… German emissions nearly halved in 20 years of trading Emissions fell by 5.5 percent … Trading Scheme (EU-ETS 1). Since the launch of emissions trading 20 years ago, German installations under the EU-ETS 1 have reduced their emissions by around 47 … Germany and Europe : Emissions from all installations participating in the EU-ETS 1 (in the 27 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) also …

… the condition of water bodies in Germany are published in a brochure. At the present time, only slightly less than ten percent of rivers, lakes and coastal … clean water is also available for everyone in the long term. The brochure (in German) can be downloaded free of charge here. Associated content Publications Die …

… Joint presse release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the … SergeiGo / Fotolia The second monitoring report by the Federal Government which was presented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Federal …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature … is climate neutral Number of agencies offsetting their official travel grows The German Government offsets its business travel to make it climate neutral Source: Rawpixel.com / Fotolia.de The German Federal Government compensates for the climate gas emissions of its official …

… Antibiotics: livestock industry and human medicine can pollute groundwater New UBA … in human medicine can find their way into groundwater says a recent study by the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA). Measurements were carried out at … An earlier project had detected various antibiotics in groundwater, and the present study uncovers their exact pathways. One pathway for antibiotic residues …

… some of the major challenges which motorized transport brings to many cities in Germany. Cities and towns must find new ways to satisfy their mobility requirements … 2017, UBA and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will be presenting ten select innovations from emerging and developing countries which might … designed and organized by UBA. Participants from 50 countries are expected to give presentations at the ICC. Further information: European Mobility Week (EMW) is a …

… UBA game “Little Impacts” wins the German Children’s Software Award TOMMI 2024 Children and young people’s jury voted … and family – the German Environment Agency’s (UBA) mobile game “Little Impacts” (in German) shows how this can be achieved. In five interactive chapters, players …

… Joint press release by German Environment Agency and German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) Envisioned … river regions and in a synthesis report. Associated content Links About the NHWSP (in German) Publications Untersuchungen zur Ermittlung der Wirkungen von präventiven …

… Mining in Mongolia to become more environmentally friendly Mongolia needs advisory … Mongolian Ministry for Environment & Tourism to exchange experience and to deepen German-Mongolian cooperation. 14.12.2016 Problems in Mongolian mining include … und Mitteldeutschen Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft (mining management company) presented their experience from the implementation process of the EU Mining Waste …

… Database presents German initiatives on UN sustainability goal 12 The SDG 12 …

… Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector Climate change affects the … information to lenders, insurers, investors and other stakeholders. In 2017, it presented its recommendations. The EU has since taken steps to transform the Task … this also includes, among other things, an EU standard for green bonds. The German government has set up a Sustainable Finance Advisory Council in 2019 to …