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  • News from 31.07.2019 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Professor Dirk Messner appointed new President of the UBA

    Dirk Messner

    … Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. Professor Messner succeeds Maria Krautzberger, who is retiring at the end of the year. 31.07.2019 Dirk Messner is currently … Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. Professor Messner succeeds Maria Krautzberger, who is retiring at the end of the year. … Professor Dirk Messner appointed new …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM10)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM10) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a clear declining trend.

    … matter (PM10) Population share exposed to particulate matter (PM10) above the WHO guideline/EU limit value Source: German Environment Agency Figure as PDF (106.06 … of the population exposed to annual average PM10 concentrations above the WHO guideline value of 15 µg/m³ decreased from 90.5 % to 1.1 %. Since 2019, the … measures should be maintained and, if necessary, expanded in order to meet the WHO guideline value for population exposure to PM10 by 2030. Environmental …

  • Cover from 10.01.2018

    Green Economy in the Alpine region - Online Consultation

    … closed now. The GEAP online consultation invited experts, entrepreneurs and people who work and live in the Alps to comment on some key aspects for the elaboration of … closed now. The GEAP online consultation invited experts, entrepreneurs and people who work and live in the Alps to comment on some key aspects for the elaboration of …

  • Press release 4/2017 from 31.01.2017 | Last changed: 27.03.2017

    Air quality 2016: Nitrogen dioxide still the top pollutant

    traffic jam in the city

    … for ozone and particulates which are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) continue to be exceeded. The WHO levels are much more restrictive than the limit values which apply in the EU. …

  • Press release 13/2016 from 08.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Cornerstone for an exemplary ecological building

    a hole in a baseplate for a building is filled with concrete by three men and a women who are all well-dressed

    … Plus-Energy building, designed by the Berlin architects "Anderhalten Architekten who also designed the main building, will be a very special ecological building. Its … friendly, certified hydroelectric power. The building's new occupants are staff who have been working in rental offices at the Fürst Leopold Carré instead of the …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a declining trend considering the EU limit value.

    … matter (PM2.5) Population share exposed to particulate matter (PM2.5) above the WHO guideline/EU limit value Source: German Environment Agency Figure as PDF (107.52 … was exposed to fine particulate matter concentrations exceeding the current WHO guideline value for PM2.5 (5 µg/m³ annual average). Therefore, further measures … entire population of Germany was exposed to PM2.5 concentrations above the current WHO guideline value (5 µg/m³ annual average). The number of people affected in …

  • Press release 06/2016 from 18.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Klimafieber

    bunte, von Kindern gemalte Bilder zeigen eine Kuh, die Methan-Wolken ausstößt, grüne Marsmännchen, eine Frau und einen Jungen, der mit einer futuristischen Brille vor einem Laptop sitzt

    … from Solingen illustrated the workbook „Klimafieber“. Source: Umweltbundesamt "Who knows the difference between weather and climate?", "How has the climate changed …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 06.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.11.2018

    Construction machines

    Zwei Staßenbaumaschinen auf einer Straßenbaustelle

    … air quality, as well as the health of the persons affected. Moreover, many people who are exposed to the noise from construction machines and construction sites … air quality, as well as the health of the persons affected. Moreover, many people who are exposed to the noise from construction machines and construction sites …

  • Press release 51/2024 from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    Manufacturers of single-use plastic products must register by 31 December

    Plastikmüll Picknikartikel quellen aus einer Mülltonne im Park

    … their costs for waste management and awareness-raising measures. Manufacturers who started their activities before 1 January 2024 must register on the DIVID online … Plastics Fund, including payments to those entitled under public law. Manufacturers who started their activities before January 1, 2024 must register on the DIVID …

  • News from 25.01.2019 | Last changed: 25.01.2019

    How does emissions trading work?

    Screenshot aus dem gezeichneten Kurzfilm: Zu sehen ist ein Kraftwerk, das Geld für Emissionsberechtigungen zahlt.

    … UBA erklärt es. Source: Umweltbundesamt Why is there a trade in or with emissions? Who specifies the framework conditions and how does emissions trading actually work? … fuels (SAFs) Tags emissions trading … Why is there a trade in or with emissions? Who specifies the framework conditions and how does emissions trading actually work? …