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  • Article from 16.12.2013 | Last changed: 28.10.2024

    Year of Air 2013

    Das Logo zum Jahr der Luft 2013 zeigt eine Pusteblume und den Schriftzug "Jahr der Luft"

    … Year of Air 2013 European Union declares 2013 Year of Air Source: Umweltbundesamt This Federal Environment Agency web page offers regularly updated … in the long term. Week 24: About 3.2 million tonnes of reactive nitrogen compounds enter Germany´s nitrogen cycle every year. Week 25: Ground-level ozone causes … Week 30: 29 global stations are taking measurements in the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW). Week 31: The mean ozone concentrations in Mace Head (Ireland) along …

  • Article from 15.06.2020 | Last changed: 07.10.2025

    Renewable energies

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … ensure supply security and to prevent conflicts over resources. The basic principle underlying the use of renewable energies is that electricity, heat and fuel are … We monitor and evaluate the development of innovative and environmentally sound technologies. We advocate for the use of renewable energies by proposing … renewable electricity. The Renewable Energies Heat Act and the Market Incentive Programme are designed to increase the share of heat generated that is renewable.  …

  • Article from 26.04.2024 | Last changed: 12.05.2025

    Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

    used electrical and electronic equipment in a container, for example monitors, computers and household appliances

    … the product responsibility of producers of electrical and electronic equipment under waste legislation. The ElektroG has the following aims: Protect health and the … for example by commissioning and guiding investment projects under the funding programme for model projects to reduce environment pollution. UBA also informs the …

  • Article from 29.02.2024 | Last changed: 29.02.2024

    Sustainable Chemistry

    coloured liquids in flasks

    … economy, because current development is leading us to exceed the planetary boundaries and thus threatening the future and well-being of mankind. last update on … systems must take a systemic overall view, take place within the planetary boundaries (see Fig. 1) and serve the SDGs . Only an approach that sets priorities in … on Chemicals Management ( ICCM5 ) in Bonn at the end of September 2023. Planetary boundaries Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (78.35 kB) Three dimensions of …

  • Article from 25.05.2020 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    The EU’s Twinning instrument

    … projects The main aim of twinning remains unchanged: in time-limited and EU-funded administrative partnership projects, Member States support EU accession and … Germany is by far the most active EU Member State in environmental matters.  Under the aegis of the German Federal Ministry for Environment , Germany has been … for the development of environmental strategies, the establishment of structural funds and general measures to build up administrative structures. What is the role of …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … der CAMLR-Konvention Ein Exkurs in die Geschichte der Antarktis Antarktis Schutz und Verwaltung von Gebieten nach USP Related publications Baltic Sea - Good …

  • Article from 17.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.01.2022

    Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … and economic transformation until 2030. last update on 17.01.2022 Project Background Ambitious and rapid changes in our production and consumption patterns are … achieve the Paris climate targets and to preserve natural resources as our life foundation. In existing research projects, the German Environment Agency (UBA) is … Strukturforschung (GWS) mbH), E-Mail: m.meyer@gws-os.com    Dr. Philip Nuss (Umweltbundesamt (UBA)), E-Mail: philip.nuss@uba.de Associated content Links The 17 SDGs …

  • Article from 19.07.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Digitalization water management

    … water status. Data on important nutrients and pollutants from selected groundwater and surface water monitoring sites are submitted to UBA by the federal … also contains many requirements relating to digitization processes in the action programme. Not only technical challenges are addressed, but also topics such as the …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … natural resources The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood Source: iStock Digitalisation is becoming increasingly pervasive in … However, its impact on natural resources and climate change needs to be better understood. The UBA research project ‘Digitalisation and resources … to conserving natural resources. However, there is a pressing need to improve our understanding of how digitalisation itself influences the demand for energy and …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 01.03.2021

    Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria

    Media coverage and dissemination PMT/vPvM criteria

    … Competent Authority: “How many potential vPvM/PMT substances have been registered under REACH ? - vPvM/PMT-screening by using the Danish (Q)SAR database” … it.dtu.dk/en/publications/how-many-potential-vpvmpmt-substances-have-been-registered-under- European Commission: “Communication from the Commission to the European … Chemical Watch: “EU members back implementation of mobility concept under REACH- Views of nine competent authorities revealed in Baua document”, …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 31.01.2022

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    … Michael Neumann / UBA Since 2019, the PMT/vPvM criteria have been widely used under the EU´s chemicals legislation REACH to identify and regulate persistent and … 2018 | –> go forward: Third PMT Workshop 2021 Implementing the PMT/vPvM criteria under the EU´s chemical legislation REACH will help ensure the protection of … impurities, additives, or transformation product precursors, greater than 0.1% abundance (i.e. as for a PBT/vPvB assessment). Following this, these constituents are …