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  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 18.06.2025

    Climate Action in Agriculture on a global level

    A farmer plows a field with a ox plow

    … regional, climatic, cultural and political circumstances of agriculture around the world. Greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation, food security, … is responsible for supplying food and it provides a livelihood for many people around the world. It therefore plays a key role in achieving the global Sustainable … difficult to keep the environmental impact of the food system within planetary boundaries. In order to make the agricultural system more sustainable, several goals …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … Publications Bestandsaufnahme von Rüstungsaltlastverdachtsstandorten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Modellhafte Altlastenuntersuchung an ausgewählten Standorten der Munitionszerlegung und -vernichtung nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg Documents Internationale Erfahrungen - …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … electricity and heat in the thermal treatment Source: Bernd Engelmann / Umweltbundesamt Thermal waste treatment, which is one of the mainstays of waste disposal in … were transposed into German law via 17. Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes (Verordnung über die Verbrennung und die Mitverbrennung von Abfällen – 17. BImSchV), which applies to all waste …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … grams of CO 2 equivalents. This corresponds to electrical power consumption of around 2.3 watts per video stream, not counting power consumption for data transmission … devices, in passenger kilometres on various modes of transport Source: Umweltbundesamt Calculating the carbon footprint of virtual desktop infrastructure The … conference "green cloud computing" 2020 Publications Green Cloud Computing Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz digitaler Infrastrukturen: Ergebnisse des …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … Germany has more than tripled since 1960. Currently, transport is the source of around one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. How can the mobility of … important to avoid and shift traffic. The avoidance of traffic is often misunderstood: The primary goal is not to prevent traffic, but rather to shorten … Germany has more than tripled since 1960. Currently, transport is the source of around one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. How can the mobility of …

  • Article from 14.10.2020 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Curbing overdevelopment

    … and administration. Recreational areas, i.e. athletics facilities, campgrounds, parks and green areas. Land used for storage, mine waste, utilities, and waste … in this regard is available from the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) . Detailed information and long time series concerning land use are … of land and space Source: Roy / König UBA: Daten aufbereitet nach: Statistisches Bundesamt 2014 Current trends Residential land use growth The restrained growth in …

  • Article from 01.04.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

    a green globe lies in green grass, inside it the word "CO2" with three arrows pointing down. Around the globe placed five icons: Wind turbines, e-car, solar plant, power plant and hand with leaves.

    … unites the entire range of economic policies relevant to sustainable development under one umbrella. Green Economy is thus the guiding principle of an ecologically … green economy while ensuring the sustainability of digitalisation. For this broader understanding of a green economy, policymakers need information on the potential of … Green Economy” (in German). Associated content Links Factsheet Digitale Techniken und Green Economy Publications Digitalisierung als Transformationsmotor für eine …

  • Article from 05.03.2025 | Last changed: 05.03.2025

    Distributing drinking water

    … born contaminants in contact with drinking water. Related contents Anerkennung und Harmonisierung – 4MS-Initiative Bewertungsgrundlagen und Leitlinien Bezugswerte zur Bewertung von Spurenstoffen in Gewässern …

  • Landing page from 09.01.2026

    Further online services of the UBA

    … Companies Public authorities Education Kids & Teens 25–28 of 28 No content found First page « Previous page ‹ Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 of 3 Next page › Last …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

     The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

    … visits) Monday through Friday     6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday     6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and holiday    8:30 to 4 p.m. The buildings are closed outside of these times … in Dessau-Roßlau Source: Firma Busse UBA Dessau-Roßlau main entrance Source: Umweltbundesamt Rear façade of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt The lobby (forum) of UBA Dessau-Roßlau Source: Umweltbundesamt UBA in …

  • Article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright

    … web sites of the German Environment Agency (UBA): UBA web site (www.umweltbundesamt.de) and Scrollytelling (https://stories.umweltbundesamt.de). last update on 18.12.2025 A. Content of this Web site The UBA accepts … The maps on this website do not entail any recognition of borders or regions under international law. By law, the proprietary geographical services and meta-data …

  • Article from 05.06.2014 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Classification and labelling of chemicals

    Hazard symbol "Dangerous for the enviroment"

    … safety information). Associated content Publications Das neue Einstufungs- und Kennzeichnungssystem für Chemikalien nach GHS Related contents Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben zu Nanomaterialien Fachbereich IV SuMaHO-principles for … threats of microorganisms in agricultural soils – identifying meaningful endpoints under field-relevant pesticide, biocide and pharmaceutical exposure Further …