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  • Press release 53/2014 from 29.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Plus-energy farmyard and printer manufacturer receive award for commitment to the environment

    on a stage: a man in a suit holding a Blue Angel trophy in his hand

    … the environment Special award for sustainable building and "Blue Angel Award" for 2014 Reinhold Schlierkamp, CEO of KYOCERA Deutschland, receives the award. Source: … of its construction projects for sustainability criteria since 2011. The updated guide on sustainable building (Leitfaden Nachhaltiges Bauen) is mandatory for all …

  • Press release 6/2014 from 16.02.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Particulates and nitrogen dioxide still a health burden in 2013

    386 measuring stations; particulate matter (PM 10) daily mean value: exceedance of EU limit value 3%, WHO guideline 98% and 2% no exceedances; particulate matter (PM 10) daily mean value: exceedance of WHO guideline 51%, 49% no exceedances

    … dioxide (NO2) per cubic metre (m3) air. Particulates also continued to exceed limit values. Compared to earlier years, 2013 was nevertheless a year which registered … on public health, especially in consideration of the much stricter air quality guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).” Press release No. …

  • DzU article from 17.11.2025 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    Indicator: Raw material footprint

    A graph shows the primary raw material consumption per capita for 2000 to 2022. It is divided according to different types of materials. After an initial increase, the raw material footprint has fallen again to its original level in recent years.

    … raw material consumption now stands at 97 % of the initial level marking the lowest value since 2010. There was a noticeable reduction of 0.7 tonnes per capita between … formulated a significant reduction in primary raw material consumption by 2045 as a guiding principle. A raw material footprint of 6-8 tons is considered an ambitious … - Berichtszeitraum 2000-2022" ( in German only ). To calculate the index values on which this indicator is based, the Federal Statistical Office uses more …

  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … loss of grassland was largely halted with the EU agricultural policy introduced in 2014, and the area of grassland has not fallen below the 2013 level since then. … help to protect the climate by storing carbon. Permanent grassland is of particular value. It is defined as meadows and pastures that have not been used as arable land … had declined by 12 % to around 4.7 m ha. With the EU agricultural policy from 2014 and onwards, the preservation of permanent grassland was regulated via the …

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

    Safe and ecologically just travel to Antarctica

    … Safe and ecologically just travel to Antarctica New visitors guide and flyer for cruise ship tourists Fascinating Antarctica: Ever more people … the nativeness and intactness of the continent requires practical binding guidelines of behaviour. UBA is educating all travellers, especially cruise ship …

  • Press release 57/2008 from 01.08.2008 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

    Health: Carefree summer

    … ticks which can transmit disease are especially active at this time of year. A new guide titled Sommer ohne Sorgen [Carefree summer] on how to handle the downsides of … health problems for some individuals. The Sommer ohne Sorgen guide explains the relationships between summertime environmental influences and …

  • KomPass: Article from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 14.02.2019

    KomPass Projects

    Blackboard with numerous notes.

    … definition of policy objectives Changes in social and environmental conditions (guidelines) for adaptation policy and adaptive capacity in Germany Project duration: 2011-2014, FKZ 3711 41 102 This project aims at a better understanding of the adaptive … Federal Environment Agency has been operating the “ Climate Navigator ”, an online guide for climate change adaptation for municipalities and enterprises, since 2010 …

  • Press release 07/2017 from 15.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017

    "Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status

    landscape with mine lake

    … dirtiest fuel, incurring environmental damage amounting to 16.8 billion euros in 2014 alone. A phase-out of lignite-fired power generation is urgent. Press release … dirtiest fuel, incurring environmental damage amounting to 16.8 billion euros in 2014 alone. A phase-out of lignite-fired power generation is urgent. … Many mine … natural lakes. However, lignite remains the dirtiest of all sources of energy. In 2014 alone lignite caused environmental damage in the amount of 16.8 billion euros. …

  • Press release 42/2014 from 07.10.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmental quality and innovation go hand in hand: nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2014 (German Federal Ecodesign Award)

    eight persons of the jury at the former airport Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin

    … Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Environmental quality and innovation go hand in hand: nominations for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2014 (German Federal Ecodesign Award) Federal Environment Ministry and Federal … for the third time The jury of the Bundespreis Ecodesign (Federal Ecodesign Award) 2014 at Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin Source: Kühnapfel Fotografie It was no easy job …

  • Press release 38/2014 from 29.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner has died

    Lersner introduced asbestos-free brake pads in 1981, which were awarded the Blue Angel

    … Agency (UBA), Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner died on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 in Berlin. Lersner, born on 14 July 1930 in Stuttgart, headed the UBA for 21 … – from the time just after its foundation to the present day." Press release No. 38/2014 | 29.08.2014 After finishing secondary school in 1950 Mr von Lersner started law studies in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    … Germany is experiencing an increase in the frequency of hot and dry years. Prior to 2014 there were no years in which the annual mean temperature exceeded 10 °C. With … since 2018, the annual mean temperature – only for 2021 – was still below this value. In 2018 and 2022 the highest value so far was reached amounting to 10.5 °C in … Germany is experiencing an increase in the frequency of hot and dry years. Prior to 2014 there were no years in which the annual mean temperature exceeded 10 °C. With …