… Oceans Day on 8 June Plastics in the environment New UBA study: Numbers, background information, research needs, and measures to combat the plastic flood More and more plastic litter is collecting in our seas and oceans. Source: Isabella …

… momentum for socio-ecological transformation Majority of population supportive of more ambitious environmental and climate change policy 84 percent of respondents are … percent support better public transportation (more stops, more frequency). Further information The Environmental Awareness Study has been collecting representative …

… gas emissions down by 1.9 percent Increase in coal and fuel consumption – more renewables and overall lower energy use curb the effects The energy industry … This is in addition to the rise in fuel consumption after the pandemic. Further information The present emissions data represent the currently best possible …

… Gettyimages The European chemicals regulation REACH is intended to contribute to a more sustainable chemistry. A current UBA report provides a systematic analysis on the relations between main elements of REACH (e.g. Registration or Information in the supply chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. …

… electricity was produced in the first six months of the year – nearly 10 per cent more, or 10 billion kWh, than for the same time period last year. This is the … installations of the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) provides some early reliable information about the expansion of capacity in the first half of 2018. There are …

… player in meeting international reporting obligations and in providing transparent information to policy makers and the public. Press release No. 49/2015 | 30.12.2015 … https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/service/newsletter. Associated content Links further information about AGEE-Stat (in German) Renewable energies – the figures All press … player in meeting international reporting obligations and in providing transparent information to policy makers and the public. … The UBA hosts the coordinating office …

… and the European Commission since 2012, has grown into the most important place for information when it comes to adaptation to climate change in Europe. A report of the EEA informs about the experiences and effectiveness of the platform and points to ways … Europe share their knowledge through the platform, and there is potential to engage more providers in future.  Providers benefit from the extended outreach and enhanced …

… faces major changes Corporate Sustainability Reports should be standardized to be more comparable. Source: Melinda Nagy / AdobeStock About 500 German undertakings are obliged to include sustainability-related information in their annual reports. According to the plans of the EU Commission …

… said: “The transformation of the energy system is showing signs of working. More and more electricity is based on solar-, wind- or hydropower and less on coal … reporting duties, has risen by 124.7 per cent from its low level in 1995.  Further information The discrepancies between the preliminary calculations of the 2015 GHG …