… Agriculture Sustainability / Strategies / International Matters UBA News Dear Readers, In the summer of 2022, frightening pictures were circulating in the German … water levels and intense sunlight allowed the algae to proliferate and the toxin to reach high concentrations, causing fish and mussels to die en masse. To avoid this …

… Law & legislation UBA News Recently published Appointments As recounted Dear Reader, Not only is protecting our climate and ensuring clean air important for both … Agreement disclose, that temperature objectives of the Paris Agreement are not in reach if current NDCs are implemented. A new study, commissioned by German …

… internationally ​Law & Legislation UBA News Recently published As recounted Dear readers, They are bad for the climate, often also for air quality and our health and … the policy… Series Climate Change Page number 62 Year of publication 2021 Advancing REACH: Strengthening control of emerging risk In October 2020, the European … on the precautionary principle in the EU and to derive policy options to advance REACH in order to strengthen the control of emerging risk. The report assesses the …

… Sustainability / Strategies / International matters UBA news As recounted Dear Readers, Storms, heavy rain, drought, heat waves – the negative consequences of the … change (Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie, DAS), which UBA President Dirk Messner and Federal Minister for the Environment Steffi Lemke presented on the 28th of November … 11 Year of publication 2023 Monitoring, Reporting and Verification in a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Which rules and standards for calculating and certifying …

… International Law and Legislation UBA News Recently published As recounted Dear Reader, We have been aware of the negative aspects of the meat industry since well … related to the roll-out of renewable energy technologies, the level of ambition for reaching GHG-neutrality, the magnitude of materials- and energy-efficiency, and the …

… Law & legislation UBA news Recently published Appointments As recounted Dear Reader, There is almost no better example of today’s “throwaway society” than the … this trend. Potato peelings and coffee grounds, etc. are waste which is of considerably higher value – but only if they are collected separately. In our section on … As at least their coatings and lids are made of plastic, this poses a considerable problem. Disposable cups are among the “top ten” of disposable products …

… internationally ​Law & Legislation UBA News Recently published As recounted Dear readers, Straight carrots with fresh green leaves, flawless apples, heads of broccoli … road salt are used on German roads every year. In harsh winters, it can sometimes reach more than 4 million tonnes. Road salt is extremely harmful to trees and other …