… again next year when even more packaging waste will have to be recycled. In order to foster the avoidance and recycling of packaging materials, UBA recommends … to be highly recyclable and contain recycled materials wherever possible. UBA considers it urgent that existing initiatives to offer unpackaged goods and reusable … without disposable packaging. "We need nothing short of a complete turnaround in order to reduce the amount of packaging waste," said Ms Busse. UBA also sees a need …

… can lead to low water and affect shipping. Source: Arno Bachert/Fotolia.com In order to be able to prepare ourselves for climate impacts, we need to know how the … that represent the climate system, ecosystems, economy, and land use. Scenarios derived from such integrated models (SSPx-y scenarios) thus encompass nearly all … resolution (approx. 100*100 km) and are therefore spatially quite imprecise. In order to better align the climate projections with the specific circumstances in …

… for many years due to the durability of the material, where they might cause considerable harm to the ecosystems before fragmenting into much smaller parts. … Press release by the EU Commission EU EPAs: EU Plastics Strategy needs to consider environment All news Tags plastic recycling … The European Commission issued a …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer … in the running for the coveted award. At the award ceremony on 2 December 2024, Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke will personally present the awards – a highlight that underlines the importance of the award. Since 2012, the German Ecodesign Award has …

… Nitrogen surplus – an environmental problem of entirely new proportions Federal Environment Agency campaigns for ambitious mitigation strategy Drag hoses … called for reductions of nitrogen inputs. Maria Krautzberger, President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), said: "It is important for the EU to continue to … agriculture would reduce the direct input of fertilisers into surface waters. The Federal Environment's recommendation concerning the use of fertilisers – whether …

… animal products worldwide and most of the current production processes cause considerable problems for the environment, animals and human health. These problems … the excessive use of antibiotics in farm livestock facilities, and the conditions under which animals are kept amount to animal cruelty. "Environmentally speaking, it … Download image (241.08 kB) Next Previous Publications Die Zukunft im Blick: Fleisch der Zukunft All press releases Tags meat meat substitute … Meat substitute products …

… and for roof renovations. In the area of mobility, UBA proposes that the federal government temporarily double its share of the "environmental bonus" incentive … long term," said Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib, Chief Economist at Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), commenting about the UBA paper. "A return to growth and a … connected to the grid before 31 December 2016 would be financed through the federal budget and, from 2021, increasingly from carbon pricing. Lower electricity …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Green house … Additional measures are therefore necessary to bring Germany back on course in order to achieve its climate goals. Since 1990, Germany has reduced its emissions by … by at least 55 per cent by the year 2030. Press release No. 08/2018 | 26.03.2018 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said: "The climate balance for 2017 sends …

… Joint press release by the Federal Environment Agency and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and Leipzig … present in waterbodies. This finding fits well into an overall scheme which the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently drafting to reduce contamination of … and Resources Management of Leipzig University carried out on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency has shown that the waste water charge should be updated to …