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  • Publication from 11.08.2023

    Climate protection in aviation and maritime transport: Roadmaps for achieving the climate goal

    Cover des Berichts "Climate protection in aviation and maritime transport: Roadmaps for achieving the climate goal"

    … neutrality of air and sea transport can hardly be achieved without the accelerated use of almost GHG-neutral fuels. Such fuels are generated from renewable electricity … on all levels. Download Series Climate Change | 26/2023 Number of pages 240 Year of publication June 2023 Author(s) Martin Cames, Jakob Graichen, Peter Kasten, Sven … Nelissen, Hary Shanthi, Janina Scheelhaase, Wolfgang Grimme, Sven Maertens Further files Klimaschutz im Luft- und Seeverkehr: Roadmaps zur Erreichung des Klimaziels - …

  • Press release 21/2015 from 05.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Online debate: How can we adopt a resource-conserving lifestyle?

    Woman standing in a pedestrian zone with a lot of fashion store shopping bags in her hands and in front of her

    … product standards matters? What must be done to make it easier to avoid waste in households and companies? These and other questions are being discussed online by the public at www.gespraechstoff-ressourcen.de as part of a public dialogue entitled …

  • Press release 47/2021 from 30.11.2021 | Last changed: 03.12.2021

    Chemicals: better protection of environment and health

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … Chemicals: better protection of environment and health Steady increase of chemicals use worldwide Some nine kilogrammes of plant protection products are spread one … More about chemicals management Online-Conference Socio-ecological Transformation Publications UBA Fact Sheet Thought Starter Towards Chemical Intensity All press …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 22.09.2017 | Last changed: 05.08.2021

    Life cycle costing

    grüne Tasten eine Taschenrechners, wobei ein Kugelschreiber auf = zeigt

    … Source: Benjamin LEFEBVRE / Fotolia.com Life Cycle Costing (LCC) can be used to compare the economic efficiency of products by taking into account all … costs in the assessment of offers (Sec. 59 of the VgV (Regulation on the Award of Public Contracts) 2016, Sec. 16 (8) of the VOL/A (Regulation on the Award and …

  • Appointment from 07.12.2022 | Last changed: 26.01.2023

    Conference „GHG-neutral Enterprises and Administration"

    Four-storey office building with a façade made of wood and colourful glass elements; a photovoltaic system stands on the green roof

    … 24th, 2023 - 09:30 until Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 - 13:00 What criteria can be used to distinguish between greenwashing and green transformation in efforts by companies and public authorities to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality? This is the topic of an …

  • Press release 48/2021 from 03.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector

    verschiedene Baumaterialien, wie Steine und Fenster, getrennt voneinander gelagert

    … is the second-largest consumer of plastics with a volume of some 2.6 million tonnes used in 2017. However, proper guidelines for the recycling of plastic building … content Links Sustainable use of natural resources in the construction sector Publications Förderung einer hochwertigen Verwertung von Kunststoffen aus …

  • Press release 22/2015 from 09.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Fighting dandelions with a brush and hot water

    Münster town hall with wildflowers in the foreground

    … nature. However, there are ways to avoid chemicals, namely with machines that use hot water to kill off overground plant parts and top-layer roots. Another simple … with roughly 60 participants from municipalities, nature conservation associations, public authorities, and party representatives at a symposium held at the Federal …

  • Press release 38/2023 from 13.10.2023 | Last changed: 17.10.2023

    Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Laboratory launched at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … Big Data (“AI-Lab”) at the UBA. The AI Lab is intended to lay the foundations for using artificial intelligence (AI) to make it easier to analyse large quantities of environmental data (Big Data). All agencies in the environment ministry will use the AI Lab for their work, which begins its work today. Press release No. … in the environmental sector, both among the agencies themselves and among the public. This will serve as a model.” ⁠UBA ⁠President Dirk Messner commented: …

  • News from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … investigating the exposure of the German population to pollutants. The data are used to inform the public. It also provides an important scientific basis for policy decisions on …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 24.06.2024

    Bibliography and links

    Stapel mit Büchern, die farbige Einbände tragen.

    … Stellen Informationsmaterialien an. Source: Markus Mainka/ fotolia.com Numerous publications and Web sites in Germany and elsewhere address the issues of more … und Umweltbundesamt Link Publikationen international Sustainable Public Procurement: 2022 Global Review (2022) Herausgeber: United Nations …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … than half of respondents to the Environment Awareness Study stated that they were using warning and information services from the Federal or Länder governments. … surveys. Nevertheless: The proportion of those respondents who were not yet making use of these services but intended to do so in future, was much higher than recorded … are used at Federal level as a key tool to deal with climate change, to inform the public on basic dangers and risks and to warn them about imminent critical events …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 21.01.2019 | Last changed: 21.01.2019

    Electric bicycles

    Electric bicycle in black and white colour

    … minor negative impact on the environment is substantially offset when they are used as a means of transportation in lieu of cars. Associated content Links Blue Angel Electric Cycles Tools Guide on green public procurement: Electric Bicycles Guide Electric Bicycles Related publications …