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  • 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

    … 13 percent over the previous year. Most of this reduction can be attributed to the fact that, on average, significantly fewer cars were driven because of the … reduction was in the steel industry, notably in crude steel production. The manufacturing industry saw mostly slight decreases in emissions. Emissions in the …

  • Press release 5/2015 from 09.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2014: Nitrogen dioxide now ranks as pollutant Nr. 1

    different houses, covered with snow, with smoking chimneys

    … dioxide exceedences under control, the new EURO 6 emission standard must in fact result in lower emissions from real traffic. Many automotive manufacturers have only been able to guarantee that in laboratory trials." Although …

  • Newsletter from 12.06.2018 | Last changed: 12.06.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2018

    … be introduced at large wastewater treatment plants. In addition to this, the manufacturers (of medicinal products, for example) should make environmental data for … kilowatt hour of electricity consumed in Germany continued to fall – among other factors, due to the growing share of renewable energies in the electrical energy … pressures and measures of German Water Resource Management as well as key facts and data on the status of our waterbodies, their protection, and on water …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 14.04.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2020

    … affect the world's population far more seriously over the long term. Despite the fact that greenhouse gas emissions in Germany fell in the year 2019, as our leading … of renewable sources of energy, the emissions of air pollutants and the economic factor of protecting the environment in Germany. We also address the impact of the … industry remains strong Enironmental protection continues to be an important factor in the German economy. Yet, Germany’s international competitiveness has …

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

    A field with a crop protection device that spreads fertilizer

    … marketed. If an authorisation is needed in more than one EU member state, the manufacturer can choose one state, which then examines the product for its efficacy and … they could not be authorised or only under restrictions. Nevertheless, the manufacturing companies were able to push through authorisations in Germany through the … to their soils. Germany is less and less involved in scientific evaluation The manufacturing companies can choose the Member State to which they submit their product …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … limit value for the protection of human health, which was adopted back in 1999. The fact that newly registered diesel cars have only recently been complying with the … 30 per cent. This is shown by evaluations in which meteorological influences were factored out. However, depending on the particular drop in traffic and the …

  • Newsletter from 14.04.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2022

    … for information on substances of very high concern used in consumer products? Manufacturers and retailers are required to provide you with information upon request. … publication 2022 Carbon Pricing Potential in East and South Asia Jurisdiction factsheets and clusters The effectiveness of carbon pricing as a market-based policy … are based on a study that will be published in the first half of 2022. Series fact sheet Page number 23 Year of publication 2022 INI2021 – 8th Global Nitrogen …

  • Newsletter from 09.02.2022 | Last changed: 09.02.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2022

    … save on costs by using less fertiliser and pesticides. Consumers benefit from the fact that carrots and kohlrabis supplied without leaves stay fresh longer and … Avoiding pollutants in construction materials Building materials such as bituminous sheeting, roofing tiles, exterior rendering and plastered facades can release … and Regulation of Financial Markets This report provides in-depth insights into the factors influencing emissions trading in the European carbon market and potential …

  • Newsletter from 13.12.2017 | Last changed: 20.12.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2017

    … of Germany can be prevented. Position paper (in German) Internet report (in German) Facts and figures on lignite and hard coal (in German) UBA positions More flower … materials is determined by more than technical-geological, economic and political factors alone: the environmental risks of mining also has an impact. Waters in …

  • Press release 11/2025 from 14.03.2025 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    Germany on track for 2030 climate targets

    Offshore-Windkraftanlagen

    … Climate Protection Act (KSG). On the other hand, it confirms and exacerbates the fact that Germany is at risk of falling well short of its targets under the EU …