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  • Press release 18/2025 from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Environmental awareness study: crises affect public’s perception of environmental and climate challenges

    Eine Frau in einer gelben Regenjacke betrachtet eine überflutete Straße.

    … significance for the public. Many citizens consider problems in the health and education sectors more pressing — along with issues such as economic growth, public … safe disposal of nuclear waste and the protection of forests, moors and other ecosystems are considered slightly more important than two years ago. ⁠ ⁠ UBA ⁠ …

  • News from 18.07.2016 | Last changed: 19.08.2016

    Wanted: German experience with forest kindergartens

    kindergarten group sitting on a meadow in a forest

    … the necessary steps. The first milestone has been reached: the Czech Republic's new education act contains for the first time a definition of forest kindergartens and, in principle, accepts them as a pre-school institution of education. German and Czech forest kindergartens will collaborate even more closely …

  • 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.

    … be opened properly and where there are no simple supporting inlet and exhaust air systems. However, the devices should be properly assessed before use to ensure that … be opened wide enough, the second option is to install simple inlet and exhaust air systems in the windows. Such systems can remain in place beyond the pandemic and …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … components such as housework, volunteer work and expenditure for health and education that have a positive impact on the NWI, whereas negative activities are … components such as housework, volunteer work and expenditure for health and education that have a positive impact on the NWI, whereas negative activities are …

  • News from 26.02.2021 | Last changed: 07.04.2021

    Video lecture series on climate change and health

    A sweaty man sits in his office in a shirt and tie, wiping his brow.

    … It is part of a project focused on climate change and health in the context of education for transformative action, for which the German Environment Agency (UBA) … which ended in February 2021, was to develop and implement learning objectives and educational formats in health profession training programmes to promote …

  • Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

    Container in einem Hafen

    … Package I, its proposal to simplify and reinforce the CO 2 border adjustment system . The proposal (Omnibus I – COM (2025) 87) includes adaptations to the CBAM … . The CBAM was introduced in late 2023 as a complement to the EU Emissions Trading System 1 (EU ETS 1). Its purpose is to ensure that imported products bear the same …

  • News from 28.04.2021 | Last changed: 10.06.2021

    UBA information film on emissions trading for fuels in Germany

    Szene aus dem Erklärfilm: Zeichnung eines Tanklasters als "Inverkehrbringer" und von Emissionszertifikaten

    … Germany Source: Umweltbundesamt 03.05.2021 How does the national emissions trading system (nEHS) for fuels in Germany work? A national emissions trading scheme for … petroleum gas and natural gas. The burning of coal will also be covered by the system from 2023. The purpose of the scheme is to provide more incentives for …

  • Press release 44/2013 from 11.11.2013 | Last changed: 10.12.2013

    Bundespreis Ecodesign prize is awarded

    Trophies with the logo of the Bundespreis Ecodesign an the names of the winners standing on a table

    … and energy schemes, fully recyclable clothing collections, a wood hybrid building system, and an electric wheel hub drive for commercial vehicles. Press release No. … Flasbarth und Staatssekretärin Heinen-Esser prämieren die Cree GmbH für ihr Bausystem Source: UBA Next Previous Links winning projects of the Bundespreis Ecodesign … and energy schemes, fully recyclable clothing collections, a wood hybrid building system, and an electric wheel hub drive for commercial vehicles. … The Federal …

  • Press release 47/2019 from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    A focus on risks and side effects for mankind and the planet

    Foto der Ausstellung in Osnabrück

    … Dr. Lilian Busse, Head of Division “Environmental Health and Protection of Ecosystems“ at UBA, emphasised: “We can all do something in our everyday lives for the … a chip card. The most ambitious collectors of points can win a sticker at the end. Educational programmes tailored for schools DBU Zentrum für Umweltkommunikation …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … of passenger cars and commercial vehicles with conventional and alternative drive systems in detail, based on the entire vehicle life cycle. According to the results … fossil fuels. In the course of the ongoing transition to a renewable electricity system, these disadvantages will continue to diminish. In 2050, the electric car …