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  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … according to the most stringent requirements worldwide under the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). In the meantime 14 UBA sites – including all air quality … protection. These principles are translated into verifiable objectives and measures with which UBA aims to achieve them. Our guidelines for environmentally … 2021 des Umweltbundesamtes Aktualisierte Umwelterklärung 2022 des Umweltbundesamtes Documents Leitlinien für umweltverträgliche Dienstreisen im Umweltbundesamt (1.93 …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines last update on 20.11.2025 Introduction Pursuant to the 2nd amendment … evaluation criteria. UBA´s mandate to elaborate and to pursue evaluation criteria documents still is effective from the revised German Drinking Water Ordinance dated …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse Water reuse can help alleviate water shortages. But reclaimed water can contain pathogens and pollutants. Questions and answers on the proposal for a regulation submitted by … between various suitability classes in accordance with the intended application. … Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … geoengineering measures all have in common is that they harbour risks for humans and the environment and can have a global impact. They should therefore also be … content Links Geoengineering topic page - Technical questions UBA Governance Workshop on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) Workshop "International Governance of … - effective climate protection or megalomania? Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) Documents UBA Position on Carbon Dioxide Removal (527.17 kB) Policy Brief: …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … body of legislation, e.g. the implementation of immission control law, water law and nature conservation law. A number of laws, however, are enforced by the Federal Government. The laws and ordinances which the German Environment Agency implements are listed here … Administration in Germany Umweltdelikte 2016: Auswertung von Statistiken Documents Flyer Umweltstrafrecht: Status Quo und Weiterentwicklung (3.25 MB) Tags …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exceeds the values of the environmental quality standards for chemicals regulated in the German Ordinance on Surface Waters. last … charges, erosion or air. Exceedances of the environmental quality standard (EQS) indicate that chemicals are occurring in concentrations which are … On account of their persistent properties some chemicals, their production, use and release is subject to international regulation under the Stockholm Convention. …

  • Article from 04.01.2019 | Last changed: 04.01.2019

    Sustainability evaluation of case studies

    … discussion at 10.09.2018 last update on 04.01.2019 In parallel with the research and documentation of best-practice case studies on sustainable chemistry, UBA (FG IV … of the conversation can be found in the document-section. Associated content Documents Summary Sustainability Evaluation of Case Studies on Sustainable Chemistry …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … the German Environment Agency (UBA) explores the nexus between climate protection and associated resource requirements. Using six scenarios, different development paths are explored and insights gained on how to reduce future resource use and greenhouse-gas emissions in Germany. last update on 24.06.2020 Background A …

  • Landing page from 22.08.2024

    Data Search

    … Data Search Data Search Here you will find diagrams, infographics, maps and tables for direct download. Data Search Data topics (-) Show all Klima (130) Energie (23) Luft (16) Fläche, Boden, Land-Ökosysteme (23) Wasser (36) Chemikalien (4) Umwelt und Gesundheit (23) Ressourcen und Abfall (8) Verkehr (15) Land- und Forstwirtschaft (31) Private Haushalte und Konsum (9) Umwelt und Wirtschaft …

  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back” Waste disposal in England (copperplate engraving, H. Phyne, 1805) Source: Sammlung Erhard A selection of … Environmental Library. The collection is available to all interested parties. It documents the technology and organisation of waste disposal and recycling, mainly …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … (SF₆), which has a very high global warming potential, is used for insulation and arc quenching in switchgear. SF₆ emissions have been successfully reduced thanks … an intensive dialog with manufacturers and users through interviews and expert workshops the project was concluded with the publication of the final report … (PDF, in German) UBA web page: EU Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases Documents Concept for SF6-free transmission and distribution of electrical energy …

  • Article from 02.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses

    a black and yellow bus of the BVG with inscription "CO2"

    … for buses New coaches are normally air conditioned. Increasing numbers of city and intercity buses also got mobile air conditioning. I n 1993, the proportion of … the bus’s lifetime considerably amounts of the refrigerant emit to the atmosphere and thus contribute to the greenhouse effect. On average,  mobile air conditioning … in Germany (PDF, in German) DUH Final Report (DBU Project, 2015, in German) Documents Mobile Air Conditioning: Environmentally Sound Alternatives (1.38 MB) Tags …