… even 2 million tons higher than in 1990. So what is the remedy? A phase-out of environmentally harmful subsidies for the transport sector, which currently benefits … releases since 2007 is now available.  read more (in German) Environmental Innovation Programme promotes energy-efficient test bay The Arntz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG …

… made tax-deductible Proposals of the EU Commission regarding the CAP: benefits for environmental protection? Species decline, climate change, water pollution: Our … as presented by the EU Commission, will achieve this. read more (in German) Action Programme for Cleaner Air is a step in the right direction The UBA welcomes the … in Berlin in the form of a “mobile version”. read more (in German) Environmental Innovation Programme encourages metal and plastic recycling Old auto-bodies and …

… air. Air pollution – and especially particulate matter – is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health, along with climate change. Further expansion … Environment Agency. read more (in German) Funding Guidelines of the Environmental Innovation Programme amended New funding conditions apply to companies and other interested …

… planning and authorisation law for hydropower plants. read more (in German) Health Environmental pollutants: How exposed are children and young people? Heavy metals, … being called upon to take part in the campaign. read more (in German) Environmental innovation programme saves wood in cross laminated timber production With the support of the …

… New publications Dear reader, Germany spent the lordly sum of 57 billion euros on environmentally harmful subsidies in 2012, for example in the coal and lignite … machining process (PECM) developed in a project carried out under the Environmental Innovation Programme, reduced the time and energy required for these processes to one-fifth of …

… end up in humans and how they get there in the first place. The EU's HBM4EU programme has launched a survey to better understand the needs, concerns and … Experts from Europe and around the world exchanged views online on how to deal with environmental pollution caused by poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). … of a new type of paint shop for plastic parts supported by the Environmental Innovation Programme. read more (in German) Reusable bottles with swing tops are …

… paper on the Montreal Protocol shows what humankind can achieve to solve global environmental problems when nations unite and take concerted action. The Montreal … places with no road access. A project under the Federal Government's Environmental Innovation Programme has now demonstrated how a self-driving crawler tractor can transport …

… plausible. The applied method for calculating the burden of disease attributable to environmental factors was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is … the decline, slightly Energy sector emissions lower, transport sector higher New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection? A research report … of a variety of plastics and metals. With the help of the Environmental Innovation Programme in Gernsheim, Hesse, a waste sorting system has been created which uses …

… meet the demand for resources. The results of a representative population survey on environmental awareness in Germany in 2020, which was published by the Federal … risen sharply since the 1990s. Envisioned measures under the National Flood Control Programme are said to be effective Better supra-regional flood protection is … provisions and also highlighted the opportunities this would bring to foster innovation towards sustainability. CAP-Reform 2013: Limited environmental impact, …

… Read more about the new “Innovative Waste Water Technology” funding priority of the Environmental Innovation Programme. Wishing you informative reading The UBA press office Walking – the …

… of efficiency and decarbonisation measures, similar to the French MaPrimeRénov' programme, could also help those households to invest that have so far hardly … vulnerable households in light of rising fossil energy costs Comparison of environmental reporting requirements from the European Sustainability Reporting …

… for the verification of the resistance potential of antibiotics. Furthermore, an environmental risk assessment should be made up for antibiotics already on the … seas and impedes drinking water production. In a pilot plant of the Environmental Innovation Programme, the wastewater from plastics manufacturing has been processed without …