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Press release 48/2015 from 17.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Old diesel vehicles must be phased out of city centres

… still the polluting the air in Germany’s cities. It is especially harmful to people who suffer asthma and can trigger shortness of breath and bronchitis. Calculations …

Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

… V results show that breastfed children are more exposed to PFAS than those children who were not breastfed. Elevated concentrations of PFOA and PFOS in human blood can …

Newsletter from 02.06.2025 | Last changed: 02.06.2025

The Latest from UBA - No.: 3/2025

… what the UBA set out to investigate. We present our findings in this edition of our newsletter. Other topics include both trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a concerning chemical whose release into the environment should be reduced at all costs, and the results …

Press release 28/2021 from 14.06.2021 | Last changed: 18.06.2021

New study shows risks of climate change in Germany

… advisory centre. We will also promote the assignment of adaptation managers who promote climate adaptation on the ground. In the next step, the Federal …

Press release 43/2022 from 30.09.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga

… for effective restoration measures. With their specialist knowledge, people who fish in the Oder can play an important part in implementing the project, and …

Press release 07/2020 from 12.02.2020 | Last changed: 08.04.2020

Art and the environment “Zero Waste” exhibition in Leipzig

… the corner, is addressed by young South African photographer Alexander Oelofse, who also turns his lens on the pollution of the world’s oceans. In her grotesquely …

Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

… latter case, the verification requirement is waived. Furthermore, CBAM declarants who submit an application for authorisation via the authorisation module in the CBAM …

Press release 11/2022 from 28.02.2022 | Last changed: 04.03.2022

Climate risks put quality of life and environment at stake

… said: “This is a clear mandate for policy makers at federal, Land and local level who must now enhance climate change adaptation policy and speed up the …

Press release 42/2024 from 19.09.2024 | Last changed: 23.09.2024

Germany’s “Blauer Kompass” award: prize for outstanding projects for climate change precautions and adaptation

Preisträger und Preisträgerinnen des Wettbewerbs Blauer Kompass 2024 auf einem Gruppenbild

… Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk) or the fire department, who have innovative ideas about efficiently managing consequences of disasters. The …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

Press release 38/2014 from 29.08.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Heinrich Freiherr (Baron) von Lersner has died

Lersner introduced asbestos-free brake pads in 1981, which were awarded the Blue Angel

… not be reassigned after a change of government. He was a staunch defender of staff who were criticised time and again – for example when the superior BMI complained …

Newsletter from 31.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

The Latest from UBA - No.: 4/2025

… been cut by around half. You can read more about this in the current edition of our newsletter. Effective climate action tools must also be designed to ensure that no …