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  • Press release 13/2015 from 30.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Umweltbewusstsein 2014 study: More and more people see protection of the environment as part of the solution, not the problem

    Barbara Hendricks and Maria Krautzberger present the Umweltbewusstsein 2014 study

    … jobs. Press release No. 13/2015 | 30.03.2015 Nearly two thirds of respondents (63%) report that environmental and climate protection are a basic requirement for coping … stress factor. As in the 2012 study, 54% of the respondents in the latest study reported feeling at least "somewhat disturbed" by noise. The study proves there is a …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … widespread premature leaf drop. According to the most recent 2019 Forest Damage Report from the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the percentage of trees … is inevitable as a result of high solar radiation. Damage to the cambium can impair water transport, causing drought stress or exacerbating it. In addition to beech … dying. Damage caused by harmful organisms can have far-reaching consequences. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 32 million cubic meters of …

  • Press release 43/2021 from 27.10.2021 | Last changed: 08.12.2021

    Drought, heavy rains and heat waves impact tourism

    überfluteter Campingplatz

    … of biodiversity. 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in tourism are caused by air travel, 32 percent by car traffic and 21 percent by the lodging industry. The … promoting a broad range of weather-independent travel activities. The study also reports that it is becoming increasingly important for tourism to prepare for …

  • Press release 32/2010 from 04.06.2010 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    Federal Environment Agency: Unecological subsidies cost 48 billion euros

    … euros Relieve budget, protect environment - Federal Environment Agency presents report on subsidies Subsidies harmful to the environment are costing 48 billion … toll on virtually every environmental asset, from doing damage to waters, soil and air to boosting land consumption and causing loss of biological diversity. One half …

  • Press release 20/2017 from 22.05.2017 | Last changed: 31.05.2017

    Germany's bathing waters are clean machines

    Lake in Brandenburg

    … the quality of Germany's bathing waters continues to be good, similarly to what was reported in 2015. A total of 2,292 bathing waters in Germany were tested in the 2016 …

  • Press release 17/2017 from 26.04.2017 | Last changed: 12.06.2017

    One in five Germans suffers from railway noise – unnecessarily

    long train

    … Noise has been and still is the weak spot in rail traffic. Railway noise is impairing the quality of life for one-fifth of the population in Germany – a situation … railway freight traffic occurs mainly during the noise-sensitive night.  A new report by UBA on rail freight traffic noise shows that many of the possible measures …

  • Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

    Container in einem Hafen

    … it both safeguards the German economy in international competition and promotes fair trading conditions. We are also continuously reviewing where the instrument may … of the new mechanism, without financial obligations and with simplified reporting requirements. From 1 January 2026, CBAM will take effect for importers …

  • Press release 37/08 from 27.05.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Setting limits for asphalt and cement

    … and sewage pipes. Traffic and all its negative effects—noise, the production of air pollutants such as particulate matter or carbon dioxide- increase as we expand … travel between work, home, and leisure activities shorter. The resulting cleaner air, quieter roads and green areas will make for a livable environment which, for an …

  • Press release 17/2012 from 12.04.2012 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Less greenhouse gases with less nuclear energy

    … from renewable energies was produced. These facts are also reflected in the data reported for 2011 by energy suppliers and industrial facilities that participate in … im Jahre 2011 (erste Schätzung)     Associated content Links For details about reporting click here For an overview of emissions trends click here Documents Less …