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  • Press release 26/2017 from 24.07.2017 | Last changed: 07.08.2017

    Good indoor air quality is in jeopardy

    A craftsman laying a wooden floor.

    … Source: Halfpoint / Fotolia.com The German Environment Agency (UBA) is warning of potential health risks as a result of staying in buildings which do not meet … to contain nitrogen surplus to a maximum of 70 kg/hectare by 2030.  Climate change mitigation is another of UBA's priority topics in 2017. President Maria Krautzberger … indoor air climate protection … The German Environment Agency (UBA) is warning of potential health risks as a result of staying in buildings which do not meet …

  • Cover from 11.09.2015

    Greener Agriculture

    Pesticides are widely used

    … The theme of this year's conference is "Agricultural Production and Consumption - Mitigation potential to reduce eutrophication of the Baltic Sea", featuring the role … The theme of this year's conference is "Agricultural Production and Consumption - Mitigation potential to reduce eutrophication of the Baltic Sea", featuring the role …

  • Press release 04/2020 from 31.01.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Youth study: Climate action and environmental protection are popular among young people

    junge Frauen am Laptop

    … the climate and environment and to be mindful of social justice. They also perceive potential in each and every person to do more for the environment. These are the … youth advisory council. Youth identify environmental protection and climate change mitigation as one of the most important issues in Germany, with 45 percent rating it … interesting or somewhat interesting. Environmental protection and climate change mitigation are seen as positive influences on social goal setting. 65 percent are …

  • Press release 04/2016 from 03.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Sharp decrease of climate gases in Germany in 2014

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … in the transport and agricultural sectors. These data are based on the German GHG inventories which the German Environment Agency (UBA) has communicated to the … has thus made virtually no progress since 2005 in terms of its climate impact. Mitigation efforts in the agriculture sector have also stagnated: Germany’s GHG

  • News from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Assessment of the EU’s strategic vision “A Clean Planet for All”

    The picture shows a modell of the earth in green gras.

    … to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 - meaning the EU’s net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be zero in that year. The strategic vision is accompanied by an … of the KOM’s Strategic Vision. The IDA builds on a baseline scenario and eight mitigation scenarios, which meet the EU’s current 2030 targets. Only two of these scenarios (1.5TECH and 1.5LIFE) achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 – the target defined in the strategic vision. In this report, …

  • Press release 07/2017 from 15.03.2017 | Last changed: 10.04.2017

    "Wounds" have healed – Water quality of mine lakes has good status

    landscape with mine lake

    … due to rising groundwater and precipitation. Many of these mining lakes have the potential to develop very good water quality, says an analysis done for the German … Leipzig/Halle area, the Rhineland, Hesse and Bavaria. The assessment of ecological potential includes biological quality elements such as plankton and aquatic plants … the water. It was determined that 19 of the lakes have "good" or "high" ecological potential, whereas 12 others were ranked only "moderate" despite their intact …

  • Appointment from 07.12.2015

    Tackling Climate Change by Clean Air Policies & Waste Management

    … the German Pavillon. UBA and GIZ actively promote synergies between greenhouse gas mitigation and relevant sector policies through integrated approaches, focusing in … particular on clean air policies and advanced waste management. The focus lies on mitigation potentials, co-benefits and criteria for policy design and implementation. The side …

  • Newsletter from 24.07.2023 | Last changed: 24.07.2023

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 3/2023

    … Paper: Ensuring a secure AND sustainable supply of critical raw materials EU ETS: GHG Emissions of ETS installations in Germany in 2022 at roughly the same level as … on the prescription status. The prescription status can be an effective risk mitigation measure to reduce the amount of problematic pharmaceutical residues in … paper Page number 20 Year of publication 2023 Determining climate protection potentials in the circular economy for Germany and the EU / Partial Report EU This …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … the increasing climate-related uncertainty factors. This enables future risks and potential losses to be assessed and appropriate premiums to be set. Various climate … Development Goals and the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement, in order to mitigate climate-related risks to the economic and financial system. Regulators such …

  • News from 25.01.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    UBA: fossil gas and nuclear power are not sustainable

    EU-Fahnen

    … German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. … fuels are not available. Although the risk may be very small, combined with the potentially immense damages caused by such accidents it constitutes a breach of the … German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. …

  • News from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 15.01.2020

    Fair and Cost-effective Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement

    The pictures shows a calender.

    … the long-term temperature goal and that it calls for a balance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks within the 21st century, there is the urgent need to … possible ambition” and “respective capabilities”. This study has derived national GHG emissions reduction contributions for 2030 and 2050 that are consistent with the … more important to have a truly global international cooperation on climate change mitigation.  In spite of the need for international cooperation, it needs to be …