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  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … emissions. Source: Kara / Fotolia.com Air pollution control measures are proving effective. In Germany, 2024 is the first year in which all limit values set by the … 20 years old and no longer reflect the latest scientific findings on the health effects of air pollution. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends …

  • Press release 75/2008 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Global warming: Water scarcity in the Alps?

    … risks of changed water conditions. The key to this is good management structures, effective communication amongst stakeholders, and taking a sober look at the risks”, … The experts base their results and conclusions mainly on an analysis of six case studies in the entire Alpine Rim. This is the first time that the European …

  • Press release 8/2015 from 01.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Obsolescence fact check

    fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, ceramic stove top

    … products for shorter periods of time than in the past. Initial interim results of a study by the Federal n Agency (UBA) point to a shorter first useful service life of … new appliances are being used for shorter periods of time. The second part of the study will examine the degree to which built-in obsolescence is responsible. … to base public debate, which is why the Federal Environment Agency has launched a study to collect reliable data on the lifespan and usage time of select electrical …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 22.11.2024

    Training of staff of the Estonian Environmental Board in radiation protection

    … of the Estonian Environmental Board were advised and trained by topic-specific study visits. Documents Project information (English) (52.76 kB) Projektinformation … of the Estonian Environmental Board were advised and trained by topic-specific study visits. … Training of staff of the Estonian Environmental Board in radiation …

  • Cover from 20.01.2026

    Conference Decarbonisation and Ressource Efficiency 2017 Start

    Hand hält Solarfeld und Windräder

    … drastically reduced across all economic sectors to keep global warming below 2°C. Studies across EU Member States have shown that moving towards an energy system that … GHG emissions in the EU, this is an important message for policy makers. However, effective decarbonisation strategies need to find integrated solutions across all …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Commitment to environmental protection

    A graph shows the percentage of the population actively involved in environmental protection and nature conservation or who could imagine becoming involved. In 2024 only the current involvement was surveyed (same as in 2022 and 2020) which was at 15 percent.

    … leisure activities or the journeys that we make. An ongoing environmental awareness study (in German only) published every two years by the German Federal Ministry for … environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and environmental protection. … further supported by environmental policy. Methodology The environmental awareness study has been conducted every two years since 1996. The purpose of this …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-1 + 2: Soil water in agriculturally used soils and in forest soils

    … DWD (data from DWD Bodenfeuchteviewer) BO-I-2: Soil water in forest soils – case study Measurements taken at climate stations in Bavarian forests demonstrate that … remain in the field for longer periods, lack of soil humidity usually has adverse effects even as late as September. Sugar beet – as indeed other root vegetables – is …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … the home-owners’ comprehensive insurance and the insurance for household effects covering damage e.g. caused by flooding, heavy rain, snow load and … dapted to climate change RO-R-6: Settlement use in flood-risk areas - case study Objectives Supporting the personal provision of floodwater protection (DAS, …

  • Press release 01/2022 from 05.01.2022 | Last changed: 05.01.2022

    Emissions trading 2021: record revenues in Germany exceeding 12 billion euros

    Kraftwerk mit dampfenden Kühltürmen

    … certificates in the new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus … certificates in the new national emissions trading system (nEHS), which came into effect in 2021 and targets the heat and transport sectors. Both systems thus …

  • Press release 22/2025 from 03.06.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Heat-related deaths: seniors are at a higher risk

    Das Bild zeigt eine ältere Frau, die auf einer Parkbank im Schatten unter einem Baum sitzt und aus einer Wasserflasche trinkt.

    … mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) on … mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN) on … mark National Heat Action Day, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a study on heat-related mortality in Germany. For over four years, researchers from …

  • Press release 24/2015 from 24.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Allergy alert: Action day to fight ragweed

    ragweed plant

    … five Europeans suffers from pollen allergies today – and that number is rising. Studies have forecast a concentration of ragweed pollen in Germany that will be four … predict that the plant will continue to spread in Germany. Besides its allergenic effect ragweed can be problematic for some agricultural crops (e.g. sunflowers), as …