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  • Article from 12.01.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    2022-2025 Dialogue on Micropollutants

    … A stakeholder dialogue on voluntary and manufacturer-responsible measures for mitigating micropollutants in water bodies is currently underway at the German Centre for Micropollutants as part of a research project. last update on 12.01.2023 … Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) and the German Environment Agency, the BMUV presented the draft of a National Water Strategy in 2021. It has been adopted in …

  • 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

    … Overview: Global agriculture and climate action Agriculture 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 … challenges in the agricultural sector Source: Öko-Institut und NewClimate Institute Download image (2.85 MB) summary_infographic_20241111_final_e.pdf (3.65 MB) Barriers …

  • Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Military and armament contaminated sites

    … and armament contaminated sites Although there is no legal definition in Germany for the terms Militärische Altlasten (military-contaminated sites) and … sites), they nonetheless fall within the scope of site contamination and former waste disposal sites. An historical classification is often applied that is … military operations. Following the demise of the Soviet bloc in the late 1980s, the former East Germany’s army was disbanded, the former “west group” of the Soviet …

  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … facilities comply with Directive 2010/75/EC. The European state of the art is set forth in the Best Available Techniques ( BAT ) reference document, which aims to … capacities, that predominantly burn municipal solid waste Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: PDF-Datei (Download) (3.34 MB) Thermal treatment of refuse-derived waste …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … supply of goods. last update on 13.06.2022 Mobility and accessibility are essential for participation, economic exchange, employment and prosperity in our society. … transport system is also very damaging to the environment. Traffic – transport performance in terms of passenger and tonne kilometres to be exact – has increased … Environmentally friendly everyday traffic Source: BMUB / German Environment Agency Download image (3.66 MB) Supporting electromobility Source: BMUB / German …

  • 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.

    Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy What potential does digitalization have for the green economy? … refer to the Factsheet "Digital Technologies and Green Economy” (in German). … Digitalisation as engine of transformation for a green economy

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Quick guide on how to use "Current air data" information pages

    … Quick guide on how to use "Current air data" information pages Experts at the monitoring stations of the German states and the … air pollutant and time. For individually selected stations, data can be viewed and downloaded in lists and charts. Exceedances: Exceedances of limit and target values …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Green public procurement

    Each year, German contracting authorities purchase around €300 billion worth of products ranging from pencils to city buses. This massive purchasing power can potentially be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental product and service range, and promote more targeted market launches of innovative eco-friendly products.

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - BBodSchV). The FBU creates the formal prerequisites for being able to apply newer measurement methods and procedures despite the … Published: July 2015 | File format: PDF Pages: 95 I German Expert opinion: Presentation of a concept for assessing measurement uncertainty using confidence …

  • 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

    … agency, it’s important to us that our UBA buildings set new (and high) standards for green construction and renovation. Our Dessau-Roßlau building, which was … relocated our head office from Berlin to Dessau, was awarded the German gold medal for sustainable construction. So why not come visit us and see this magnificently ecological construction for yourself? And if you’d like to get an idea of what the building is like, then …