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  • Article from 04.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    Formaldehyde emissions: Test conditions for wood-based materials

    … rate of 0.5/h is desirable. At this rate, the indoor air will be completely renewed once every 2 hours. Modern buildings usually only achieve such values if … rate of 0.5/h is desirable. At this rate, the indoor air will be completely renewed once every 2 hours. Modern buildings usually only achieve such values if …

  • Article from 08.02.2011 | Last changed: 02.08.2022

    Ventilation to combat "stale" air

    … on how tight windows and doors are sealed. In other words the air in the room is renewed between once and twice an hour. The exchange rate of air in buildings built … on how tight windows and doors are sealed. In other words the air in the room is renewed between once and twice an hour. The exchange rate of air in buildings built …

  • Article from 18.08.2016 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Reducing pollution through product design

    Makes shopping by bike or on foot fun, and saves resources too: the multifunctional H tour trailer.

    … and raw material demand throughout the entire product life cycle; Greater use of renewable raw materials, in consideration of their availability and regeneration … rate and of the associated environmental impact, as compared to the use of non-renewable materials; Increase of product usability and durability and optimization …

  • Article from 09.10.2015 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Soil protection at international level

    desiccated soil

    … The need for fertile soils is increasing due to the growing global demand for renewable raw materials and meat, and persistent population growth. At the same … sustainability land degradation neutrality … Whilst global demand for food and renewable raw materials is rising, the very basis for producing these – healthy, …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Press

    … | Energy Scope of information about chemicals improved 31.05.2012 Climate | Energy Renewable energy: Huge development potential in the Middle East and North Africa …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Regional and sectoral adaptation

    Climate change has different implications for different sectors and regions. Therefore, specific local and regional adaptation measures should be developed and implemented. In order to be able to search for adaptation strategies or specific adaptation measures as precisely as possible, we offer the option of calling up information on the individual federal states OR the various fields of action of the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) using the search function below.

  • Article from 21.10.2022 | Last changed: 24.10.2022

    Resource conservation law

    aufgestapelte, gefällte Bäume

    … conservation law should also concern itself with specific substance streams such as renewable and non-renewable raw materials. By extension, substance-stream laws should be based on a …

  • Article from 01.08.2019 | Last changed: 02.08.2019

    Resource use and its consequences

    construction of a pipeline

    … and result in air, soil and water pollution. Even the extraction and production of renewable resources often involve extensive use of energy, materials, chemicals and … somewhat exceeds the earth’s regenerative capacities by virtue of the fact that non-renewable natural resources are finite and their quality is often mediocre. The …

  • Landing page from 09.09.2024

    Important Environmental Indicators

    The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy. Click on the images to view the indicators.

  • Article from 14.11.2025 | Last changed: 14.11.2025

    Renewable energies in figures

    The diagram shows the development of the shares of renewable energies for electricity, heat and transport. While electricity shares grew steadily, the development of heat and transport shares stagnated for several years. The share of renewables in electricity fell significantly in 2021 (to 41.7 percent), but since then rose considerably to 54.1 percent in 2024. The share of renewables in the heat sector reaches 17.8 percent in 2024 and in the transport sector 7.3 percent.

    Renewable energies in figures Development of renewable energy shares for … system towards the use of renewable energy in all sectors. While the switch towards renewables in the electricity sector has been very successful so far, the …