Air

What does “good air“ mean? How can we improve it? How are ecosystems being protected against air pollutants and what has it got to do with climate? The German Environment Agency provides information about these and other topics related to our most vital lifeline – air. Our website provides information on how air quality has changed and which pollutants are harmful to our health. We identify polluters and the appropriate measures to take.

Finalised data for NO2 pollution in Germany in 2017 now available

The evaluation of 2017 NO2 monitoring data from around the country has been completed. The data reveals that 65 cities exceeded the limit value in effect across Europe of 40 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) of air on a yearly average. read more

Climate foot print 2017: Emissions on the decline, slightly

dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

Energy sector emissions lower, transport sector higher read more

Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health

city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

Statistics for 2014 indicate roughly 6,000 premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases which are linked to background concentrations of NO2 read more

Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

Air quality in Germany has improved over the last year. Nevertheless, about 46 percent of the measuring stations located near traffic areas registered an exceedence of the annual average limit value. read more

Air quality 2016: Nitrogen dioxide still the top pollutant

The air in Germany’s cities continued to have excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution in 2016. This is according to an evaluation of preliminary measurements made by the federal states and the German Environment Agency. The threshold value of 40 micrograms per cubic metre on a yearly average was exceeded at about 57 per cent of all the measuring stations located near major thoroughfares. read more