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Press release No. 418 of 4 October 2022 Electric mobility accounting for almost 30% of turnover in air quality control
In 2020, the establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of roughly 11.7 billion euros from goods and services for air quality control, or 14.8% of total turnover in environmental protection (78.9 billion …
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Press release No. 409 of 26 September 2022 Number of green jobs up 2.0% in 2020
In 2020, approximately 311,000 people (measured in full-time equivalents) in Germany had green jobs and produced goods and services to protect the environment. Compared with 2019, the number of green jobs rose by 6,000, or 2.0%, according to the …
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Press release No. 405 of 22 September 2022 Industry increases environmental investments by 3.6% in 2020
Enterprises in industry (excluding construction) invested just under 12.1 billion euros in environmental protection in Germany in 2020. That was 13.5% of their total investments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that industry thus …
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Press release No. 293 of 11 July 2022 Environmental industry: protection of species and landscapes accounting for only 0.4% of total turnover in 2020
Establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of approximately 305 million euros in 2020 from goods, services and construction operations for the protection of species and landscapes. The Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. 269 of 28 June 2022 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover up 7.2% in 2020
The establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of 78.9 billion euros from goods, services and construction operations for environmental protection in 2020. That is a 7.2% increase on a year earlier. The number …
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Press release No. N 037 of 21 June 2022 2.2 million photovoltaic power stations installed in Germany
Increasing numbers of enterprises and households use solar energy for electricity production. In March 2022, there were 2.2 million photovoltaic power systems installed on roofs or the ground, providing a total net capacity of 58,400 megawatts. The …
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Press release No. N064 of 26 October 2021 Industrial investments in climate protection grew more than twofold within ten years
The German industry increasingly invests in climate protection. Enterprises in industry (excluding construction) spent a total of 3.46 billion euros in 2019 on systems which prevent emissions or enable resources to be used more carefully. As a …
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Press release No. N 062 of 21 October 2021 21% capacity utilisation of wind power stations in the first half of 2021
There is more wind and less sunshine in autumn, which has a massive effect on the capacity utilisation of wind and photovoltaic power stations and, consequently, on electricity generation in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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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. 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 …
