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  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Indicator: Eutrophication of the North Sea/Baltic Sea by nitrogen

    A graph shows the change in the concentration of total nitrogen in all major rivers that discharge into the North and Baltic Sea in Germany and indicates the target value of 2.8 or 2.6 mg/L total nitrogen for North and Baltic Sea, respectively. The concentration value is calculated as the 5-year moving average of the flow-weighted mean concentration of all major rivers in milligrams total nitrogen per litre (mg/L).

    … for the protection of the marine environment, Germany has committed to achieve target values for total nitrogen at the limnic-marine transition points. For the flow-weighted 5-year moving average of all rivers, these target values are achieved for the North Sea, but are still exceeded for the Baltic … In order to fulfil the objectives, it is necessary that each river achieves the target value. In order to achieve further reductions of nitrogen concentrations in …

  • Press release 46/12 from 23.11.2012 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

    The prospects for Doha - we must use the time available up to 2020

    … up to 2020 The German Federal Government's climate advisors say the EU should target 30-percent-lower emissions by 2020 Global greenhouse-gas emissions from … and economically this could easily be achieved, because the 20 percent reduction targeted for 2020 up to now has already almost been reached. Speaking at a joint … second commitment period must be established with high standards. Clear reduction targets are important for this. This is the only way to prevent a regulatory vacuum. …

  • DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 04.08.2025

    Indicator: Emission of air pollutants

    Graph: The development of emissions of five air pollutants and an overall index relative to the base year 2005 (=100 %) can be seen. The trend of all substances decreases significantly, but ammonia only since 2014. The 2030 target (55 %) seems within reach.

    … goal. For sulphur dioxide, ammonia and fine particulate matter (PM2,5) the 2030 targets are within reach. For NMVOC the reductions are already lower than the 2030 …

  • News from 16.07.2020 | Last changed: 28.07.2020

    An estimated 310,000 vehicles with unknown whereabouts

    end-of-life vehicles

    … 2018. Recycling of these vehicles complied with the European recycling and recovery targets, yet the whereabouts of around 310,000 vehicles are unknown. UBA therefore …

  • Newsletter from 11.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2023

    … correction is needed, as the global efforts so far have not been enough to meet the targets set in Paris in 2015. read more (in German) How can the Global Stocktake be …

  • Newsletter from 17.06.2022 | Last changed: 17.06.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2022

    … the internet. read more (in German) UBA positions Climate Change Act: Set sectoral targets in percentage terms In a joint paper, the German Environment Agency (UBA) … by the German Environment Agency The European Commission recently announced a targeted revision of the REACH Regulation, in view of strengthening the level of …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … The building sector has for years failed to meet its environmental and climate targets. A position paper by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Commission … existing buildings. If we do not, we will miss our climate and resource protection targets in the building sector by a huge margin. The socio-ecological transformation …

  • Press release 25/2019 from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 13.08.2019

    45%-target collection rate for WEEE reached in 2017

    Waschmaschinen auf einem Haufen

    … 45%-target collection rate for WEEE reached in 2017 More than 800,000 tonnes … equipment (WEEE) was 836,907 tonnes – just barely achieving the collection target level of 45 percent in effect since 2016. Starting 2019, the collection … of refrigerators, dish washers and other appliances were collected in 2017. … 45%-target collection rate for WEEE reached in 2017 …

  • Press release 01/2022 from 05.01.2022 | Last changed: 05.01.2022

    Emissions trading 2021: record revenues in Germany exceeding 12 billion euros

    Kraftwerk mit dampfenden Kühltürmen

    … new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus generated about 12.5 … new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus generated about 12.5 …

  • 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.

    … indicate that the measures taken so far will likely be insufficient to achieve this target The indicator PEC is methodologically distorted by renewables: If the share … 2025' (in German only) examined whether Germany can achieve its energy and climate targets in 2030 on the basis of scenario analyses: If all the measures planned by …