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  • Press release 26/2016 from 04.08.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Higher income earners usually have higher climate-impact lifestyles

    photo of money

    … consumers", one of the energy consumer types identified in the study. In this case higher income and a higher level of environmental awareness go hand in hand … levels of energy consumption. This is because the people in this consumer group practice environmentally friendly consumption when it comes to the "big points". …

  • Press release 55/09 from 04.08.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    REACH and plastics recycling

    … recycled materials and provide this information to their customers. A variety of case studies will illustrate pragmatic steps to meeting classification and labelling …

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

    Microplastics in the ocean: Full extent still not foreseeable

    Plastikmüll am Meeresstrand

    … Instead we need a range of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. As in the case of the knowledge gained on climate change over the past decades, understanding … of the effects associated with plastic emissions is emerging only slowly. In both cases, however, the sheer volume of emissions is an argument in favour of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … protecting the areas concerned from competing land use claims. In 2021 this was the case on slightly more than one third of the entire terrain of the Federal Republic … protecting the areas concerned from competing land use claims. In 2021 this was the case on slightly more than one third of the entire terrain of the Federal Republic …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … of 2020 that the measuring gauge became almost completely dry. The water level had practically dropped down to almost zero. When this gauge was first fitted, nobody … of 2020 that the measuring gauge became almost completely dry. The water level had practically dropped down to almost zero. When this gauge was first fitted, nobody …

  • News from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC)

    People on a square

    … and medicinal products need to be developed. The economy and public life are practically at a standstill. Businesses are facing a huge squeeze on their …

  • Press release 7/2015 from 13.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA for more incentives for environmental management in companies

    The European Commissioner for Environment Potočnik hands a certificate to Burkhard Huckestein from the UBA.

    … reduce the environmental impact of its activities. It has been standard UBA practice for years to consume green electricity, to procure environmentally friendly … protection. Not only does this strengthen our credibility, we also gain practical experience in that area." The Federal Environment Agency continues to set …

  • Press release 31/11 from 22.06.2011 | Last changed: 27.06.2013

    Upwards trend in disposable plastic bottles continues

    … reusable glass and plastic bottles are still the most environmentally friendly. The best green alternative is the reusable bottle from a regional supplier“, said UBA …

  • Press release 50/2020 from 27.10.2020 | Last changed: 27.10.2020

    Further increase in packaging consumption in 2018 in Germany

    Metalldosen und Plastikabfall

    … plastics (47.1%) and wood (25.3%). Mr Messner said, "As a rule, recycling is the best way to recover packaging waste. This is why the recyclability of packaging and … as simply as possible, not least so that it can be recycled more easily. It is best to use immediately recycled raw materials for production." The trends towards …