… label for reusable cup systems Study on ecological importance and possible measures (in German) Consumer tips Blue Angel ecolabel awarded to disposable nappies Three … tunnel in Baden-Württemberg.  read more (in German) "Green Finance” conference: presentations and video interviews In November 2018, the Swiss Federal Office for …

… against antibiotic resistances in the environment. Another topic: the plans of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment to gradually phase out the use of the … Convention 3.0 for the Assessment of Enviromental Costs – Methodological Principles (in German) Press release UBA positions EU member states need to step up the fight …

… That is why we take the view that walking should be encouraged more and have presented our ideas on how this can be achieved. Find out more in the leading … that by 2030, the proportion of journeys completed on foot in urban core areas (inner city areas not including suburbs) could be increased by around 50 per cent: … pavements.  Press release The principles of a nationwide strategy for walking (in German) Website of the Fußverkehrskongress (Conference on Walking, in German) UBA …

… There is a need to improve the quality of the air in many towns and cities in Germany. In this respect, bringing measurement processes that are specified … in force for eight years – in every town and city in Germany. Press release Study (in German) President of the UBA Maria Krautzberger on the criticism of the study (in …

… be done about it. We would also like to present the current data on air quality in Germany: Levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution in 2017 were lower than the year … in the environment” provides practical measures and various background information (in German), with special focus on preventive health care measures for farm animals. …

… protection is also possible with petrol engines – diesel is overrated” report (in German) Press release on environmentally harmful subsidies Consumer tips Germany's … because they do not bind to solids such as sand or activated carbon. One in five Germans suffers from railway noise – unnecessarily The German Environment Agency …

… the substances that damage our environment and how this can be avoided. The UBA has presented a comprehensive set of recommendations against micropollutants of this … the background paper is expected to be published by August 2018.  Background paper (in German) Press release with additional links on this topic Consumer tips Drinking …

… Its consequences are becoming increasingly measurable and evident here in Germany. Find out more in the leading article in this newsletter. There is also the … these effects.” said UBA President Maria Krautzberger. Monitoring Report 2019 (in German) Press Release Thematic Page on Climate Impacts and Adaptation Consumer tips …

… topics also feature in this issue, such as the results of a representative German Environmental Study on the health of children and young people, which … policymakers to change these conditions. Press release “Meat of the Future” Study (in German) Consumer tips UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect …

… Digitalisation UBA news As recounted Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell”, The German Environment Agency (UBA) is launching umwelt.info, a new internet portal … the targets will be measured in the DAS monitoring system at the UBA. read more (in German) Distributing the electricity grid costs of the energy transition fairly With …