… below current pollution limits again“ Especially in the industrial area around Leipzig/Halle/Weißenfels/Bitterfeld, extremely high concentrations of sulphur … times higher than in the West German Ruhr area. The highest values today are around 10 µg/m³ and around the year 2000 the concentrations in eastern and western …

… across the country. The inclusion of climate change adaptation in existing funding instruments, such as urban development funding or the new promotion programme "Climate Change Adaptation in Social … caused by global warming entirely, but only to reduce it. Against this background, the decisive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the first and foremost …

… of "hot days” – days on which temperatures climb to over 30°C has risen from around three in 1951, to about ten days per year today. The heat wave of 2003 caused … change. Environment at municipal level Blauer Kompass contest goes into next round Greening the office roof, unsealing the schoolyard, farming crops which are … farm payments. In a position paper, it sets out key points to address for the funding period post-2021.  read more (in German) The Antarctic Treaty turns 60 On …

… issue of “UBA aktuell” It is now 50 years since the German Environment Agency was founded. Reason enough to look back on the successes achieved, but also on the … attacks and strokes. This is why the UBA has been dealing with noise since its foundation. It has always played a key role in the development and implementation of … However, there is still a great need for action when it comes to road traffic. Around one in four people in Germany are exposed to more road traffic noise than what …