… Chemicals, Water, Soil | Land The database "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment" Update for the period … of pharmaceuticals has steadily increased. It is known that their growing use is leading to detectable levels in all environmental compartments, conceivably …

… and the Federal Environment Agency Broad alliance launches “Biotonne Deutschland“ campaign to promote biowaste collection Biowaste can be made into quality … | 14.09.2020 More than a third of all biowaste in Germany is disposed of in household waste. The majority of residual waste (around 39 percent) consists of … Svenja Schulze said, “Discarding biowaste in the residual waste bin is a wasted resource, since they only end up in incineration. But organic waste can do more: …

… Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Aktion Biotonne Deutschland (German organic waste campaign) launches a “28-day organic waste bin challenge” … flower and piece of garden waste that goes into the organic waste bin helps save resources and is good for climate protection. This is because organic waste can be used to generate climate-friendly power and heat, and …

… Sandy lowland river: Water Type of the Year 2018 Only three per cent of streams have 'good' status The "Nieplitz" - a sandy lowland river Source: Jörg Schönfelder The German Environment Agency (UBA) has named … in Deutschland" (in German). Press release No. 07/2018 | 22.03.2018 Because sandy lowland rivers are located in regions where intensive agriculture occurs, …

… Chemicals, Soil | Land PROSOIL – Protection of soil organisms: Development of toxicity criteria for … aquatic toxicity with regard to environmental hazards. Legal requirements for the use of terrestrial toxicity data are missing, although data from substance …

… Waste | Resources Die Zukunft im Blick Trendbericht für eine vorausschauende … Umweltbundesamt File size 2.66 MB Print version not available Tags sustainable resource use resource policy Systemanalyse future research … Die Zukunft im Blick …

… Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump? New online tool checks whether a home can be heated with … it work. Press release No. 43/2025 | 17.12.2025 Heat pumps are currently the most efficient heating technology available. By drawing on naturally available heat from … heating oil and natural gas continue to rise. This is why heat pumps are now widely used in new buildings. When heating systems in existing buildings need replacing, …

… Food waste causes four percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions Krautzberger: There is hardly any sector where waste avoidance is … baggage. The amount of food bought per person and year in Germany consumes the land area of half a football field, requires an amount of water that could fill 84 …

… UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent Increase in coal and fuel consumption – more … electricity generation caused emissions to rise. Good news: electricity production using renewables was able to curb emissions, up by nine percent over 2021. The … Federal Climate Change Act. The trend is set mainly by decreasing emissions from landfilling, which has been banned. The law prescribes that the emissions data for …

… UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse … durch erneuerbare Energien Emissionen fluorierter Treibhausgase in Deutschland Europäische Methanverordnung Indikator: Globale Umweltinanspruchnahme des …

… Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021 Federal Ministry for Climate Action … sector – a rise of 27 million tonnes CO₂ equivalents. This is because more coal was used to generate electricity in response to an increased demand for electricity, … background paper on renewable energy in Germany [ Erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland – Daten zur Entwicklung im Jahr 2021 ] by the Working Group on Renewable Energy …

… Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible UBA presents 7-point … a burden on the environment. Manufacturing new products consumes valuable finite resources. The extraction of raw materials, transport processes and production …