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

    Environmental Awareness Study 2018

    Titelbild der Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2018

    … and climate protection from all stakeholders Environmental Awareness in Germany 2018 Source: BMU / UBA Environmental and climate protection have become … and the President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), Maria Krautzberger, presented today. The majority of the population believes that the important stakeholders (industry, federal government, local authorities) are not yet doing enough – and are …

  • Press release 08/2020 from 18.02.2020 | Last changed: 28.02.2020

    German environmental industry remains strong

    Windräder bei Nacht

    German environmental industry remains strong But global market position at risk – … and share of exports shrinking Demand for environmental protection goods made in Germany is high in all areas Source: FiledIMAGE / Fotolia Environmental protection … trade and on research and patent applications in the environmental industry. … German environmental industry remains strong …

  • Press release 23/2023 from 03.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    UBA study: This is how Germany can achieve its 2030 climate targets

    Emissions from an industrial plant

    UBA study: This is how Germany can achieve its 2030 climate targets More rail … industrial plants are one cause of air pollution Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com Germany can still achieve its climate targets by 2030. This is the conclusion of a … burdens for lower-income groups and distribute these burdens more fairly. At present, low-income households are often asked to pay disproportionately. Quite …

  • Press release 15/2020 from 08.04.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019

    overhead electicity line and wind power plants

    CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity in further decline in 2019 Germany exports more electricity than it imports Germany still exports more … 2018 emissions. 2019 emissions have been estimated. Associated content Links chart (in German) Publications Übersicht zur Entwicklung der energiebedingten Emissionen und …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … via open wounds. Source: LoloStock / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-7: … – health risk to bathers Local residents are not the only people who appreciate the German coast for its high leisure and recreation value: Coastal areas are among the … contaminated shellfish or fish. Subject to the type of pathogen, an infection can present in different ways. Apart from causing diarrhoea and stomach aches, the …

  • News from 14.05.2020 | Last changed: 24.06.2020

    Climate change has an impact on the safety of installations

    Lightning and technical installation

    … Operators of installations in which large quantities of hazardous substances are present and the authorities responsible for them must therefore adapt their risk … change and plant safety: Recommendations from the UN / OECD Natech project" (in German) compiles which types of natural hazard sources in Germany are particularly …

  • Press release 32/2017 from 13.09.2017 | Last changed: 26.09.2017

    Round Table Against Marine Litter goes into round two

    beach with a lot of plastic waste coming from the sea

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency, the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature … Safety, and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Round Table Against Marine Litter goes into round two Marine litter has become a … Baltic Sea coasts of Germany continue to be polluted with waste – interim report presents measures against marine litter … Round Table Against Marine Litter goes …

  • Press release 02/2023 from 13.01.2023 | Last changed: 09.02.2023

    Possible ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the EU

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … contains PFAS. Source: romingo.de - Romy Gessner European agencies including the German Environment Agency (UBA) have today submitted a joint proposal for the … on the Restriction Proposal for PFASs Press release of the Federal Chemicals Agency (in German) The course of proceedings The proposal is published here UBA information …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-2: Conservation of forest-genetic resources

    The picture shows a seed plantation in flower, as well as high trees. In the grassland between the trees, tyre tracks are visible.

    … forest transformation. Source: Andreas Meier-Dinkel 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-R-2: … of forest-genetic resources Source: BLE (gene conservation objects: GENRES (information system on genetic ressources)/ FGRDEU-Online (national inventory of … from local, site-adapted stock. An essential element for the adaptation to present and future site condition is intra-species genetic variation. This is true, …

  • Appointment from 17.06.2020 | Last changed: 17.06.2020

    OECD/UBA/UNEP event on environmental due diligence

    Container terminal

    … (UNEP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the German Environment Agency (UBA) is hosting a session on environmental due diligence … for Responsible Business Conduct". The event takes place online. Together with representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Environment, multinational companies and … (UNEP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the German Environment Agency (UBA) is hosting a session on environmental due diligence …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … is a lot of scepticism regarding the manageability of climate change impacts in Germany. Source: yanlev / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 HUE-1: … from climate change. The outcomes of this question are illustrated in the indicator presented here. As far as past years are concerned, the time series regarding the …