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Press release 24/2015 from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Allergy alert: Action day to fight ragweed

… of the Federal Environment Agency, Julius Kühn Institute, Freie Universität Berlin and Stiftung Deutscher Polleninformationsdienst (German Pollen Information Service) … Press release No. 24/2015 | 24.06.2015 Maria Krautzberger, President of UBA, said: "Climate change can also accelerate the spread of highly allergenic ragweed, as we …

Appointment from 14.05.2021

Advanced Materials – 3rd Thematic Conference

… Environment Agency invites representatives from science, industry, authorities and NGOs to jointly discuss governance options to foster safe and sustainable … on their properties, the materials offer manifold applications for environmental, climate and resource protection, digitalisation and health. Thus, advanced materials …

Appointment from 08.09.2017

Workshop: Rethinking Urban Transport through Global Learning

… Monday, September 18th, 2017 13:00 — 19:30 The German Environment Agency (UBA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are jointly … in Berlin. The workshop looks at sustainable urban mobility innovations in emerging and developing countries that might provide new ideas for the German context. In the … European Mobility Week (16-22 September 2017) and in parallel to the Transport and Climate Change Week (by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Environment Ministry …

Press release 39/2021 from 28.09.2021 | Last changed: 30.09.2021

Environmental impact of milk production: pasture grazing beats indoor housing model

… analysed the environmental impact of various milk production systems in Germany and assessed their environmental cost, which ranges between 21 and 34 euro cents per … to 34 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from milk and is thus the main driver of climate change impact. The figure for organic production is only 6 to 20 percent, …

Press release 36/2025 from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 17.10.2025

Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly

… – but do not act accordingly New UBA study reveals contradiction between aspiration and reality Sustainability was the deciding factor in only 5% of travel decisions … to a new record in tourist transport services by air in 2024. The environment- and climate-damaging aeroplane is the most popular means of transport for holiday …

Press release 30/2023 from 04.09.2023 | Last changed: 05.09.2023

New UBA building serves as a model for sustainable construction

When in operation, the building will be entirely self-sufficient in renewable energy – through photovoltaics and a heat pump.

… serves as a model for sustainable construction German Environment Agency opens climate-neutral extension in Dessau UBA's second office building at the agency's … will be entirely self-sufficient in renewable energy – through photovoltaics and a heat pump. In addition, environmentally compatible building materials such as …

Appointment from 21.03.2019

EnviroInfo 2019 – Intern. Conference on Environmental Informatics

… 2019 taking place in Kassel from 23rd to 26th September 2019 is an international and interdisciplinary conference on leading environmental information and … computer scientists and scientists from different fields such as the environment, climate and sustainability. The findings from these areas can be an important basis …

Press release 49/2015 from 30.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Coordination Office of the Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics now located at the German Environment Agency

… at the German Environment Agency Managing the Energiewende requires up-to-date and coordinated data on the development of renewable energy sources in Germany The … alike. Robust data are needed for the planning of political processes and national climate action policy. A long-term project like the transition of the energy system …

Appointment from 12.07.2018

Workshop “Environmental protection of the High North”

… to participate in an Expert Workshop in Berlin on 24 October 2018. Presentations and discussions in Working Groups aim to explore options to support environmental … and the Polar Code will also be presented. As special topics in the afternoon climate change and air pollution control, shipping and tourism are to be discussed …

Press release 43/2022 from 30.09.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety … also clear that fish die-off is not just a problem in the Oder. In the face of the climate crisis, we need to seriously consider what we can continue to put our rivers … We need to examine and reduce substance discharges into rivers, for instance from wastewater treatment plants. I plan to discuss this in November with the German …

Appointment from 09.05.2019

Workshop „New ISO-guidance for managing water with ISO 14001“

… Berlin-Stresemannstr. Stresemannstr. 128 - 130 10117 Berlin Deutschland http://www.bmub.bund.de/bmub/anschriften/ Open in OpenStreetMap Tuesday, June … However, ongoing pollution and overuse of water bodies, which is exacerbated by climate change and continuing growth of industrial and agricultural production, …

Press release 02/2018 from 22.01.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2018

EU identifies Bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern

… A as a substance of very high concern Studies have shown a hormonal effect on fish and amphibians - UBA considering the case for further regulation Bisphenol A is one … or entry tickets, should as far as possible be disposed of in normal household waste. This will stop Bisphenol A entering the materials cycle and the environment …