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  • Newsletter from 15.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2018

    … 1990 - coal phase-out more necessary than ever Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity (FET) test: workshop report available UBA and the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) … May 2017. The aim was to exchange views on the potential applicability of the FET test for regulatory purposes under REACH, Biocidal Products- and Classifcation and …

  • Press release 41/10 from 05.08.2010 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Producers of energy-saving lamps must use Blue Angel eco-label

    … ecology and health protection, and its standard surpasses statutory requirements. Test results from Stiftung Warentest were also included in the development of criteria. “The Blue Angel stands for …

  • Press release 32/2011 from 22.06.2011 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

    Large-scale engineering in global environmental processes: an alternative in climate protection?

    … geo-engineering measures have only been conducted in laboratories up to now and tested on a small scale.  In-depth scientific research on which to base a valid … to achieve that goal is a matter of dispute among the various countries. In its latest background paper, the Federal Environment Agency addresses geo-engineering in …

  • Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Putting power gluttons on a diet

    smartphones

    … These standby losses are particularly unnecessary as it is usually easy to test whether a piece of equipment is consuming power even though it is not in …

  • Newsletter from 04.06.2024 | Last changed: 04.06.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2024

    … issue: leaking substances from rusting world war munitions. Other topics: new test method for formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials, pesticides in the … project generated ecotoxicological data needed for the development of a tailored testing strategy to assess the environmental risk of pharmaceuticals (progestins and …

  • Press release 19/2015 from 23.05.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Effects of climate change clearly noticeable in Germany

    puny corn crops in very dry soil

    … longer heat periods. In agriculture new more drought resistant varieties are being tested. In many cities and communities public investments in flood control measures …

  • Press release 43/2024 from 06.11.2024 | Last changed: 07.11.2024

    Rural areas and urban centres are interdependent

    Kind auf einem Feld schau auf die entfernte Stadt.

    … develop concepts and instruments in collaboration with science and practice and test them in situ. The cross-sectional and synthesis project, which is led by the …

  • News from 02.04.2020 | Last changed: 14.04.2020

    Risks and opportunities in responding to the coronavirus crisis

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner

    … only natural that in times of great uncertainty, people prefer to rely on tried-and-tested routines instead of new, forward-looking strategies. In crises, however, … by great insecurity, fear and existential worries place their trust in tried-and-tested routines. This is a protective mechanism to regain security and control. This …