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  • Press release 14/2017 from 12.04.2017 | Last changed: 15.05.2017

    Most Germans want to be less dependent on their car

    Bike and Person on a Bridge in Berlin

    … momentum for our efforts to shape the compact city, to create new cycling paths and sustainable mobility."  According to the survey, the car remains the most important … sector currently amount to more than 28 billion euros per year.  The concept of sustainability has become firmly established in mainstream society. Environmental …

  • Press release 40/2015 from 23.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Federal Ecodesign Award for outstanding ecological and aesthetic products and services

    Logo: eco Bundespreis ecodesign weiterdenken

    … "We aim to advance ecological product design with the Federal Ecodesign Award. Sustainable consumption doesn't start at the moment of purchase, it starts at the … durable, better and more attractive than the conventional rival. Our aim is to make sustainable consumption part of everyday life. Having the choice of a more …

  • Cover from 25.03.2025

    PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Agenda

    … Speight - Environment Department of the European Commission, Head of Unit– Safe & Sustainable Chemicals (ENV.B.2) Patrik ten Brink - Secretary General, European … Speight - Environment Department of the European Commission, Head of Unit– Safe & Sustainable Chemicals (ENV.B.2) Patrik ten Brink - Secretary General, European …

  • Appointment from 24.10.2023

    High level panel discussion: Circular Economy

    Weltkarte aus grünen Blättern nachgebildet, darum sind Symbole für Nachhaltigkeit gruppiert wie das Recycling-Symbol und erneuerbare Energien

    … complement each other. A high level of ambition with regard to the EU's climate and sustainability goals can only be achieved if low- and middle-income countries are … loss of biodiversity methane waste circular economy planetary boundaries sustainable finance … German Environment Agency (UBA) together with Deutsche …

  • Press release 40/2021 from 29.09.2021 | Last changed: 04.10.2021

    25 projects nominated for the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    Jury of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    … Director, FHNW Academy of Art and Design) Dr. Alexander Janz (Head of Department "Sustainable Products and Sustainable Consumption, Circular Economy", UBA), deputising for Dr. Bettina Rechenberg (Head of Division III "Sustainable Production and Products, Waste Management", UBA) Dr. Ulf Jaeckel (Head …

  • 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.

    … for analysing environmental data Artificial intelligence can also be utilized for sustainability and environmental protection. Source: Source: © Irina Strelnikova / … for the protection of the environment, climate⁠ and nature. Harnessing them in a sustainable way is an important community task and is part of responsible …

  • Cover from 30.05.2022

    River Restoration: Start

    Aerial view of the Fulda and a branch with low water flow. Grasses, shrubs and trees grow on the banks with diverse hydromorphological structures.

    … on how much attention is paid to rivers today. River restoration is about the sustainable development of water bodies. Natural and near-natural watercourses have … Planning, funding and participation are vital for successful river restoration Sustainable river development is a complex undertaking. Clear restoration objectives …

  • Press release 49/2022 from 05.12.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    14 projects to be honoured with the German Ecodesign Award 2022

    photo of the jury in front of a building

    … it is for the environment. This is what makes the EU Commission's initiative for sustainable products so important. I am working among the group of EU member states to ensure that only truly sustainable products that can be repaired or recycled enter the domestic market in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Spatial, regional and urban development planning

    The picture shows an excerpt from a development plan for a residential area with semi-detached and terraced housing. There are two mechanical pencils lying on the plan.

    … governments support climate adaptation in regional planning, and in particular, sustainable urban development by means of their programmes furthering such … across the borders of Länder, intensive and networked communication is a key to sustainable regional development. Since 2021 any such endeavours are supported by …