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  • Press release 20/2011 from 12.04.2011 | Last changed: 18.07.2013

    Greenhouse gases well below the limit

    … eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. In contrast to the CO2 trend, methane and nitrous oxide emissions decreased (minus 1.1 percent and minus 3.9 … largely to reduction measures taken in the waste management sector. Agricultural methane emissions sank mainly as a result of declining cattle populations. Nitrous …

  • News from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.07.2020

    UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect

    Planet Earth

    … composed of different gases. Man-made emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 or methane are changing the atmospheric balance. Climate change is the result, and the … Energien Emissionen fluorierter Treibhausgase in Deutschland Europäische Methanverordnung Indikator: Globale Umweltinanspruchnahme des Konsums Indikator: …

  • Press release 04/2023 from 26.01.2023 | Last changed: 31.01.2023

    Final 2021 greenhouse gas emissions balance: Emissions declined by 39 percent over 1990, complying with EU climate action targets

    rauchende Schornsteine eines Braunkohlekraftwerks, davor ein Tagebau

    … to the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are divided between methane (CH₄) (5.4%) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) (just under 3.7%), predominantly from … sector. Compared to 1990, Germany has cut emissions of carbon dioxide by 35.6%, methane by 65.5% and nitrous oxide by 52%. Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) …

  • Press release 06/2016 from 18.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Klimafieber

    bunte, von Kindern gemalte Bilder zeigen eine Kuh, die Methan-Wolken ausstößt, grüne Marsmännchen, eine Frau und einen Jungen, der mit einer futuristischen Brille vor einem Laptop sitzt

  • Press release 03/2019 from 18.01.2019 | Last changed: 22.01.2019

    Slight decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany in 2017

    Surface mining with power plant

    … the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are distributed as follows: methane (CH4) at 6.1%, nitrous oxide (N2O) at 4.2%, for which agriculture is the main source. Carbon dioxide emissions have declined by 24.2 percent since 1990; methane by 54.3% and nitrous oxide by 41.3%. Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gases) …

  • Appointment from 24.10.2023

    High level panel discussion: Circular Economy

    Weltkarte aus grünen Blättern nachgebildet, darum sind Symbole für Nachhaltigkeit gruppiert wie das Recycling-Symbol und erneuerbare Energien

    … Umweltbundesamt Tags consumer behaviour industrialisation loss of biodiversity methane waste circular economy planetary boundaries sustainable finance … German …