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  • 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

    … of the new mechanism, without financial obligations and with simplified reporting requirements. From 1 January 2026, CBAM will take effect for importers …   Since October 2023, importers of these products have had to submit quarterly reports to the European Commission on the direct and indirect emissions of their … declarants. The number of CO 2 certificates to be surrendered will be based on the reported emissions, taking into account CO 2 prices already paid in third countries, …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … and still enjoy a varied diet while doing something for the environment." The report's data on mobility shows that the number of cars continues to rise in … consumption along with pollution are the result. The Umwelt, Haushalte und Konsum report focuses on environmental pollution caused by consumer behaviour in the areas …

  • 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

    … "Waters in Germany: Status and Assessment" and "Water Management in Germany" and in reports on the EU Water Framework Directive. Implementation of this important …

  • Press release 15/2019 from 28.05.2019 | Last changed: 05.06.2019

    Environmental Awareness Study 2018

    Titelbild der Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2018

    … have called for faster execution of the Energiewende. I agree, and so we must finally release the brakes on the development of wind and solar energy." Nearly …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … (PFAS) have already been detected in Antarctic waters, snow, and ice. Studies also report their accumulation along Antarctic food chains to fish, giant petrels, and … The workshop report with the recommendations, summaries of the presentations and reports of the working groups can be downloaded here . " Associated content Links … The workshop report with the recommendations, summaries of the presentations and reports of the working groups can be downloaded here . … Chemical contamination in …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … in the residence and in the household as well as on environmental diseases, and a final contentment questionnaire on the study conduct and a self-administered … in the residence and in the household as well as on environmental diseases, and a final contentment questionnaire on the study conduct and a self-administered …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

    A child that holds its head.

    … to any other primary disease. In Germany, 50% of men and over 60% of women reported having had headaches over the last 12 months (migraines: 5-10% males and … to any other primary disease. In Germany, 50% of men and over 60% of women reported having had headaches over the last 12 months (migraines: 5-10% males and …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … for the protection of people and the environment was underlined by the 2018 special report on global warming of 1.5°C by the Intergonvernmental Panel on Climate Change … Agreement Why 1.5°C? Scientific findings and studies, largely compiled in the IPCC reports, have shown that warming beyond 1.5°C can have serious and possibly …

  • Article from 04.07.2013 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Site remediation

    … methods and determining the equivalence of such methods. The authorizing body’s final hazard assessment indicates whether or not the site in question is … evaluations are shown. The concerned agency only states a contaminated site after a final risk assessment has taken place. Source: UBA Test and measurement values for … methods and determining the equivalence of such methods. The authorizing body’s final hazard assessment indicates whether or not the site in question is …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … plant elements are subject to more stringent requirements such as submitting safety reports and elaborating alarm and hazard prevent plans. The Hazardous Incident … and have created entities that can provide assistance in such situations. Accident Reporting and Assessment Unit (ZEMA) Our Accident Reporting and Assessment Unit …