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  • Press release 03/2025 from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    Sustainability in supermarkets: Retail can do more

    Voller Einkaufswagen vor Supermarktregal.

    … Retail can do more German Environment Agency (UBA) sees improvements compared to the first study in 2022 German retailers can do more for the sake of environmental sustainability Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia … from resource-conserving food production and environmentally friendly packaging to the avoidance of food waste. The German food retail sector is already involved in …

  • Cover from 17.06.2025

    Section: Scientific background

    Blackboard filled with mathematical equations and chemical formulas.

    … Source: Intararit / Adobe Stock verändert Scientific background Pharmaceuticals and the environment for patients for doctors and pharmacists Scientific background …

  • Cover from 17.06.2025

    Section: for physicians and pharmacists

    Illustration featuring fish, water, a stethoscope and a pharmacy symbol.

    … German Environment Agency 2024 for doctors and pharmacists Pharmaceuticals and the environment for patients for doctors and pharmacists Scientific background … Faltblatt: Arzneimittel NICHT in die Toilette oder Spüle – Entsorgungsweg Apotheke Postkarte: Erst Wischen … dann Waschen! Geburtstagskalender: Arzneimittel und Umwelt Fact Sheet: Infopaket für Apotheken - Arzneimittel und Umwelt … Section: for physicians and pharmacists …

  • Cover from 17.06.2025

    Section: for patients

    Illustration featuring fish, water, medicines, a toilet, and a sink

    … Source: German Environment Agency 2024 for patients Pharmaceuticals and the environment for patients for doctors and pharmacists Scientific background …

  • Press release 47/2024 from 05.12.2024 | Last changed: 09.12.2024

    Packaging consumption decreased in 2022 and recycling rate increased slightly

    Separated packaging in the household, collected in boxes. Glass, cardboard, plastic, etc.

    … million tonnes in 2022. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.4 per cent compared to the previous year. This means that just under 10 kilograms less packaging was consumed per person. Despite the decrease, the figures show the second-highest value ever recorded and an increase of 18.8 per …

  • Press release 39/2025 from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 04.12.2025

    Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App

    Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

    … Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App The German Environment Agency has revised its method for assessing air quality and provides guidance in the updated app The app provides an overview of air quality Source: Umweltbundesamt How good is the

  • Press release 36/2025 from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 17.10.2025

    Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly

    Nachhaltigkeit beim Reisen ist bei der Reiseentscheidung nur einer unter vielen Wünschen.

    … UBA study reveals contradiction between aspiration and reality Sustainability was the deciding factor in only 5% of travel decisions Source: Eray Haciosmanoglu Many Germans desire to travel sustainably, but this wish is hardly reflected in their actual travel behaviour up to now. This is shown by the new report from the demand monitor “Sustainability in Holiday Travel” by the

  • News from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 29.07.2025

    German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    … German Environmental Survey celebrates 40th anniversary Adults are back in focus in the German Environmental Survey. Source: Fotolia/Dashk (edited by Agentur Naumilkat) In 1985, the first German Environmental Survey on Health (GerES) was launched. Since then, this series of surveys has been investigating the exposure of the German …

  • Press release 30/2025 from 17.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Weak wind conditions slow down renewable energy production

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … Energy production with wind power Source: Stephen Meese/istockphoto According to the latest analyses by the German Environment Agency (UBA), electricity generation from renewable energies in the first half of 2025 was about five percent below the level of the corresponding …

  • Press release 29/2025 from 16.07.2025 | Last changed: 21.07.2025

    German emissions nearly halved in 20 years of trading

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … A significant reduction in climate-damaging emissions can be observed in the European Emissions 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 percent. Across Europe, …