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  • Article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 24.06.2025

    Advanced materials

    Word cloud of advanced materials

    … The German Environment Agency is addressing the potential of advanced materials for environmental and climate protection and is participating in discussions on the open … polymers (e.g. electroactive, self-repairing, co-polymers) Biopolymers (e.g., DNA-based, RNA-based, protein-based, sugar-based, lipid-based) Porous materials (e.g., … in the areas of early warning systems, regulation, innovation, communication and research. In addition, on a European level, UBA is collaborating with other European …

  • Article from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 27.02.2025

    Political context

    Organizational Chart of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)

    … Working Group on Effects To develop the necessary international cooperation in the research on and the monitoring of pollutant effects, the  WGE  was established under … Article 8(f) calls for exchanging available physico-chemical and biological data relating to the effects of long-range transboundary air pollution and the … of critical loads;  to compile national data on critical loads into a European database;  to generate maps of European critical loads and their exceedances and to …

  • Article from 26.05.2020 | Last changed: 30.07.2020

    FAQ formaldehyde regulations for wood-based materials & furniture

    … FAQ formaldehyde regulations for wood-based materials & furniture Here you will find … questions and answers about the test procedure for formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials which came into force on 01.01.2020. The information is mainly …

  • Article from 18.08.2022 | Last changed: 18.08.2022

    RESCUE: Main results

    … avoided. The entire energy supply, i.e. electricity, fuel, and feedstocks, is based on renewable energies. Despite a healthier diet with less meat and a reduction … raw materials (e.g., metals such as lithium and cobalt) (see the detailed research reports ). Individual raw material could only partly be considered in this …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 08.04.2024

    RESCUE: Methods

    … RESCUE: Methods The RESCUE study is based on in-house research by the German Environment Agency (UBA) as well as … and GHG-emissions (material and carbon footprints) are derived using the environmental and economic raw materials model (URMOD ). Further information on the …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2019

    RESCUE scenario GreenSupreme

    … at an early stage, so that by 2030 around 63 TWh of sustainable, electricity-based fuels will already be imported. The share of renewable energies in fuel supply … at an early stage, so that by 2030 around 63 TWh of sustainable, electricity-based fuels will already be imported. The share of renewable energies in fuel supply …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2019

    RESCUE scenario GreenLife

    … and GreenMe. Current trends as well as smaller niche developments for a more environmentally friendly behavior are examined. last update on 04.11.2019 Scenario … consumption. Current trends as well as smaller niche developments for a more environmentally friendly behavior are scaled up to build this scenario. The demand …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2019

    RESCUE scenario GreenMe

    … have a smaller material footprint and land requirements than conventional ground-based PV systems. Similarly, foundations, elevations, and wind towers are designed … to 94 percent by 2040. As in the GreenEe scenarios, around 22 TWh of electricity-based fuels (from renewable power) will be imported by 2030, half of which will be …

  • Article from 04.11.2019 | Last changed: 04.11.2019

    RESCUE scenario GreenLate

    … at the international stage (with a ~10-year delay). In 2050, energy supply is based completely on renewable sources. However, the energy demand is higher than in … are still widely in use due to the late transition. Until 2050, efficient and power-based technologies for sector coupling can only be implemented for applications with …

  • Article from 22.02.2024 | Last changed: 19.05.2025

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024)

    a colorful picture with many different faces

    German Environmental Survey, GerES VI (2023-2024) Adults are back in focus in the … for the entire population GerES VI provides up-to-date, population-representative data on the burden of the adult population in Germany with environmental pollutants. …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 18.05.2020

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)

    … pharmaceutical ingredients in surface waters for a number of years. Currently no environmental quality standards have been determined for API either at European or … substances on the national watchlist complied with the Draft for the annual average environmental quality standard (EQS-Draft) for carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole at … (118.82 kB) Comparison of annual means in 2016-2018 with draft of environmental quality standard and PNEC Source: UBA / LAWA Download image (527.53 …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Autism Spectrum Disorder

    A token stands in the middle of a wooden square, three others stand outside.

    … that genetic causes contribute to a large extent to the development of autism. Do environmental factors also play a role? last update on 15.05.2020 Autism is seen as … of autism cannot be determined by biomarkers but rather by patient observation based on certain diagnostic criteria. Early childhood autism manifests itself before … of life. In a large-scale EU project called MiND (http://mind-project.eu/) the researchers are investigating the genetic causes of autism and the gene-environment …