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  • Press release 42/2020 from 16.09.2020 | Last changed: 21.09.2020

    European Mobility Week: Zero-emission mobility for all

    Straße mit niedrigen Fachwerkhäusern und einem Zebrastreifen, der von einer Frau mit Blindenstock, einem Rollstuhlfahrer und zwei weiteren Fußgängerinnen überquert wird.

    … in some way to reduce the existing injustices in mobility". Press release No. 42/2020 | 16.09.2020 Despite the difficult conditions, 93 towns and cities in Germany will be taking part in European Mobility Week in 2020. Together with citizens, they have developed varied action programmes that can …

  • Press release 54/2020 from 17.11.2020 | Last changed: 23.11.2020

    Coronavirus in schools: Air purifiers alone are not enough – room ventilation is still key

    Schülerinnen und Schüler melden sich.

    … not be noisy and should not emit any undesired pollutants. Press release No. 54/2020 | 17.11.2020 In order to keep the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus as low as … in accordance with the German Environment Agency's guidelines of 15 October 2020. The guidelines state that ventilation should take place every 20 minutes for …

  • Press release 50/2020 from 27.10.2020 | Last changed: 27.10.2020

    Further increase in packaging consumption in 2018 in Germany

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … of pizza boxes and coffee cups in rubbish bins and parks." Press release No. 50/2020 | 27.10.2020 Even though Germany continues to be one of the pioneers in the recycling of … changed requirements of the EU Packaging Directive. By the time of reporting year 2020 at the latest, determination of the recycling quota will focus on the amounts …

  • Press release 22/2020 from 02.06.2020 | Last changed: 08.06.2020

    Asbestos in buildings still a problem

    hellgraue Wellplatten aus Asbestzement

    … Development (BBSR) and the German Environment Agency (UBA). Press release No. 22/2020 | 02.06.2020 Up until 31 October 1993, it was legal to use asbestos in buildings, which is …

  • News from 25.09.2020 | Last changed: 06.10.2020

    Database presents German initiatives on UN sustainability goal 12

    Home page of the SDG 12 database

    … and production patterns". It currently comprises more than 120 activities. 25.09.2020 To mark the 5th anniversary of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and its 17 goals … as part of a research project. The online database was published on 25 September 2020 and can be accessed at https://www.sdg12.de/en . Associated content Links SDG …

  • Press release 17/2017 from 26.04.2017 | Last changed: 12.06.2017

    One in five Germans suffers from railway noise – unnecessarily

    long train

    … The coalition agreement provides for a halving of railway noise exposure by 2020. All freight trains will therefore have their cast iron brakes retrofitted with … trains. Noise differentiated track access charging has only been approved up to 2020. An extension beyond 2020 must be guaranteed to secure noise abatement beyond that date.  The UBA 2014 …

  • News from 12.05.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    Promoting green products and services: how it works

    paint buckets, paint brush and paint roller

    … can a product be described as "water-saving” or “recyclable”, for instance? 12.05.2020 The 7th revised and updated edition of the "Environmental Information for …

  • Press release 19/2020 from 19.05.2020 | Last changed: 20.05.2020

    German Environment Agency enhances its air quality app

    Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

    … ad-free and available for iOS and Android operating systems. Press release No. 19/2020 | 19.05.2020 The updated app is also easier to handle. A map of Germany provides information …

  • Press release 57/2020 from 20.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight

    volle Restmülltonne

    … Invisible Waste – waste that is out of sight European Week for Waste Reduction 2020 enters 11th edition Many recyclable materials end up in the residual waste bin … the German Association of Local Utilities Association (VKU). Press release No. 57/2020 | 20.11.2020 President Dirk Messner of the German Environment Agency said, "This year's …

  • Press release 07/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 08.04.2020

    Art and the environment “Zero Waste” exhibition in Leipzig

    Ein Frauengesicht mit Plastikstücken

    … Güntzel / Mikroplastik II / 2016 / Foto: Henriette Pogoda © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn / 2020 Waste is everywhere: be it in the form of a gigantic gyre in the Pacific, … is being curated by Hannah Beck-Mannagetta and Lena Fließbach. Press release No. 07/2020 | 12.02.2020 Every day, shreds from the vegetable plantations in southern Spain, known as …