… enormous tasks for the water supply along the Spree River if significantly less groundwater is pumped into the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz … also save more water. One option, if necessary, would be to continue pumping groundwater for the time being and to channel it into the Spree in a purified form. … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The current …

… take place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. Source: Frederik Pischke / Umweltbundesamt Starting on November 10th — 10 years after the Paris Agreement—the … to the Emissions Gap Report 202 5 published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which also took into account the NDCs announced by China and the …

… the 1,725 stationary installations in Germany covered by the EU ETS 1 emitted around 289 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO₂-eq). This corresponds to a … the climate money agreed in the coalition agreement combined with specific support programmes for vulnerable households. In this way, emissions trading can combine …

… processes towards sustainable development across national and disciplinary boundaries and to develop the structures required to achieve this. The TES Academy offers learning and cooperation spaces across disciplines and backgrounds where participants can experience and (co-)shape concrete transformation … & Umweltpolitik Related publications Aus der Energiekrise durch Effizienz und Suffizienz Tags developing country international cooperation Ukraine Sustainable …

… Quo vadis, agriculture? Agriculture Commission demands fundamental changes in our agriculture system Many of the environmental problems in … by the Agriculture Commission at the Federal Environment Agency (KLU) proposes a fundamental reorientation of the agriculture system in five main areas: nutrient … have long been the cause of serious environmental and climate problems. Only a fundamental structural transformation of agriculture which reconciles animal …

… proper selection of a building heating system could help to prevent low-frequency sounds. All apparatuses should be labeled with acoustic output levels, thus enabling a … In case of doubt, a quiet heating system should be chosen, with noise levels under 55 decibels if possible, as it will also protect the building’s residents … local authorities can adopt measures in individual cases where people in the surrounding area suffer intolerable adverse effects and it can be proven that the system …

… Implementation of minimum requirements for reparability and durability under the EU Ecodesign Directive Information on reparability and repair services as …

… policy and social justice Publications Eckpunkte einer sozialen Umwelt- und Klimapolitik All press releases Tags social justice climate protection subsidy … …

… and associations wanted to know whether the platforms were fulfilling their duties under European law to appropriately inform consumers and whether advertising with … claims (known as “greenwashing”) was being used. The findings showed that around 45 per cent of the websites examined in the sweep contained indications that … entitled if the purchased goods are defective. The initial assessment was that around 40 per cent do not provide clear enough information about the right of …

… This requires the water level in peatland to be high enough so that the carbon bound in the peat is not released as CO2 into the atmosphere. High water levels … for the cultivation of biofuel crops such as maize and rape. Rewetting is a major undertaking for owners and land managers, one that should be implemented voluntarily … promote a switch to paludiculture. The study indicated that the current legal and funding framework requires great financial incentives to motivate stakeholders to …

… start to analyse the current findings in urine samples in detail and make a well-founded health assessment.” Potentially harmful to reproduction Mono-n-hexyl phthalate … continue to work with other authorities to clarify the causes of the exposure found. About the HBM Commission The HBM Commission is an interdisciplinary body of … für den Di-n-hexylphthalat-Metaboliten Mono-n-hexylphthalat im Urin von Erwachsenen und Kindern All press releases Tags human biomonitoring biomonitoring urine …

… greenhouse gas emissions (an overview of renaturalisation measures can be found on our website). This includes the reconnection of floodplains as greenhouse gas sinks, in which greenhouse gases can be bound through the formation of floodplain soils and vegetation.  Measures to … of over 250 scientific studies has shown that emissions from water bodies are underestimated in previous greenhouse gas assessments (UBA 2023). It can therefore …