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  • Press release 34/2021 from 26.08.2021 | Last changed: 29.09.2021

    Structural change in the central German coal-mining district – establishment of environmental information centre in Merseburg

    Binärcode

    … the stakeholders involved.” “The central German coal-mining district and its higher education institutions and research organisations provide the best preconditions for … infrastructures, for example in water management, and from these networked systems back into the environmental databases. Politics and administration also …

  • Press release 26/2022 from 03.06.2022 | Last changed: 14.06.2022

    Germany’s bathing waters continue to get top marks

    Junge springt vom Steg in einen See

    … water entering the water bodies. Thanks to the increasing use of forecasting systems, hygienic pollution e.g. as a result of heavy rainfall can be predicted with increasing accuracy. These systems work, for example, using model calculations or water gauge data. Current …

  • Press release 33/2015 from 25.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Efficient space and water heaters

    a cat is sleeping on a radiator

    … and those typically used in single family houses. Space heaters in central heating systems and water heaters with a rated output up to 400 kilowatts (kW) and hot water … combined with solar heaters or other types of heaters, these combination heater systems will have to bear additional labelling in future. The EU Commission is …

  • Press release 16/2016 from 20.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    EU Commission declines to authorise antifouling ingredient

    blue rowboats

    … into the surrounding water. Once in the water they also cause harm to the local ecosystems, aquatic plants, copepods and algae. A high concentration of biocides is … – 2008 measured effect concentrations of Cybutryn. UBA’s artificial stream and pond system, which can simulate conditions in ponds, lakes and rivers, proved that the … antifouling coatings as much as possible in order to avoid harming aquatic ecosystems. Boats which navigate lakes and rivers in particular can be maintained in …

  • Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

    Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    Leafy banks of the Spree near Berlin

    … explore how water from other regions can be pumped into the Spree through new pipe systems in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible. Households, … explore how water from other regions can be pumped into the Spree through new pipe systems in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible. Households, …

  • Press release 23/2024 from 28.05.2024 | Last changed: 31.05.2024

    Federal “Blue Compass” award: twenty climate adaptation projects nominated

    Grafik mit der Aufschrift "Bundespreis Blauer Kompass – Jetzt mit Ihrem Projekt bewerben!" in weißen Buchstaben auf einem blau-grünen Hintergrund. Oben rechts sind die Logos des Bundesumweltministeriums und des Umweltbundesamtes zu sehen.

    … With the first Federal Climate Adaptation Act, we have created a new framework for systematic preparedness and adaptation in this legislative period. But the federal … mbH (non-profit), “CLIMATE.PROFIT NRW”, 10785 Berlin Category 3: Research and educational institutions Hamburg: HafenCity University Hamburg, “BlueGreenStreets”, …

  • Press release 20/2024 from 13.05.2024 | Last changed: 15.05.2024

    Environmental Monitor 2024: Climate protection measures are having an impact

    River landscape

    … 2024 shows that ambitious environmental and climate protection strengthens our ecosystems and our health. Greenhouse gas emissions are falling and air pollutants have … for example from the German Sustainable Development Strategy or EU directives. The system of environmental indicators therefore also represents an assessment of … Environmental Monitor data is also available in machine-readable form in the pilot system of the UBA Data Cube. Associated content Der Umweltmonitor bildet zehn …

  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … Longer and more intensive periods of heat exert great stress on the cardiovascular system. The study concludes there is a correlation between longer and hotter heat … ways to be better prepared for heat waves do exist: the DWD's heat health warning system (online and weather app) helps people to adjust to longer periods of heat …