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Press release No. 355 of 26 July 2021 Expenditure to meet environmental standards at 41.3 billion euros in 2019
In 2019, enterprises in German industry (excluding construction) spent 41.3 billion euros on environmental protection. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this current expenditure on meeting environmental standards referred to the …
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Press release No. 317 of 5 July 2021 Reporting over a five-year period: what about sustainability in Germany?
At this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take place from 6 to 15 July, the Federal Government will for the second time report on Germany’s progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Federal …
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Press release No. 293 of 23 June 2021 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover up 3.1% in 2019
In 2019, the establishments of the industry and service sectors generated a turnover of 73.6 billion euros in Germany from goods, services and construction operations for environmental protection. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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Press release No. 121 of 10 March 2021 Federal Government achieved four of its twelve sustainability goals for 2020
Today, 10 March 2021, the Federal Government has adopted the German Sustainable Development Strategy (DNS) 2021. To coincide with this, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has checked to what extent the Federal Government achieved its goals for …
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Press release No. 229 of 24 June 2020 Environmental investments in 2018: one in four euros spent on climate protection
In 2018, enterprises in industry (excluding construction) invested 2.4 billion euros for environmental protection in Germany.
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was nearly a quarter (23%) of the total environmental …
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Press release No. 184 of 26 May 2020 30% slump in turnover in the wind power industry in 2018
To achieve the climate goals in Germany, the proportion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources is to increase to 60% by 2035. This will require additional plants for the production of electricity from renewable sources. The Federal …
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Press release No. 053 of 19 February 2020 German Sustainable Development Strategy: monitoring now in an interactive format
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) now provides data for the indicators of the German Sustainable Development Strategy in an interactive and map-based format on its Online platform on sustainable development in Germany. The new format of data …
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Press release No. 505 of 23 December 2019 Turnover of climate protection products amounted to 49.4 billion euros in 2017
Industry and the service sector in Germany generated a turnover of approximately 49.4 billion euros in 2017 from goods and services for environmental protection. Climate protection is in fact the main pillar of the entire environmental industry (73.9 …
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Press release No. 471 of 10 December 2019 Environmental investments, 2017: waste water management branch invested 14.1% more than a year earlier
In 2017, enterprises in industry (not including construction) invested 8.4 billion euros in environmental protection. The waste water management branch accounted for the largest proportion of this, at 3.6 billion euros (42.7%). The Federal …
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Press release No. 210 of 5 June 2019 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover at 73.9 billion euros in 2017
Environmental protection measures are a major economic factor. To mark the World Environment Day on 5 June 2019, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated …
