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  • Press release 13/2020 from 20.03.2020 | Last changed: 27.03.2020

    UBA names water body type of the year 2020

    Ein kleiner Bachabschnitt fließt durch ein Waldstück

    … good ecological status and requires better protection. These are the findings of studies by the German Environment Agency entitled "Waters in Germany: Status and …

  • Press release 55/2014 from 05.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Start of International Year of Soils 2015

    a plant growing on a very dry soil

    … Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Potsdam Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Start of International Year of Soils 2015 International treaties must …

  • Press release 17/2024 from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary

    Grafik mit dem Jubiläumslogo des Umweltbundesamtes. Eine 50 mit dem Symbol des Blauen Engels. Auf der Grafik stehen alle wichtigen Daten zum Jubiläumsfest am 15.06.2024 in Dessau-Roßlau für alle interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürger.

    … the UBA has been tasked with recognising and assessing potential future adverse effects on people and the environment at an early stage and to propose achievable … protecting the world’s oceans, waste prevention and resource conservation, to the effects of different chemicals on human health and the future development of …

  • Press release 36/2020 from 13.08.2020 | Last changed: 19.08.2020

    Proper airing reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … windows (preferably several windows in one room at the same time) is considered effective. Should individuals be coughing and sneezing, whether at home, in the … In high-occupancy rooms, mere tilting of the windows is considered rather ineffective, even if it is constant. When operating air handling units (AHUs), the …

  • Press release 13/2014 from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Top marks for northern Germany’s lakes

    a big lake with transparent water, reed and trees

    … and water becomes murky. Nutrient inputs from municipal wastewater and farms can be effectively reduced in wastewater treatment plants and through installation of …

  • Press release 15/2022 from 15.03.2022 | Last changed: 17.03.2022

    Greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.5 percent in 2021

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … CO₂ equivalents stipulated in the Federal Climate Change Act. Catch-up economic effects in the wake of the pandemic and increased use of fossil fuels play an … electricity generation is mitigated by a normalisation rule to offset weather effects over a period of several years. The share of renewable energy in total final …

  • Press release 11/2023 from 15.03.2023 | Last changed: 22.03.2023

    UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … coal and fuel consumption – more renewables and overall lower energy use curb the effects The energy industry accounts for the majority of energy-related emissions … evident since summer 2022. The Federal Government will now have to respond with an effective programme – but it is a task for society as a whole. The key is to …