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Germany's National Meteorological Service, the Deutscher Wetterdienst, and the Federal Environment Agency believe the trend in weather records confirm the forecasts made by climate researchers. Extreme weather events with heavy precipitation or heat waves have increased tangibly in the past few decades, and it is likely that their occurrence and intensity will continue to rise. “The current floodi... read more

After findings of the latest technical tests the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) now recommends the use of carbon dioxide in mobile air conditioning systems. The refrigerant tetrafluoropropene, or HFO-1234yf, favoured by the automobile industry may well comply with the new EU guidelines, but it has greater global warming potential than the refrigerant CO2. read more

It requires some eleven billion (bn) euros to expand the German rail network over the next two decades so that twice the current freight volume could be transported. These are the results of a study done by KCW GmbH on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). UBA President Jochen Flasbarth comments, “Freight transport must be organised in a way that does justice to the requirements of clima... read more

Producers of energy-saving lamps ought to use the Blue Angel eco-label for the sake of better consumer purchasing orientation. This demand has been made by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations - vzbv and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) as the second phase of the Commission Regulation on household lamps enters into force on 1 September. Standard light bulbs of more than 60 watts wil... read more

His lifework is virtually equivalent to the concept of ecology. Heinrich Freiherr von Lersner was one of the first figures to shape German environmental policy.  In 1970, the administrative lawyer with a PhD took charge of the newly established division of water and waste management within the department of environmental protection at the Federal Ministry of Interior.  Four years later he was appo... read more

Germany’s electricity supply could make a complete switch to renewable energies by 2050. The technology already available on the market could make this possible even today, but it requires that electricity be used and produced very efficiently. These are the results of the Energieziel 2050: 100% Strom aus erneuerbaren Quellen [100% renewable electricity supply by 2050] study done by the Federal En... read more

According to a recent study carried out on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the new environmental requirements for wood-fired heaters, woodstoves, and other small firing installations using solid fuels will make considerable improvements in particulate emissions. The results of the study done by the University of Stuttgart Institute of Process Engineering and Power Plant Technology... read more

The EU Commission published its statistics on the bathing water quality for 2009 season on 10 June 2010. 99 percent of Germany’s bathing waters meet the quality standards set by the EC Bathing Water Directive. 81 percent of bathing waters even meet the more stringent requirements to be classified as ‘good quality’. read more