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Press release 28/2024 from 06.06.2024 | Last changed: 21.06.2024

The German Environment Agency celebrates 50 years of environmental protection at its Dessau site

Zu sehen ist das Hauptgeäude des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau. Im Anschtt befindet sich ein Teil der bunten Fassade sowie die Blickrichtiung zum gläsernen Haupteingang.

… can generate their own electricity for soap bubbles, light and music with a bicycle power generator or go on a genetic search with a leaf collection. In addition to …

Press release 44/2018 from 14.12.2018 | Last changed: 20.12.2018

Climate change abroad also affects the German economy

… side is more mixed: when countries spend more money on repairing damage, buying power is weakened and thus also the demand for German export products. However, …

Press release 56/2014 from 15.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Environmentally harmful subsidies amount to over 52 billion euros

… introduced compensation for electricity costs granted to companies to offset the power price increases associated with emissions trading. These measures also reduce …

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

Effects of climate change clearly noticeable in Germany

… can have various impacts. In the summer of 2003, for instance, more than 30 nuclear power plants in Europe had to cut back their electricity production because of a …

Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved

Ein Schornstein stößt dunklen Qualm aus.

… energy, processes must be further electrified. Expanding and digitising the power grid is crucial both to transport the required volumes of electricity and to …

Newsletter from 05.02.2025 | Last changed: 10.02.2025

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 01/2025

… German) UBA news Climate protection you can touch: Win the “climate scale” hands-on tool Climate protection in everyday life – what's important? The climate scale, the new hands-on tool from the Competence Centre for Sustainable Consumption (KNK) and the German …

Press release 47/2022 from 04.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.11.2022

Aktion Biotonne Deutschland (German organic waste campaign) launches a “28-day organic waste bin challenge” for citizens.

auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

… protection. This is because organic waste can be used to generate climate-friendly power and heat, and whatever is left over in the biogas plant then gets spread over …

Press release 42/2019 from 06.11.2019 | Last changed: 26.11.2019