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  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … as possible Source: Blue Planet Studio / Adobe Stock Home office, videoconferencing and streaming services are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … reduce its emissions since 1990. Source: LVDESIGN / Fotolia.com Passenger traffic and freight transport in Germany are growing steadily. Increasing numbers of … in our society. However, the current transport system is also very damaging to the environment. Traffic – transport performance in terms of passenger and tonne … long term? This question is at the heart of sustainable mobility. In its Climate Action Plan 2050 , the German government has resolved to reduce annual greenhouse …

  • Article from 04.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    Economic aspects of transport

    Stau auf einer Autobahn

    … last update on 04.12.2024 Economic considerations Although the transport of people and goods ensures mobility and a wide variety of products, it also incurs a number … economy’s transport volume to a level that makes both macroeconomic sense and is environmentally sound, external costs must be assessed fairly to their source; in … of Environmental Costs - Cost Rates Climate Protection in Transport – Need for Action in the Wake of the Paris Climate Agreement A road toll for Germany: Every …

  • Article from 14.10.2020 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Curbing overdevelopment

    … Curbing overdevelopment Average per capita land use in Germany for residential purposes alone amounted to 47 square meters in … to the construction of other main roads, as well as airports and ports. Environmental impact Some 46 per cent of Germany’s road and residential land is … aimed at curbing land use have given rise to strategies as well as research and action programs at both the federal and regional-state levels. A noteworthy …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … in the past. A research project is now investigating the application areas and transformation potential of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital … sectors. Based on the findings obtained, the report develops recommendations for action regarding environmental, climate protection and sustainability-related changes to the …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … Ordinance all the way to the tap. Its distribution via the water company’s mains and the drinking water systems of individual buildings brings it into contact with a … properties. However, lead dissolves in water in concentrations which bear a risk to health and is therefore not suitable as a material for drinking water installations. … Water Ordinance (TrinkwV) in the version amended in December 2012, the German Environment Agency was given the task of establishing the requirements on materials …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … at the visitor center at our Dessau-Roßlau site. You can also visit a branch of our environmental library at our sites in Dessau-Roßlau, Bad Elster as well as at one of … protection agency, it’s important to us that our UBA buildings set new (and high) standards for green construction and renovation. Our Dessau-Roßlau …

  • Article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright

    Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright This privacy policy applies to the following web sites of the German Environment Agency (UBA): UBA web site (www.umweltbundesamt.de) and Scrollytelling … All data are processed solely on Brevo’s servers. For evidentiary purposes, transactional logs are stored for a maximum of 24 months. No additional storage takes …

  • Article from 05.06.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Classification and labelling of chemicals

    Hazard symbol "Dangerous for the enviroment"

    Classification and labelling of chemicals Hazardous chemicals are labelled with pictograms. Hazard … and chemical products often comes along with harmful effects on man and the environment. Detecting harmful properties and labelling products with respective … limit values help to determine hazardous physical-chemical properties as well as health and environmental hazards. Labelling Labelling makes known hazards visible. …

  • Article from 12.07.2011 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Noise effects

    … sound is a pivotal dimension of our society, but is often intrusive, disturbing and/or unpleasant. The biological functions of our body enable us to generate and … how we experience sound. last update on 12.07.2011 Damage to hearing and stress reactions Human beings are equipped with a highly sophisticated sensor that is able to … (extra-aural syndrome). Such responses can also be provoked by low levels of environmental sound such as traffic noise that do not cause hearing damage. The …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Economic and legal dimensions of resource conservation

    brown coal mining

    … future generations have sufficient natural resources, and to avoid or minimize the environmental impact of resource use. For this, we need (a) laws and economic … prohibitions, plans and programs) can help to promote behaviour patterns and actions that are resource conservation oriented. Unfortunately, current … am Umweltbundesamt (KRU) (momentan ruhend) Internationale Strategien und Programme Ressourcenschutzrecht Related publications Moving from interconnected …

  • Article from 15.07.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents

    Various liquid detergents and cleaning agents

    Cleaning agents and laundry detergents 1.3 million tonnes of cleaning agents and detergents are sold … industrial sectors. Since they are omnipresent, the hazards their use poses for the environment and human health are often underestimated. As matter of fact, the use of cleaning agents and