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In conjunction with this year’s Paperworld trade fair in Frankfurt whose motto is ”Green Office”, the Federal Ministry for Environment (BMU), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), and the Initiative for Sustainable Use of Paper (IPR) are working to enhance the use of recycled paper in public offices and the private sector. read more

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is announcing its planned projects for the Environmental Research Plan 2009 (UFOPLAN 2009) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) on its website. read more

The preliminary assessment of Germany’s air quality in 2008 made by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) shows that the existing caps on the pollutants particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were also exceeded in 2008. Particulate matter concentrations at 19 of the total 421 measuring stations exceeded the caps (50 microgrammes/cubic metre air (µg/m3)) more frequently than the permissible 3... read more

The national Multivision „Climate & Energy” school education project sponsored by Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) has been invited to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau-Roßlau on 29 January 2009. The guests are some 450 youths from different Dessau schools who will be participants at various events taking place in the UBA auditorium. ”The young people of today will definitely n... read more

By now there are many positive examples which attest to the ecological and economic benefits of green procurement, a fact proven in a research project commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). Inclusion of criteria pertaining to environmental protection in the tendering process make it possible to relieve the strain on the environment significantly and to make considerable financial sa... read more

The Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal Environment Agency issued their first environmental economic review today. The joint publication reveals a close correlation between ecology and the economy and the new role played by environmental politics. ”The environmental economic review will help to make any debate about the environment and the economy more objective. In light of the g... read more

Climate change and its consequences is the subject on everybody’s lips these days, ever since the World Climate Council issued its 4th Assessment Report in 2007. Climate changes can already be perceived in Germany, but just how will a changed climate affect mankind and the environment? What can we do to be prepared? By building up on current research reports, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) h... read more

The range of energy efficiency in households lamps is broad. Use of more efficient lighting can help protect the climate while also saving consumers money. On 8 December 2008, the EU Member States, upon recommendation of the EU Commission, resolved certain minimum efficiency requirements in household lighting fixtures. They stipulate that lamps with low efficiency should be withdrawn from the mark... read more