… - No.: 01/2025 No.: 01/2025 | 05.02.2025 Rubrics Climate / Energy Health Chemicals Transport Economy / Consumption Waste / Resources Water Soil / Land … crucial importance in an increasingly digitalized word. This fundamental access is also an important basis for a sustainable development. From now on, environmental … land use, this can increasingly be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). This must be prevented. The Soil Protection Commission at the UBA (KBU) has …

… introduction of the compulsory retail sales receipt. This edition of our newsletter also contains answers to frequently asked questions regarding this much-discussed … topic. In our leading article, we focus on a group of chemical substances which also play a key role in terms of the topic of the compulsory retail sales receipt: … 31 percent compared with 1990 In the year 2018, a total of 858.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents were emitted in Germany. This is 35.9 million tonnes, or 4 percent …

… necessity to regulate air pollutants such as particulate matter more strictly is also clear. Press release on air quality in 2018 with tables and diagrams “Air … In comparison with production from crude oil, it achieves a 60 percent saving in CO2 and conserves fossil crude oil resources. The process was developed with the … & 3 April ´19. As recounted 907 Germany produced a total of 906.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2017 – 4.4 million tonnes (0.5%) less than in 2016, and 27.5% …

… issue of the “UBA aktuell” Newsletter. In close connection with this issue we are also issuing recommendations for the urgently needed turnaround in agricultural … for the removal of nitrate from our drinking water. Our report Air Quality 2016 also reflects the topic of subsidies. Subsidized diesel for automobiles is one of … second year in a row Germany recorded total emissions of 901.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents for 2015, which is 2.3 million tonnes (0.3%) less than in 2014 and …

… role on the international stage when it comes to climate action. The survey also shows that the coronavirus pandemic has not sidelined the issue of … as F-gases. HFC emissions in the European Union (EU) amounted to 112 million tonnes CO2 equivalent (Mt CO2eq.) in 2018. This amounts to 2,2% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. …

… topic of this newsletter is the importance of this for our health. Road traffic was also the focus of our 2017 greenhouse gas balance: emissions of climate-damaging … dazu beitragen, die Verbreitung von umweltfreundlichen Klimageräten mit natürlichen Kältemitteln (Treibhauspotenzial = 5) zu befördern. Als Grundlage erfolgte… Series …

… 6/2025 | 12.12.2025 Rubrics Climate / Energy Health Economy / Consumption Chemicals Air Water Welcome to the new issue of "The Latest from UBA"! Back then it was a … Where do we stand today, 10 years on, in implementing the Agreement? Are the goals still achievable? And if so, how? On this tenth anniversary we are taking stock, … to people who were in Paris and helped shape the Agreement. More on this and also on the recently concluded 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference in …

… agricultural practices. Read more about the matter in this newsletter. We would also like to recommend – hot off the press – our annual publication Schwerpunkte … fashion highlights the downsides of this fast-paced, cheap fashion industry. We also cast a spotlight on transport. A radical change of course is urgently necessary … are the food and chemical industries. The energy sector is the largest emitter of CO2. The updated data in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register provides this …

… recovery. The recycling rates vary strongly according to the individual materials, however: those for steel (92.1 percent), paper/cardboard (88.7 percent), … difficult to separate and recycle because of the exceptional variety of materials. In 2016, it was nonetheless possible for 0.9 percent more plastic packaging to … is a particular focus on quality standards. read more (in German) PFC Planet: chemicals in the environment Whether it is saucepans, packaging or raincoats: per- and …