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Date: July 25, 2022 57.2 billion euros of revenue from environmental taxes in 2021

Environmental tax revenue totalled 57.2 billion euros in 2021. This is a slight increase of 0.2% on the previous year. Environmental taxes accounted for 7.5% of total cash tax revenue in 2021.

Date: June 30, 2020 Environment-related tax revenue at 60.7 billion euros in 2019

The environment-related tax revenue totalled 60.7 billion euros in 2019.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Date: June 28, 2022 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2020

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 …

Press release No. 590 of 21 December 2021 Before the coronavirus crisis: tourism accounted for 4% of value added and for 2.6% of greenhouse gas emissions

Domestic tourism generated 124 billion euros in the year prior to the coronavirus crisis and thus accounted for 4% of Germany’s value added. In 2019, tourists spent a total of 330 billion euros on tourism-related goods and services within Germany. …