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  • Press release 18/2016 from 25.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan fails its own environmental review

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … on roads effectively perpetuates the unsustainable transport policy of the past years," said Ms Krautzberger. Press release No. 18/2016 | 25.04.2016 The modest … on roads effectively perpetuates the unsustainable transport policy of the past years," said Ms Krautzberger. … The draft Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan …

  • 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

    … falling trend.  The decline has been particularly conspicuous during the years since the turn of the millennium. BO-I-1: Soil water in agriculturally used … study Measurements taken at climate stations in Bavarian forests demonstrate that years with precipitation deficits lead to persistent phases of drought stress. In …

  • News from 29.11.2021 | Last changed: 30.11.2021

    Towards a sustainable chemical intensity

    So far, economic development causes chemical intensification, still too often disproportionate high

    … increasing globally: The per-capita use of chemicals will more than double in the years from 1990 to 2030, additionally to the growth of the world population. The … all guard rails in a comprehensive understanding of sustainability. From UBA’s point of view, only in this way the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030 …

  • Press release 42/2017 from 11.12.2017 | Last changed: 15.12.2017

    Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged

    Shopping trolley in a super market

    … of homes and living, mobility and food grew by seven per cent over the previous year. Yet CO2 emissions in these sectors remain at virtually the same level. … sector have decreased by a mere one percent, that is from 7.9 tonnes per capita and year in 2005, to 7.8 tonnes in 2014. "The calculations are correct but the market … of homes and living, mobility and food grew by seven per cent over the previous year. Yet CO2 emissions in these sectors remain at virtually the same level. …

  • Press release 54/10 from 17.11.2010 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Everyone - environment, economy, and consumers - stands to gain from conserving resources

    … up to now. Although raw materials efficiency in Germany has increased in recent years, the trend is not enough to achieve the targeted reduction of raw materials … replaced frequently. “A statutory extension of the warranty period to three or four years in this case would be a measure that promotes conservation of resources and …

  • News from 18.08.2017 | Last changed: 18.10.2017

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries

    participants of the workshop repairing computers

    … been supporting the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for many years in the development of effective waste management structures. Seminars and … industry and non-governmental organizations. 18.08.2017 For more than 15 years UBA has been running projects on circular economy under the Advisory … been supporting the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for many years in the development of effective waste management structures. Seminars and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    … stock.adobe.com Germany is experiencing an increase in the frequency of hot and dry years. Prior to 2014 there were no years in which the annual mean temperature exceeded 10 °C. With regard to the period … In 2018 and 2022 the highest value so far was reached amounting to 10.5 °C in both years. In parallel with increasing mean temperatures, the frequency of hot days on …

  • Press release 55/2020 from 18.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Packaging waste: Online marketplaces must be subject to better oversight

    In verschiedene Kisten ordentlich sortierte Materialien wie Altpapier, Altglas und Plastikfalschen

    … three times as many companies are fulfilling their product responsibility than four years ago. Press release No. 55/2020 | 18.11.2020 The new Packaging Act has brought … direction: the proportion of reusable beverage packaging has been declining for years, down to at 41.2 percent in 2018. A trend reversal is urgently needed and …

  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … %. The area of permanent grassland has almost remained at the same level in recent years. The loss of grassland was largely halted with the EU agricultural policy … and pastures that have not been used as arable land for at least five continuous years. The loss of grasslands between 1991 and 2013 was due to more intensive … in Table 41271-0003 Agricultural holdings, Utilised agricultural area: Germany, years, land use types and in the Statistical Yearbook of the Federal Ministry of …

  • Press release 42/2023 from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.11.2023

    Consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are becoming more severe

    Harvested grain field with yellow stubble and bales of straw. Dark, low-hanging clouds loom menacingly in the sky.

    … in Frankfurt am Main, while the national average was 20 hot days. The past four years have also been characterised by severe regional droughts. Germany is one of … levels below the long-term lowest groundwater levels were recorded at the measuring points in many places. The effects of the drought years since 2018 have not yet been …