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  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    … a total of two and a half years; the first GST was conducted in the period from 2021 to 2023. The second GST is expected to take place from 2026 to 2028. Increasing … a total of two and a half years; the first GST was conducted in the period from 2021 to 2023. The second GST is expected to take place from 2026 to 2028. … In a …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … electronic devices that were placed on the market in the prior three years. From 2019 onward, this target rate will be 65 percent. Germany’s collection rate in 2018 … of 45 % in 2018 (43.1 %). To reach the 65 percent rate that will take effect in 2019, we will need to considerably step up our efforts in WEEE collection. It is … electronic devices that were placed on the market in the prior three years. From 2019 onward, this target rate will be 65 percent. Germany’s collection rate in 2018 …

  • Article from 06.06.2019 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Batteries

    Batteries of different size and color

    … should batteries ever be disposed of with household waste. last update on 06.06.2019 Batteries in Germany In 2012 43,549 tonnes of portable batteries – more than …

  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … governing parties commit themselves for the first time in the coalition agreement 2021 to technical negative emissions as a necessary supplement to the natural sinks. … governing parties commit themselves for the first time in the coalition agreement 2021 to technical negative emissions as a necessary supplement to the natural sinks. …

  • Article from 07.01.2020 | Last changed: 09.01.2020

    Packaging

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … competition remained, the Packaging Ordinance needed to be replaced. On 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz – VerpackG) entered into force, replacing … quite effortlessly in the last years and were no longer ambitious. Since 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act stipulates new, ambitious targets for the recycling of … competition remained, the Packaging Ordinance needed to be replaced. On 1 January 2019, the Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz – VerpackG) entered into force, replacing …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … to assess their hazard potential for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the persistence assessment. last update on 10.08.2021 What are non-extractable residues? An essential part of the assessment of … and the DTU University Lyngby (DK) organised a virtual EU-wide workshop in February 2021 to present the experimental results and to discuss the proposals. The aim of …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 08.11.2023

    Regional Environmental Management Plans

    … Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the Netherlands cooperated and submitted two documents regarding … Associated content Documents REMP International Workshop - 11 – 13 November 2019, Hamburg, Germany (4.14 MB) … Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) … Charitable Trust, has organized an international workshop on the topic in November 2019. Germany and the Netherlands cooperated and submitted two documents regarding …

  • Article from 19.05.2022 | Last changed: 06.06.2024

    The Mining Code of the ISA

    … in the consultation. Numerous comments were received on this first draft. In summer 2019, a revised draft of the Exploitation Regulations was submitted. Comments  thereon were received by the end of 2019. Since the Council meeting in February 2020, deliberations on the rules and … . Associated content Documents UBA Expert Workhop Environmental Standards Jan 2019 (283.13 kB) Tags UN-Seerechtsübereinkommen … The Mining Code comprises the …

  • Article from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Joint research project on the reuse of filter backwash water

    Zeitgestaffelte Probenahme von Filterspülwasser zur Untersuchung der Schlammeigenschaften

    … Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till January 2024 Partners: DVGW research Centre TUHH (project coordination) … Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration:  February 2021 till January 2024 Partners: DVGW research Centre TUHH (project coordination) …

  • Article from 23.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Water Body Type of the Year 2022 "Groundwater"

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … recharge leads to a drop in the groundwater surface. For example, in 2018 and 2019, due to the prolonged drought, groundwater levels in the near-surface aquifers … aquifers fell significantly in some regions during the dry years of 2018 and 2019. Large-scale problems occur in connection with mining activities. In these … recharge leads to a drop in the groundwater surface. For example, in 2018 and 2019, due to the prolonged drought, groundwater levels in the near-surface aquifers …

  • Article from 06.06.2025 | Last changed: 06.06.2025

    Soil loss by wind erosion

    Soil displacement due to wind erosion near Worin in Brandenburg, Germany

    … 4). The basis was the regionally cultivated crop type shares on the arable land. In 2019, the risk of soil erosion due to wind is likely to be higher in the … (45.92 kB) Figure 4: Crop-related soil erosion risk due to wind on arable land in 2019. Source: Gebel et al. 2025; UBA-Texte Download image (149.95 kB) Next Previous … 4). The basis was the regionally cultivated crop type shares on the arable land. In 2019, the risk of soil erosion due to wind is likely to be higher in the …

  • Article from 30.05.2025 | Last changed: 15.07.2025

    Soil loss by water erosion

    Figure 2. Potato dams in the downslope direction force soil loss by water.

    … the German Weather Service (DWD, RADKLIM in a 1 kilometer grid); Auerswald et al. 2019 and Fischer et al. 2019 Digital Terrain model in a 10-meter grid of the Federal Agency for Cartography … Version 2017.002 ,  Gebel, M.; Allion, K.; Plambeck, N. O.; Fuchs, S.; Ullrich, A. (2021): Deutschlandweite hochaufgelöste Modellierung von Sedimenttransfers in die …