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  • News from 28.10.2022 | Last changed: 10.11.2022

    Impact of coronavirus pandemic on public transport

    Bilder auf der Straße: Bus, Pkw, Straßenbahn

    Impact of coronavirus pandemic on public transport It will take new ideas to get people to opt for public transport … often Source: MarkusMainka / Fotolia The coronavirus pandemic and the increased use of digital formats that it has triggered is resulting in changes in public

  • Press release 16/2025 from 02.05.2025 | Last changed: 07.05.2025

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025

    auf einem Maschendrahtzaun spießt eine orange Plastikgabel

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025 The reporting … have been required to bear certain costs for waste disposal and the cleanup of public spaces. Such efforts were previously funded by the general public. The costs …

  • Publication from 16.01.2020

    Environmentally friendly air conditioning for trains – Field data measurement and analysis on the ICE 3 air-cycle system

    Cover of publication TEXTE 120/2019 Environmentally friendly air conditioning for trains – Field data measurement and analysis on the ICE 3 air-cycle system

    … systems with natural refrigerants for sustainable cooling and heating in means of public transport – Substitution of fluorinated greenhouse gases Final report Today's railway air-conditioning systems cool primarily with … 3714 95 311 0 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 30.67 MB Print version not available Tags air-conditioning system ice …

  • Press release 14/2023 from 19.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Plastic manufacturers to pay into Single-Use Plastic Fund in future

    Plastikgabeln auf Pflastersteinen

    Plastic manufacturers to pay into Single-Use Plastic Fund in future German Environment Agency to launch digital platform … DIVID on January 1, 2024 The Single-Use Plastic Fund should reduce waste in public places Source: Jonas Stoll / UBA The new Single-Use Plastic Fund Act requires …

  • Publication from 28.06.2022

    The land rucksack

    Cover of the brochure "The Land Rucksack" of the German Environment Agency with photos of different types of land use

    … matters, Soil | Land, Agriculture The land rucksack A method for considering land use in life cycle assessment Life cycle assessments (LCA) are an essential tool to … and ecosystems. Download Series brochure / flyer Number of pages 54 Year of publication April 2022 Author(s) Horst Fehrenbach, Dr. Mascha Bischoff, Mirjam … erhalten“ UBA-Themenseite „Ökobilanz“ Additional information PDF is accessible File size 19.44 MB Print version not available Tags land use land-use change …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    WW-R-1: Water use index Extended drought periods can lead to local and temporary water shortages. … of naturally available water supplies. In calculating the indicator, the annual public and non-public water abstraction in terms of water use has been contrasted … für sozial-ökologische Forschung, Frankfurt am Main, 12 pp. https://www.isoe.de/fileadmin/Edit/PDF/Publ/2021/Wasserverbrauchsstudie-2021_Begleit-Analyse_ISOE.pdf 67 …

  • News from 16.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.07.2015

    New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides

    Man in overalls and yellow hard hat applying a mint green coat to a building façade

    New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides Biocides, also used in façade coatings, can harm humans and the environment if used improperly … and anti-fouling coatings were considered in a preceding study. Associated content Publications Reduction of environmental risks from the use of biocides: …

  • Press release 16/2024 from 02.04.2024 | Last changed: 08.05.2024

    Online platform DIVID of the Single-Use Plastics Fund launched

    Plastikmüll Picknikartikel quellen aus einer Mülltonne im Park

    Online platform DIVID of the Single-Use Plastics Fund launched Users can now register online The single-use plastics … manufacturer responsibilities. This will require them to contribute to the costs of public waste collection, cleaning and disposal in public areas, as well as waste …

  • Publication from 20.03.2019

    Challenges of Coal Transitions

    Cover of publication CLIMATE CHANGE 07/2019 Challenges of Coal Transitions - A comparative study on the status quo and future prospects of coal mining and coal use in Indonesia, Colombia and Viet Nam

    … A comparative study on the status quo and future prospects of coal mining and coal use in Indonesia, Colombia and Viet Nam Today more than 45 % of all energy-related … to mid-term. Download Series Climate Change | 07/2019 Number of pages 65 Year of publication March 2019 Author(s) Timon Wehnert, Tatiana Andreeva, Hanna Fekete, … 3716 4111 80 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 3.08 MB Print version not available Tags coal mining Paris Agreement …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products UBA report proposes a levy of €8.95 per kilo of single-use … costs of some €434 million for the collection, cleaning and disposal of litter in public spaces – a sum of €5.22 per person and year in Germany. The study conducted a …

  • Publication from 25.05.2023

    Towards sustainable plant protection

    Cover of publication SOP Towards sustainable plant protection

    … sustainable plant protection Evaluation of the draft regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products 2022/0196 (COD) with a focus on environmental … objectives. Download Series Scientific Opinion Paper Number of pages 38 Year of publication October 2022 Author(s) Susanne Bär, Saskia Knillmann, Sally Otto, … Kaarina Foit, Nora Petzold, Steffen Matezki, Silvia Pieper, Jörn Wogram Further files Factsheet zum HRI1 (717.35 kB) Language English Other languages Deutsch …