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  • Press release 08/2025 from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Environmental statements on long-distance bus journeys: Federal Court confirms UBA's decision

    Das Bild zeigt einen fahrenden Reisebus.

    … (UBA) in its fight against misleading greenwashing. In its ruling of 20 February 2025, the BGH confirmed the decision of the lower court, the Dessau-Roßlau Regional … of EU consumer protection authorities for the first time. Press release No. 08/2025 | 26.02.2025 UBA President Dirk Messner comments on the BGH ruling: “For the success of the …

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    Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on statistical data from the Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (XLSX-file)

    … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (XLSX-file) 17.11.2025 Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (Status: September 2025) Document Time series for the development of renewable energy sources (XLS) … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (Status: September 2025) … Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on …

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    Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on statistical data from the Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (PDF-file)

    … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (PDF-file) 17.11.2025 Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (Status: September 2025) Document Time series for the development of renewable energy sources (PDF) … Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics (AGEE-Stat) in Germany (Status: September 2025) … Time series for the development of renewable energy sources based on …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Combined heat and power (CHP)

    A graph shows the development of CHP net power generation from 2003 (78 terawatt hours) to 2024 (103 terawatt hours) and the target for 2025 according to the CHP Act.

    … Excel with data (49.38 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 18.12.2025 At a glance The volume of electricity generated by combined heat and power … Act stipulates that CHP should generate 120 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2025. The target of 110 TWh for CHP electricity generation was achieved with 113 TWh … energy generation by CHP systems were stipulated. In 2020 the target is 110 TWh, in 2025 120 TWh shall be generated by CHP systems per year. The regulations of the new …

  • Press release 04/2025 from 21.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Packaging recycling only works with correct waste separation

    Verschiedene Verpackungsabfälle

    … Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) at a joint press conference on 21 January 2025. The German waste management industry collects, sorts and recycles large … is the key prerequisite for further expanding recycling. Press release No. 04/2025 | 21.01.2025 The targets for statutory recycling rates have increased significantly since …

  • DzU article from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 27.05.2025

    Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions

    A graph shows the trend in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, which fell from 1,252 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 1990 to 649 million tonnes in 2024. The bars are divided into different sectors. The graph shows all target values up to 2045.

    … Excel with data (87.05 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 26.05.2025 At a glance According to initial calculations , greenhouse gas emissions in … equivalents or 3.4 % compared to the previous year (cf. UBA press release 11/2025 ). At the end of 2015, a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol was agreed … is based on the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2023 (UN Submission, April 2025) and separately calculated emissions data for 2024 (cf. UBA press release …

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    Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, UBA President Dirk Messner and Anja Reineke - umwelt.info

    Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, UBA President Dirk Messner and xyz stand in front of a screen with the umwelt.info portal logo.

    … umwelt.info at UBA, at the official launch of the umwelt.info portal on January 27, 2025 in the Ständehaus Merseburg. Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt The following contents contain this medium: Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 01/2025 Tags Nationales Umweltinformationszentrum … Federal Environment Minister Steffi … umwelt.info at UBA, at the official launch of the umwelt.info portal on January 27, 2025 in the Ständehaus Merseburg. … Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, UBA …

  • DzU article from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 16.09.2025

    Indicator: Employment in the renewable energy sector

    Graph: After a strong increase since 2000, employment has been declining since 2012 due to the sharp job losses in solar energy. There was a slight increase from 2015 to 2016. Most jobs were created in the wind energy and biomass sectors. Between 2016 and 2019, there were sharp declines. By 2023, there were significant increases again, especially in solar energy and heat pumps.

    … Excel with data (43.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 25.06.2025 At a glance In 2023, approximately 276,000 people worked in the renewable … the end of the 2010s. Methodology This indicator was calculated as part of the 2025 GreenTech Atlas and is based on data provided by the Federal Statistical … Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (O'Sullivan et al. 2019, Ulrich and Edler 2025 , in German only ), take a demand-side approach. These studies record both …

  • DzU article from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 19.01.2026

    Indicator: Employment in environmental protection

    A graph shows the employment in Green Tech and their share in the overall employment for 2010 until 2023. In 2023 about 3.4 million people were employed in this sector. The share was 7.5 percent in 2023 of all employees.

    … Excel with data (44.61 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 25.06.2025 At a glance In 2023 around 3.4 million people worked in Green Tech. Waste … for years. Methodology These estimates were calculated for the GreenTech Atlas 2025, using official statistics. The activities relevant to its calculation were … calculation). The methodology is explained in more detail in the GreenTech Atlas 2025 . Differences compared to earlier publications result from different …