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  • Article from 23.03.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Thermal treatment

    waste incineration plant

    … Thermal treatment Waste incineration plants generate electricity and heat in the thermal treatment Source: Bernd Engelmann / Umweltbundesamt Thermal waste treatment, which is one of the mainstays of waste disposal in Germany, is …

  • Article from 27.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.01.2019

    The UBA research agenda “Urban environmental protection”

    A city with red buildings from above

    … gaps in our knowledge about environmentally oriented, socially acceptable and health promoting urban development. New causal relationships will be identified … of the interaction between ecological, social and economic aspects. For example, climate protection and adaptation, air pollution control, noise reduction, resource …

  • Article from 01.04.2014 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

    Commissions and advisory boards

    … Commissions and advisory boards Soil protection is an environmental protection task involving … affects not only our food and animal-feed supply, but also water, air and the climate. In the interest of promoting soil protection, heightening its environmental …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Quick guide on how to use "Current air data" information pages

    … air data" information pages Experts at the monitoring stations of the German states and the German Environment Agency take multiple daily measurements to determine the … to our “Current air data” webpage to look up measured values, some forecast data, and data on past years. last update on 18.11.2025 Overview: Our range of information on current air data The "Overview" webpage provides a brief description and links to the following five sources of information: Air quality index Maps …

  • Landing page from 22.10.2025

    Green public procurement

    Each year, German contracting authorities purchase around €300 billion worth of products ranging from pencils to city buses. This massive purchasing power can potentially be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental product and service range, and promote more targeted market launches of innovative eco-friendly products.

  • Article from 01.08.2024 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Soil Investigation Advisory Board (FBU)

    … the expert committee according to section 25 of the German Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - … of methods for analysing solids (Methosa) is compiled by the FBU together with the "Waste Analysis Forum" of the Federal & State Working Group on Waste (LAGA). Methosa …

  • Article from 04.12.2024 | Last changed: 05.12.2024

    Economic aspects of transport

    Stau auf einer Autobahn

    … last update on 04.12.2024 Economic considerations Although the transport of people and goods ensures mobility and a wide variety of products, it also incurs a number … of passenger transport. Air travel incurs – in particular as concerns damage to the climate – very high costs. The calculated costs indicated in the table are based on …

  • Article from 13.06.2022 | Last changed: 22.07.2025

    Sustainable mobility

    LKW und Pkw auf der Autobahn

    … reduce its emissions since 1990. Source: LVDESIGN / Fotolia.com Passenger traffic and freight transport in Germany are growing steadily. Increasing numbers of … in the long term? This question is at the heart of sustainable mobility. In its Climate Action Plan 2050 , the German government has resolved to reduce annual …

  • Article from 10.04.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Visit us

    The UBA building in Dessau-Roßlau from above. The building is elongated, with a façade of wood and coloured glass slabs and slanted solar cells covering the entire surface of the flat roof

  • Article from 21.07.2023 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Document templates

    … Document templates Download area for contractors and grant recipients of the German Environment Agency last update on 21.07.2023 Research reports and surveys Doing research on behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA) and have … for research reports and surveys Forschungspläne Deutsch Reihe TEXTE Reihe Climate Change Reihe Dokumentationen Reihe Umwelt und Gesundheit Reihe Umwelt, …

  • Article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright

    … Disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright This privacy policy applies to the … sites of the German Environment Agency (UBA): UBA web site (www.umweltbundesamt.de) and Scrollytelling (https://stories.umweltbundesamt.de). last update on 18.12.2025 …

  • Article from 02.10.2025 | Last changed: 02.10.2025

    Imprint

    … Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), which in turn is represented by the president of the … Noise: mitifoto / Adobe Stock Economics | Consumption: Ralf Gosch / Adobe Stock Waste | Resources: eyetronic / Adobe Stock Air: James Thew / Adobe Stock Water: …