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  • Press release 60/2020 from 03.12.2020 | Last changed: 08.12.2020

    Fireworks produce 2,050 tonnes of particulate matter per year

    Kleine Böller auf der Straße.

    … Even small fireworks can cause serious air pollution. Source: Jonas Stoll / Umweltbundesamt Particulate matter pollution in the early hours of New Year's Day is … are to blame for the poor air quality. New calculations now show that it is just under half that amount, i.e. around 2,050 tonnes of particulate matter per year, which causes the high levels of …

  • Press release 48/2021 from 03.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Promoting plastics recycling in the construction sector

    verschiedene Baumaterialien, wie Steine und Fenster, getrennt voneinander gelagert

    … of the Packaging Act, even if there is no system participation obligation under the Packaging Act in the context of a pure business-to-business transaction. …

  • Press release 49/2019 from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    Soil of the Year 2020: Intertidal Flat Soil

    Bildmontage des Wattbodens mit einzelnen Bodenschichten im Untergrund

    … Source: Dr. Alexander Gröngröft; Motivcollage Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung 5 December is World Soil Day, an initiative by the United Nations to … to life, intertidal flats are actually quite species-rich. Due to periodic inundations, constant redistributions of sediments and wave strains, intertidal flats … flats which will have to regenerate elsewhere. This year's Soil of the Year is under the aegis of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. In international soil …

  • Press release 50/2010 from 11.10.2010 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

    Less pollution from fireplaces and tiled stoves

    … Agency (UBA) brochure entitled Heizen mit Holz - ein Ratgeber zum richtigen und sauberen Heizen  provides information on the new regulations as well as on the …

  • Press release 036/11 from 25.07.2011 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Photo contest theme: Summer, sun - plastic rubbish?

    … environment. Press release No. 036/11 | 25.07.2011   Whether it be plastic waste found in the forest, a sculpture of collected waste objects, or the documentation of a … or even tragic way.  The best entries will be shown on the www.fuer-mensch-und-umwelt.de website and the UBA Facebook profile http://on.fb.me/ix55v0 and can …

  • News from 18.04.2023 | Last changed: 19.04.2023

    UBA publishes fact sheets on Proposal of EU Packaging Regulation

    The photo shows packaging waste: Cans, bottles, paper.

    … facts and figures, experience from regulatory implementation in Germany, and background information relevant to the proposed new regulations. 18.04.2023 The European … Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz - Gesetz über das Inverkehrbringen, die Rücknahme und die hochwertige Verwertung von Verpackungen) which are already in force in … important facts and figures, experience with official implementation and background information on different topics. The Fact Sheets are aimed particularly at …

  • Press release 39/2020 from 10.09.2020 | Last changed: 10.09.2020

    Video streaming: data transmission technology crucial for climate footprint

    Server im Rechenzentrum.

    … without having to feel guilty about the climate. But the volumes of data all around us will grow steadily over the next few years, be it in the form of networked … of video streaming and similar services Next Previous caption Links Images, sound bites and additional information for download Publications Kennzahlen und Indikatoren für die Beurteilung der Ressourceneffizienz von Rechenzentren und

  • Press release 45/2021 from 18.11.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    German Environment Agency advocates increased use of reusables in "to go" consumption and online shopping

    Disposable cups result in unnecessary amounts of waste and the unnecessary use of resources

    … to do without disposable packaging. "We need nothing short of a complete turnaround in order to reduce the amount of packaging waste," said Ms Busse. UBA also sees … and Packaging Waste Directive 1994/62/EG All press releases Related contents Fragen und Antworten: Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfälle Related publications Empfehlungen für die Revision der …

  • Press release 6/2015 from 12.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Drinking water in Germany once again "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … be the rare exception. Even nitrate, a problematic chemical which is present in groundwater in sometimes high concentrations – in particular where there is intensive … of the population. As concerns nitrate, which fertiliser and slurry introduce to groundwater, the newest data confirms the downward trend observed earlier. Whereas 1.1 … in drinking water does not, however, allow any inference about nitrate in groundwater or other bodies of water. Nitrate concentrations elsewhere often continue …

  • Publication from 23.04.2021

    Development of selected indicators and assessment approaches regarding the marine environment in the context of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Cover of publication TEXTE 53/2021 Development of selected indicators and assessment approaches regarding the marine environment in the context of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Final Report Part B: Evaluation of the HELCOM Zooplankton Core Indicator ’Zooplankton Mean Size and Total Stock (MSTS)’ along a salinity gradient in the western Baltic Sea

    … size and total stock” (MSTS) in the Western Baltic Sea. The indicator is also used under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to assess food webs and pelagic … Jörg Dutz, Günther Nausch Related publications Entwicklung ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für die Meeresumwelt im Rahmen der Umsetzung der … Language English Project No. (FKZ) 3715 25 201 0 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 1.59 MB Print version …

  • Publication from 16.09.2025

    Decomposition analysis of CO₂ emissions in the European cement sector

    Cover of publication CC 02/2022 Decomposition analysis of CO2 emissions in the European cement sector

    … between 2005 and 2018 Based on a methodological approach developed by Branger und Quirion (2015), the authors analyse the drivers governing the development of CO2 … first one is arguably not directly affected by CO2 pricing, the latter needs to be understood in more detail to allow for clear conclusions. Download Series Climate … Mendelevitch Related publications Development of the iron and steelmaking sector under the EU ETS Development of combustion installations under the EU ETS …