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  • Press release 31/2022 from 23.06.2022 | Last changed: 23.06.2022

    EU regulation won’t cut pesticide use without incentives for farmers

    Spray device on the tractor

    … was to reduce the use of pesticides instead of extending the list of banned products. The strategy mirrors the wishes of EU citizens, she said. The regulation … chemical pesticides.  The budget might be based on the size of agricultural production in each EU member state. Pesticide tax: Revenues from a pesticide tax …

  • Press release 24/2023 from 07.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.07.2023

    European emissions trading: Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany constant overall

    Coal-fired power plant

    … -eq, the second year in a row. In the energy sector, natural gas use in electricity production fell due to the sharp increase in gas prices as a result of the Russian … power plants. That is why the use of brown coal and hard coal for electricity production increased significantly compared to 2021. Industry: Emissions from … – were an increase in coal-fired power generation and declines in industrial production. Emissions from electricity generation rose by about 2 per cent, while …

  • News from 01.11.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Showcasing an Innovative Dialogue Model for Global Cooperation

    A group of international participants at the main stage of the HSC 2024

    … can rebuild trust and foster long-term collaboration. Collaborative Knowledge Production and Tool Development  What made this whole process particularly impactful was its collaborative approach. It fostered joint knowledge production and the development of a practical tool for implementations, enabling …

  • Newsletter from 30.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2023

    … what is really necessary and otherwise take pains to buy environmentally friendly products are the ones who save the most climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. … gas emissions could be reduced by between 18 and 98 per cent for each online purchase. To achieve this, all involved need to do their part: policymakers, …

  • Cover from 19.11.2025

    umwelt.info

    Canals bird's eye view

    … companies to integrate environmental and sustainability-relevant aspects into their products, services, and business models should be reduced. At the same time, the … companies to integrate environmental and sustainability-relevant aspects into their products, services, and business models should be reduced. At the same time, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-1: Tree species composition in forest nature reserves – case study

    The picture shows a near-natural forest with beech trees. In the foreground there is an uprooted tree lying on the ground.

    … have great longevity. Accordingly, forestry management has to deal with extended production cycles. Planning must be for the long term and has to take future changes … have great longevity. Accordingly, forestry management has to deal with extended production cycles. Planning must be for the long term and has to take future changes …

  • Press release 08/12 from 09.02.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Setting the course for discovery in the bathtub

    … researchers‘ curiosity and thirst. Further information and links The reader is the product of collaboration with the Federal Environment Agency and was funded by the …

  • Press release 09/2021 from 22.03.2021 | Last changed: 22.03.2021

    World Water Day: Reducing chemicals in waters

    Ein Abflussrohr.

    … from entering wastewater in the first place. This requires starting with the production and use of products, for example in the pharmaceutical and construction industries. Our society …

  • Press release 04/12 from 19.01.2012 | Last changed: 27.06.2013

    Video conferencing and natural lawnmowers

    … conditions in all contracts starting late 2012. Suppliers of print and paper products must already ensure that the paper they use bears the Blue Angel eco-label. … a wide selection of vegetarian dishes cooked with regionally sourced seasonal products or refraining from use of detergents that pollute the environment. The most …

  • Press release 034/08 from 16.05.2008 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    Renewable energies making the electricity mix more climate-friendly

    … declining specific emissions, absolute carbon dioxide emissions from the production of electricity have gone down only relatively little since 1990.  This is … same time the share of renewable energies must rise along with efficiency in the production of electricity, perhaps by expanding the network of combined heat and …

  • Press release 22/2023 from 23.06.2023 | Last changed: 27.06.2023

    New drinking water ordinance ensures high quality

    Zwei Hände werden in einen Wasserstrahl gehalten. Im Hintergrund scheint die Sonne.

    … in Germany is of consistently high quality and is one of the best controlled food products. The ⁠Ministry of Health has comprehensively restructured the Drinking … thousand extremely stable compounds that are used, among other things, in the production of cosmetics, cookware and textiles. Substances from the PFAS group break …

  • News from 29.04.2024 | Last changed: 14.08.2024

    ZnO nanoforms - REACH substance evaluation: environmental aspects

    ein weißes Pulver in einer schwarzen Dose

    … substance evaluation: environmental aspects Zinc oxide is used in a wide variety of products. Source: tankist276 / Adobe Stock Together with the Federal Office for … oxide is a basic chemical that is used for the manufacturing of a wide variety of products. Large quantities of pigmentary and microscale zinc oxide are used …