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News from 10.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

COP30 World Climate Conference: Together for the climate

… you can follow via livestream : 11th of November 2025: COP30 Side Event "Harnessing Digital for Environmental Sustainability: Leveraging Common Action for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age" (Online Event) 13th of November 2025: COP30 Side Event „Pathways …

Press release 12/2022 from 02.03.2022 | Last changed: 14.04.2022

Microplastics in the ocean: Full extent still not foreseeable

… and new tyre materials; Developing lower-emission textiles and better processing technologies as well as pre-washing of textiles; Reducing the inputs of ultralight …

News from 03.04.2018 | Last changed: 05.10.2018

EU Stakeholders discuss requirements for water reuse

… requiremens for water treatment and water application (e.g. the irrigation technology), access control and protection measures for the entvironment and human …

Press release 03/2017 from 30.01.2017 | Last changed: 22.03.2017

2015 greenhouse gas emissions indicate a slight decrease for second year in a row

… potential (GWP). The trend for these gases is less regular: the introduction of new technologies and the use of these substances as substitutes for other chemicals has …

Press release 1/2017 from 05.01.2017 | Last changed: 17.03.2017

Pace of environmentally harmful subsidies phase-out continues to falter

… should instead use the funds to support the development of innovative mitigation technologies." Agricultural production also plays a major role in climate change. …

Press release 03/2019 from 18.01.2019 | Last changed: 22.01.2019

Slight decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany in 2017

… trend in emissions development is less consistent: since the introduction of new technologies and the use of these substances as substitutes, emissions of sulphur …

Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Putting power gluttons on a diet

… been halved, and their water consumption has gone down by about 70 per cent. The technology in lighting has also made great progress in the past years. The power …

Press release 55/11 from 08.11.2011 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

Re-Source conference

… said Xaver Edelmann of the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Science and Technology (Empa) in the welcoming address to Re-Source 2011, held on 8 - 9 November …

Press release 55/2008 from 24.07.2008 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

Import of waste subject to authorisation rose in 2007

… bring waste to a destination that disposes of efficient and modern waste treatment technology. It can make sense, therefore, to recycle or reclaim waste abroad rather …

Newsletter from 17.02.2017 | Last changed: 23.02.2017

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2017

… have no air emissions when in operation and occupy less space compared to other technologies which use renewable energy. But what about their health impact? The … centres has spiked in recent years due to greater demand. The continuing trend of digitalisation is expected to further increase that demand in future. Computer … use of natural refrigerants In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cooling technologies based on natural refrigerants with negligible or insignificant effect …

Press release 10/2018 from 12.04.2018 | Last changed: 12.07.2018

UBA issues recommendations to fight micropollutants in water bodies

Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

… created along rivers and streams on which the application of PPP is prohibited. The technology used to spread PPP must ensure targeted, loss-free and clean application. …

DzU article from 28.07.2025 | Last changed: 28.07.2025

Indicator: Plastic waste in the North Sea

A graph shows the 5-year averages for 2003 to 2023 of the proportion of fulmars with stomachs containing over 0.1 grammes of plastic. The indicator has declined slightly and is at 48 %.

… the North Sea coasts of Germany with over 0.1 g of plastic ... Source: Research and Technology Centre West Coast a.o. Figure as PDF (173.44 kB) Figure as Excel with …