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  • Press release 04/2018 from 23.01.2018 | Last changed: 05.02.2018

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2016

    rauchende Schornsteine eines Braunkohlekraftwerks, davor ein Tagebau

    … by the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions were divided between methane (CH4), at 6 per cent, and nitrous oxide (N2O), at 4.2 percent, which were … agriculture. Compared to 1990, emissions of carbon dioxide fell by 23.9 percent, of methane by 54.4 per cent and of nitrous oxide by 41.1 percent. Fluorinated …

  • Press release 02/2024 from 15.01.2024 | Last changed: 24.01.2024

    Detailed greenhouse gas emissions figures for 2022: Emissions fell by 40 per cent compared to 1990 – EU climate protection targets met

    Industrieanlage

    … from the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are divided between methane (CH₄) at 6.1 per cent and nitrous oxide (N₂O) at just under 3.1 per cent, … sector. Compared to 1990, emissions of carbon dioxide fell by 36.3 per cent, methane by 65.9 per cent and nitrous oxide by 54.0 per cent. Fluorinated greenhouse …

  • Newsletter from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 5/2025

    … scientific… Series Scientific Opinion Paper Page number 20 Year of publication 2025 Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Sources, effects, mitigation options …

  • News from 07.06.2018 | Last changed: 07.06.2018

    Environment and agriculture – Overview for Germany

    Ein Feld mit Gräsern und Blüten

    … largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the energy sector. Above all, these are methane emissions from livestock farming, the storage and application of manure, and …

  • 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

    … human health. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) are also emitted. In addition, forest fires impair the sink function … human health. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) are also emitted. In addition, forest fires impair the sink function …

  • Press release 02/2025 from 15.01.2025 | Last changed: 03.02.2025

    Final data for 2023: climate-damaging emissions fell by ten per cent

    rauchende Schornsteine eines Braunkohlekraftwerks, davor ein Tagebau

    … from the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are divided between methane (CH₄) at 6.7 per cent and nitrous oxide (N₂O) at just under 3.6 per cent, … sector. Compared to 1990, emissions of carbon dioxide fell by 43.7 per cent, methane by 66.3 per cent and nitrous oxide by 53.9 per cent. Fluorinated greenhouse …

  • Press release 05/2022 from 20.01.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2022

    Final data on climate impact in 2020: emissions down 41 percent over 1990 levels

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … from the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are divided between methane (CH ₄ ) (6.7%) and nitrous oxide (N ₂ O) (just under 4%), predominantly from … sector. Compared to 1990, emissions of carbon dioxide were down by 39.2%, methane by 58.7% and nitrous oxide by 51.4%. Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) …

  • Press release 28/12 from 06.09.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Tight restrictions on hydraulic fracturing required

    …   Extracting natural gas from unconventional deposits, for instance coal bed methane, can involve the use of several thousand tonnes of chemicals per square …

  • Newsletter from 12.12.2022 | Last changed: 12.12.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2022

    … Some key statements from various reports are summarised here. read more (in German) Methane - the underestimated greenhouse gas After carbon dioxide, methane is the …