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Press release 34/2019 from 25.09.2019 | Last changed: 30.09.2019

Protect oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term

… oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term UBA and AWI demand more climate action and protection of the oceans and the mitigation of risks for … capacities and resilience of ecosystems to the effects of climate change. Further information: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC presented its …

DzU article from 26.11.2024 | Last changed: 27.11.2024

Indicator: Environmental costs of energy and road transport

A graph shows the development of environmental costs energy generation and road transport between 2017 and 2022. They were 300.3 billion euros in 2017 and 301.1 billion in 2022.

… costs determined using the GIVE model are slightly higher than in the FUND model. More detailed information: 'Gesellschaftliche Kosten von Umweltbelastungen' (in German only) . …

DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

… and expressed in a standardised form with the WHO recommendation 2021. More detailed information: 'Luftbelastung in Ballungsräumen' (in German only) . Related contents …

DzU article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

Indicator: Bathing water quality

A graph shows good and sufficient bathing water quality levels for coastal and inland waters (1992 to 2024). Bathing water quality increased significantly, especially in the 1990s. The target value of 100 % bathing waters with at least sufficient quality was almost reached in 2015 and has been constantly at a high level since then.

… on the state of bathing water quality published by the European Environment Agency. More detailed information: 'Qualität von Badegewässern' (in German only). Related contents …

Press release 26/2019 from 15.08.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

Plenty of sun and wind sets electricity records in Germany

Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

… of the year production was around 129 billion kilowatt hours, about 10 percent more than the same period in 2018 (+ 12 billion kWh). These figures are from the … 2.5 million kWh. Electricity consumption in rail transport remained stable. Further information: Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat) The Working …

Press release 04/2020 from 31.01.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

Youth study: Climate action and environmental protection are popular among young people

… to take action and places their trust in democracy. They expect policy makers to do more for the climate and environment and to be mindful of social justice. They also … for the environment and climate in digitalisation. Social media are good sources of information and opportunity for exchange on these issues. In contrast, the …

Cover from 18.04.2018

Green Economy in the Alpine region - Stakeholder Dialogues

… water and landscape for agriculture, forestry and tourism in the Alpine region. Moreover, we talked about how new business models for the sustainable use of natural … for future-oriented and durable business models in a Green Economy” A report with more information on the discussion and results of the workshop is available below. …

Press release 31/09 from 28.05.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

Pollutants in my neighbourhood

… countries does the industrial operation export its waste to? Anyone looking for information on pollutant emissions out of sheer curiosity or for professional … portal in Berlin today. He comments, ”The new PRTR portal will lend considerably more transparency of environmental information to the public. It has never been …

Press release 30/2021 from 01.07.2021 | Last changed: 08.07.2021

For digital environmental sustainability worldwide

Die Erdkugel und Wörter in einer Programmiersprache.

… the development of climate-neutral digital infrastructures as priority fields for more environmental protection and more participation through digitalisation. … environmental protection measures globally and make them transparent. Further information: CODES – Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability is an …

DzU article from 08.10.2025 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

Indicator: Recycling municipal waste

A graph shows the proportions of processed and recycled municipal waste in the total quantity of municipal waste from 2002 to 2023. During this period the proportion of recycled municipal waste rose from 56.1 to 67.2 percent.

… Catalogue. For this reason, the indicator is only presented from 2002 onwards. More detailed information: 'Verwertungsquoten der wichtigsten Abfallarten' (in German only) . …

DzU article from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 27.05.2025

Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions

A graph shows the trend in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, which fell from 1,252 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 1990 to 649 million tonnes in 2024. The bars are divided into different sectors. The graph shows all target values up to 2045.

… effect is expressed in terms of the effect of carbon dioxide (CO 2 equivalents). More detailed information: ’Treibhausgas-Emissionen in Deutschland’ (in German only) . Related …

Press release 35/2022 from 31.08.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis

The river Elbe in the foreground with trees on the bank and blue sky.

… mass die-off of fish in the Oder river and carry out a systematic evaluation of the information with experts from other authorities in Brandenburg and … methods in its current analysis of water samples which enable identification of more than 1,000 substances including many previously unknown chemicals. The testing …