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  • Press release 49/2018 from 19.12.2018 | Last changed: 08.01.2019

    Disposal of packaging to become greener

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … are recovered. In addition, there are financial incentives for producers to design packaging to be more recyclable, to consume fewer resources and to make more … More recycling is necessary to conserve valuable resources. The planning and design of new packaging must include the use of recyclates and forgo the use of any …

  • Press release 26/2025 from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 24.06.2025

    Bathing waters in Germany once again receive top marks

    Zwei Menschen rennen freudig ins Wasser.

    … across Europe, presented in Brussels on 20 June 2025. Nearly 2,300 officially designated bathing sites in German lakes, rivers, and coastal areas met the minimum … across Europe, presented in Brussels on 20 June 2025. Nearly 2,300 officially designated bathing sites in German lakes, rivers, and coastal areas met the minimum …

  • Press release 24/2016 from 17.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Greenhouse gas-neutral freight transport is necessary and feasible

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … freight transport to the railways and for the Energiewende to bank on post-fossil design and fuels. UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "Transport is the only … freight transport to the railways and for the Energiewende to bank on post-fossil design and fuels. UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "Transport is the only …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … sored clearly beyond the comfort zone. Heat protection by means of building design is to ensure amongst other things that this type of situation remains the … greenhouse gases from buildings, it is imperative for experts involved in building design, to keep the demands on heat protection always in the forefront of their …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … by using heat-resistant asphalt mixtures. As an adaptation measure for storms, the design of bridges, for example, can be adapted to improve the connection between the … by using heat-resistant asphalt mixtures. As an adaptation measure for storms, the design of bridges, for example, can be adapted to improve the connection between the …

  • Appointment from 07.12.2015

    Tackling Climate Change by Clean Air Policies & Waste Management

    … The focus lies on mitigation potentials, co-benefits and criteria for policy design and implementation. The side event aims to discuss:  Why is it beneficial to … sectoral and climate change mitigation policies? What are potential challenges in designing an integrated approach? How are integrated approaches already put into …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … projects – which can serve as good examples for other municipalities – that are designed to provide protection from damage by extreme weather events such as heavy …

  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a plan on how to design the coronavirus stimulus packages to target environmental protection. … pandemic … The German Environment Agency (UBA) has presented a plan on how to design the coronavirus stimulus packages to target environmental protection. …

  • Press release 43/2023 from 04.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Current recycling review: Successes, failures and challenges

    Recycling trägt zur Ressourcenschonung bei

    … packaging. Unfortunately, consumers are still not putting enough used glass in the designated collection containers.” Insufficient collection volumes for glass … 90 per cent. Now the capacities still need to be increased and actually utilised. Designing for recycling: Solution available for most packaging Good recyclability of …

  • News from 27.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2022

    Novel materials should be safe and sustainable

    Nano structures

    … refer to a broad and heterogeneous group of materials that have been deliberately designed to meet the functional requirements for future-oriented applications. The …

  • Press release 25/2024 from 30.05.2024 | Last changed: 03.06.2024

    “Danger Islands”: a new protected area in the Antarctic

    Penguine

    … Antarctica.” Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency stated: “The designation as a protected area is a groundbreaking step towards the further … in Kochi, India, from May 20 to 30, 2024. At this meeting, the states decided to designate the area of the Danger Islands as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area …