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  • DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

    Indicator: Final energy consumption of transport

    A graph shows the final energy consumption in freight and passenger transport between 2005 and 2023 and the targets for the year 2030 of the Federal Government (2005 = 100) presented as an index.

    Indicator: Final energy consumption of transport Final energy consumption of freight … and passenger transport Source: German Environment Agency / TREMOD Figure as PDF (170.27 kB) Figure as Excel with data (55.97 kB) Overview Environmental …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by renewable energies

    A graph shows the trend for greenhouse gas emissions avoided by the use of renewables for power, heat and transport. 28 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents were avoided in 1990, and 259 million tonnes in 2024.

    … energy sources Source: German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat Figure as PDF (167.32 kB) Figure as Excel with data (45.14 kB) Overview Environmental … emissions and achieving climate protection targets. Using energy more efficiently also plays an important role in achieving climate targets. However, measuring …

  • DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

    Indicator: Environmentally friendly freight transport

    A graph shows the shares of rail and inland shipping in freight transport volume between 1999 and 2023. The share of rail transport first increased and then began to stagnate, while the share of inland shipping declined.

    Indicator: Environmentally friendly freight transport Share of rail freight and … transport volume Source: Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Figure as PDF (203.18 kB) Figure as Excel with data (47.54 kB) Overview Environmental …

  • DzU article from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 03.11.2025

    Indicator: Share of renewables in gross final energy consumption

    A graph shows the share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption. The share increased from 6.2 % to 22.4 % between 2004 and 2024.

    … energy consumption Source: German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat Figure as PDF (69.56 kB) Figure with data (80.01 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last … energy consumption by end consumers. In addition to final energy consumption, it also includes the power plants' own consumption and transmission losses. Assessing …

  • 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.

    … Environment Agency on basis of the Working Group on Energy Balances Figure as PDF (40.81 kB) Figure as Excel with data (41.08 kB) Overview Environmental … associated with a wide range of environmental impacts: The extraction of raw materials such as coal or crude oil can cause significant damage to ecosystems. Energy is …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Share of renewables in gross electricity consumption

    A graph shows the share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption. The share increased from 6.3 % to 54.1 % between 2000 and 2024.

    … consumption Source: German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat Figure as PDF (43.18 kB) Figure as Excel with data (76.53 kB) Overview Environmental … its climate targets in 2030. The development of renewable electricity supply was also examined. The report shows that the share of renewables in electricity …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … the deadlock experienced in recent years. Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine has also made it dramatically clear how closely security and energy supply are linked. … Download image (373.13 kB) ee_anteile_in_den_sektoren_strom_waerme_und_verkehr.pdf (105.03 kB) Entwicklung der Treibhausgasemissionen in Deutschland Source: …

  • News from 26.02.2021 | Last changed: 07.04.2021

    Video lecture series on climate change and health

    A sweaty man sits in his office in a shirt and tie, wiping his brow.

    … climate change and health More frequent hot weather days due to climate change are also a strain on people's health. Source: creatas / Thinkstock How do climate change … mitigation and adaptation. Associated content Links Lectures in video format or pdf file More about the project (in German) All news Related contents Klimawandel …

  • News from 10.07.2017 | Last changed: 21.08.2017

    Blue Angel ecolabel now available for toys

    a child´s hand playing with toys

    … etc. Not only must the products be exemplary in terms of pollutant content but also as concerns the social labour conditions of the extraction of raw materials and at the final assembly sites. 10.07.2017 Toys made from textiles, wood, … Angel for Toys (currently only available in German) Austrian ecolabel for toys (PDF, in German) All news Related contents Schadstoffe in Produkten Related …

  • Press release 74/08 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    Safe and ecologically just travel to Antarctica

    … to the austral summer in the vast expanses of the icy continent, to penguins, seals and whales. There were more than 46,000 visitors in last year’s travel season … Guidelines for the Antarctic (German): http://www.umweltdaten.de/publikationen/fpdf-l/3651.pdf How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic: …

  • DzU article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

    Indicator: Environmentally friendly consumption

    A graph shows the market shares of products with official eco-labelling. Between 2012 and 2022 this figure rose from 3.6 % to 12.2 %. In 2020 there was a significant increase from 7.9 % to 12.0 %. The target for 2030 is 34 % market share.

    … of products with official eco-labels Source: German Environment Agency Figure as PDF (237.06 kB) Figure as Excel with data (42.45 kB) Overview Environmental … share of electric cars. The weakening growth in energy-efficient products should also be revived. Methodology To calculate the indicator, particularly …

  • DzU article from 13.10.2022 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Indicator: Ecological status of lakes

    A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the lakes for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 24.7 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

    … Source: German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology Figure as PDF (44.40 kB) Figure as Excel with data (39.98 kB) Overview Environmental … this target. The timeframe until 2027 must be used to achieve these ambitious goals. Environmental importance Lakes not only provide us with recreational value but …