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  • Press release 7/2015 from 13.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA for more incentives for environmental management in companies

    The European Commissioner for Environment Potočnik hands a certificate to Burkhard Huckestein from the UBA.

    … environmental statement in which the UBA describes the environmental management system of its 15 sites, Maria Krautzberger explains: "In the long term, every … environment must introduce a transparent and verifiable environmental management system". However, there must be more incentives to do so. "EMAS-certified enterprises that reduce their environmental impact in a systematic, transparent and verifiable way should be relieved from certain …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.03.2023

    Advanced materials: steadily sustainable and safe

    Coloured area changing from pink to blue. Hexagonal shapes appear on different levels of the image and which reminiscent of chemical structural formulae. The shapes are shown either only in outline or filled in area.

    … and form. They can offer solutions to global challenges. Examples are carrier systems for novel active ingredients or graphene for future use in batteries. To … which are essential for the energy transition. On the other hand, these battery systems consist of substances or materials with properties of concern. The recycling …

  • Appointment from 29.06.2020

    Briefing: Evaluation of construction product emissions

    … discuss a planned delegated act of the European Commission with a mandatory class system for emissions from construction products. Background The Commission Services … of material emissions and to propose improvements to the draft VOC classification system. A European harmonized list of health reference values for construction … emissions (the EU-LCI list) is an important part of the intended VOC classification system. The German Environment Agency has been working intensively on the …

  • Press release 17/2019 from 04.06.2019 | Last changed: 11.06.2019

    Emissions trading 2018: German installations cut emissions by 3.5 per cent

    Ein Kraftwerk und Stromleitungen.

    … stationary installations in Germany recorded in the European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) amounted to around 422 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents … stationary installations in Germany recorded in the European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) amounted to around 422 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents …

  • News from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    CASRI Project Tackles Environmental and Sustainability Challenges

    A group picture of the members of CASRI

    … Next Previous In April 2024, the EU-funded CASRI project (Collaborative Action for Systemic, Actionable, and Transversal Sustainability Research and Innovation) was … These include critical issues such as resilient net-zero circular production systems, biodiversity and climate, sustainable urbanization, and energy transition . …

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    Methodological approach and key concepts of the KWRA 2021 without adaptation

    A schematic representation of the methodology of the KWRA 2021, as explained in the text.

    … climate impacts were analysed as the result of changing climate impacts on affected systems, their spatial exposure and sensitivity. The associated climate risk was … climate impacts were analysed as the result of changing climate impacts on affected systems, their spatial exposure and sensitivity. The associated climate risk was …

  • Newsletter from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2019

    … everyday life.  read more (in German) More climate protection with a new heating system Heating consumes the most energy in households and is therefore responsible for by far the most CO2. If a heating system is changed, the levels of energy consumption can be reduced significantly – by using a more energy-efficient boiler or switching to a heating system which uses renewable sources of energy, for example. This isn’t just more …

  • News from 18.11.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2021

    Carbon capture and utilization necessary for raw material supply

    Eine Fabrikanlage mit rauchenden Schloten

    … mitigation. Source: claudia Otte / Fotolia.com The greenhouse gas-neutral economic system of the future will continue to rely on hydrocarbons, for example in the … be needed in the long term even in an efficient and greenhouse gas-neutral economic system, whether in synthetic fuels or for plastics. The future carbon cycles can … in adequate measure. In order to use CCU in a climate-friendly way, a complete system of renewable electricity - national, European and global – must be built up …

  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … Prof. Dr. Harald Bradke, Head of Competence Center Energy Technology and Energy Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), who … recommendation made in the new UBA paper is a socio-ecological reform of Germany's financial system. In the energy and mobility sectors in particular, UBA envisions …

  • Press release 06/2019 from 13.03.2019 | Last changed: 27.03.2019

    Launch of online portal for climate-friendly refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … facility management and any others who use air conditioning and refrigeration systems or heat pumps can find out more about applications, funding opportunities … portal " Klimafreundliche Kälte " is aimed at users and planners of refrigeration systems. Information about environmentally friendly alternatives provides clear …