amounted to 1,441 terrawatt hours. The presentation is differentiated for renewable energies (rising trend), mineral oil (falling trend), gas (quadratic … other (rising trend). Gas has the highest share, at 658 terrawatt hours in 2016. Renewables are increasing particularly significantly. In 2016, they reached 216 …

  • Press release 14/2016 from 14.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Germany is able to achieve climate-neutral building stock by 2050

    aerial view of a city

    … climate-neutral building stock by 2050 Comprehensive building renovation and more renewable energy point the way Germany is able to achieve climate-neutral building … "The earlier we do energy refurbishments in our buildings and supply them with renewable energy, the greater the benefit – for us and the climate." Germany's …