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    Interactions between the action fields

    The graphic shows the outgoing and incoming interactions between the 13 action fields in the German adaptation strategy. The areas of water management and soil have a particularly large number of effects.

    … impacts in the action field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are displayed in brown. Source: KWRA 2021 Download image … impacts in the action field of water management that affect other areas are shown blue; those related to soil are displayed in brown. … Interactions between the …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … / iStock / Thinkstock The average household of two can save 250 euros through more economical use of energy. A new brochure by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) … most efficient devices in their product size group. Consumer goods that have the Blue Angel ecolabel are the most environmentally friendly in that product group. …

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    Figure 3: Precipitation anomaly Germany winter

    Figure 3: Percentual deviation of winter precipitation (December, January, February) from the multi-annual mean of winter precipitation totals 1961–1990

    … are illustrated in yellow below the zero line, while the positive deviations are in blue above the zero line. The yellow bars show a more frequent and more extended … there are fewer and shorter yellow bars. From 1891 onwards there are only few blue bars, whereas approximately from 1960 onwards they occur more frequently. The …

  • Cover from 27.01.2026

    NiCE - Agenda

    … & Study Trip Agenda – as of 22 January 2026 Event moderator Dorothea Palenberg,  blue! advancing european projects Wednesday, 11 March 2026 12:00  Arrival and … President UBA Dr. Mária Szalmáné Csete, Budapest University of Technology and Economics Zdeněk Ondrák, SILO Jihlava Adriana Šebešová, City of Košice (tbc) 14:45  …

  • Newsletter from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

    … international level Law & legislation UBA news Recently published Appointments As recounted Dear Reader, How can Germany reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and … does such an approach depend on?  read more (in German) Starting school with the Blue Angel Every year, some 200 million exercise books are sold in Germany, but only one …

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    Figure 5: Deviation of the number of ice days (right) from the multi-annual mean 1961–1990

    Figure 5: Deviation of the number of ice days (right) from the multi-annual mean 1961–1990

    … one for the number of hot days (in red), and one for the number of ice days (in blue), for the period 1951 to 2022. The graph shows the annual deviation of the … amounts to a decrease by 13.6 days. Up until the turn of the millennium, the blue bars indicate swings up and down. After the turn of the millennium, positive …

  • Press release 20/2025 from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 28.05.2025

    German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance

    Das Bild zeigt eine Pflanzenschutzspritze, die übers Feld fährt.

    … chemicals regulation, REACH, and the CLP Regulation on the classification and labelling of hazardous substances. In cooperation with the German Environment Agency … ECHA has now published the German dossier on harmonised classification and labeling (CLH), which can be commented on within a period of six weeks. After this …

  • Press release 08/2022 from 31.01.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2022

    Avoiding pollutants in construction materials

    Luftaufnahme eines Neubaugebiets

    … that the biocides diuron and terbutryn in facades, the root protection agents Mecoprop and MCPA in bituminous sheeting, and zinc in roofing and facades (window … of a similar scale. The study results will flow into the award criteria of the Blue Angel ecolabel. UBA plans to propose new ecolabels and award criteria for roofing …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 29.01.2020 | Last changed: 29.01.2020

    Wallpaper and ingrain wallpaper

    Raufasertapete auf Tapeziertisch

    … In cases where wallpaper is partly made of new wood fibres, it is crucial from an ecological standpoint that the wood from which the fibres are derived comes from … as tropical or Boreal primeval forests is unacceptable. Associated content Links Blue Angel Wallpapers and Woodchip Wall Coverings Tools Guide on green public …