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  • Press release 19/2019 from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 16.08.2019

    Plastics in the environment

    Plastic waste on a beach.

    … At the same time more and more plastic waste is ending up in the environment and is now found everywhere – in rivers, seas, soil, the oceans and in many marine …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Human Health

    A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

    … flowering period of certain plants (e.g. hazel, alder) and thus the pollen season now begin much earlier than in the past 20 to 30 years. Phenological observations … or fungal species) in the environment can affect human health. Among the better known water-borne and potentially dangerous bacteria are cyanobacteria ("blue-green … flowering period of certain plants (e.g. hazel, alder) and thus the pollen season now begin much earlier than in the past 20 to 30 years. Phenological observations …

  • 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

    … German and European economies. The European Commission has adopted comprehensive guidelines which simplify the CBAM, as part of the “Omnibus Package I”. The Federal … be free to choose between reporting actual embedded emissions and using default values. In the latter case, the verification requirement is waived. Furthermore, …

  • Press release 07/2021 from 15.03.2021 | Last changed: 16.06.2021

    Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … for other areas where there is still much to be done. The fact that Germany has now achieved its climate target for 2020 is no reason to let up on our efforts. The … Protection Act with its binding targets for each individual sector, which are now taking effect for the first time." ⁠UBA's President Dirk Messner said, "We can … agriculture and waste management and other sectors as of 2020. The data will now be reviewed by the newly established Council of Experts on Climate, as envisaged …

  • 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

    … Messner said: “To achieve the Federal Government's targets by 2030, emissions must now be reduced by six percent per year. Average reductions since 2010 have been less … the energy industry has been 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 … sector: overall, the amount of renewable electricity grew by almost 9% and now already covers 46.2% of Germany's gross electricity consumption (compared to …

  • Press release 10/2017 from 22.03.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Water body type 2017

    Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony

    … Agency entitled "Water Framework Directive - the status of German waters 2015". One key means to achieving the objectives of the EU Water Framework Directive …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … Energy labelling helps to make buying decisions. Energy classes A++ and A+++ are now the most efficient and are marked on the most efficient devices in their product …

  • 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

    … as reservoirs. Less bare wasteland along the water also means more recreational value. The German Environment Agency therefore recommends designating official water …

  • 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

    … see the uptick in greenhouse gas emissions coming. The federal government will now take quick counteraction with its Immediate Climate Action Programme. Stepping … means that greenhouse gas emissions from this sector are both 1.2% above the 2020 value and around 3 million tonnes above the annual emission budget of 145 million …