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  • Press release 40/2025 from 01.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award

    Group photo

    … materials are business models for the future. And not least, Ecodesign is good for our environment. We save resources and use less energy. That’s not only … German Ecodesign Award was established in 2012 to demonstrate, through concrete examples, the relevance of environmental aspects in the design process. Even in the …

  • Press release 47/2022 from 04.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.11.2022

    Aktion Biotonne Deutschland (German organic waste campaign) launches a “28-day organic waste bin challenge” for citizens.

    auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

    … 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 … Starting on 7 November, important knowledge on organic waste, along with practical tips on how to dispose of it properly, will be shared with them every day …

  • 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.

    … of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources are examples of negative categories, voluntary work and housework for positive … of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources are examples of negative categories, voluntary work and housework for positive …

  • 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

    … use of hard coal and lignite for electricity generation caused emissions to rise. Good news: electricity production using renewables was able to curb emissions, up by … use of hard coal and lignite for electricity generation caused emissions to rise. Good news: electricity production using renewables was able to curb emissions, up by …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … film now published shows in sound and pictures how emissions trading works in practice: e.g. what is the ‘cap and trade’ principle? How does trade between …

  • 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

    … do something in our everyday lives for the sake of the environment and health, for example by buying environmentally friendly products with the Blue Angel ecolabel or … related, virtually everything we do to protect water, soil, air and climate is also good for our health and well-being. In a nutshell, environmental protection is also …

  • Press release 48/2024 from 06.12.2024 | Last changed: 10.12.2024

    UBA game “Little Impacts” wins the German Children’s Software Award TOMMI 2024

    Das Bild zeigt das Logo des Deutschen Kindersoftwarepreises TOMMI.

    … a lot, which was a bit of an effort. But we learned how we can help others, for example friends and family.” Little Impacts has been available for free in the Apple … genre. These are games that are entertaining but also pursue other goals – for example, to impart knowledge or motivate players to take certain actions. To achieve …

  • Press release 04/2020 from 31.01.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Youth study: Climate action and environmental protection are popular among young people

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … and risks for the environment and climate in digitalisation. Social media are good sources of information and opportunity for exchange on these issues. In … impact of e-commerce as a result of the transport and packaging of consumer goods are considered negative. Associated content Gallery: Fotos von der Vorstellung …

  • Press release 06/2016 from 18.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Klimafieber

    bunte, von Kindern gemalte Bilder zeigen eine Kuh, die Methan-Wolken ausstößt, grüne Marsmännchen, eine Frau und einen Jungen, der mit einer futuristischen Brille vor einem Laptop sitzt

    … exercises. The careful reader will also find the answers to the exercises, for example in a fictitious interview with a climate researcher or in a story about …