Press | Umweltbundesamt

The "SeeElefant" maritime waste collection ship, a house made from cardboard, integrating mealworm farms in bakeries, an urban e-bike sharing system – the winners of the eighth Federal Ecodesign Award offer up innovative solutions and creativity in products and ideas on sustainable lifestyles in times of resource scarcity and climate change. read more

New record high in packaging waste: 18.7 million tonnes accrued. read more

Adjust taxes, reduce noise, promote rail and climate-friendly fuels. read more

In its new RESCUE study, the German Environment Agency (UBA) analyzes how to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality and reduce raw material consumption by 70 percent by the year 2050. The RESCUE study describes six scenarios of possible transformation pathways for which details must be fleshed out. The scenarios are meant to help the federal government achieve the agreed goal of greenhouse gas neutrali read more

UBA study examines environmental aspects of recycling old wind-powered installations. read more

Federal states must step up imposing fines and producers must avoid more packaging. read more

Higher administrative court review of rulings on pesticides needed urgently. read more

HBM4EU initiative presents assessment values for phthalates, cadmium and bisphenol A – more to follow read more