… in Germany to show sustainable mobility in practice from 16 to 22 September Urban and transport planning authorities should promote walking. Source: william87 / … into practice jointly with their citizens." Press release No. 30/2019 | 15.09.2019 More than 60 municipal governments in all 16 federal states are participating in EMW …

… for Water Reuse The reuse of water is associated with risks to the environment and human health. Source: Jörg Rechenberg / UBA The EU Commission is seeking to … EU wide minimum quality requirements for water reuse for agricultural irrigation and groundwater recharge by the end of 2017. As the current draft falls short to set … to the Member States to refrain from practicing water reuse at all or to set more stringent standards. UBA opposes the idea of a binding EU regulation – instead …

… Improve regulation of Nanomaterials Nano structures are more than 1000 times smaller than the diameter of an human hair Source: … legislations. As a result, specific environmental risks cannot be described and assessed adequately. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to outline the … perspective. 01.06.2016 The UBA recommends to adapt the chemical safety regulations and associated risk assessment instruments to the specifities of nanomaterials. …

… Dessau's Gas Quarter. The Plus-Energy building, designed by the Berlin architects "Anderhalten Architekten who also designed the main building, will be a very special … building. Its energy needs will be generated 100% by itself, using photovoltaics and geothermal heat. The building will also use environmentally friendly building … completely on its own renewable energy. The entire campus will therefore consume no more energy than it did before, despite the new building which has space for some …

… importer of waste. The reason is that German waste technologies are very advanced, and for some materials, the best disposal processes are here. Another reason for … plants are not working to full capacity. What quantities are we talking about and where do they come from? The Federal Environment Agency's (UBA) new mapping … enterprises that dispose of their waste together with domestic waste often produce more waste overall. The new mapping service of the Federal Environment Agency uses …

… years. At least 99 percent of monitored samples meet virtually all microbiological and chemical quality requirements to comply with the strict regulations governing … from the federal states (Länder) submitted to the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and UBA. Press release No. 6/2015 | 12.02.2015 Maria Krautzberger, President of UBA, … of drinking water. A single litre of mineral water generally costs quite a bit more.“ In its current report covering the years 2011-2013, the UBA has published the …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Final data on … in 2021 Good for the climate: Germany replacing coal-based electricity with more power from wind and sun Source: Teteline / Fotolia.com Germany emitted 728.7 …

… German Environment Agency publishes What matters 2017 Healthy air in buildings and homes is one of the topics in this year's UBA What matters publication. Source: … risks as a result of staying in buildings which do not meet adequate European standards. This has been relevant by reason of a ruling issued by the European Court … labelling thereof. "Germany's high standards are in jeopardy. Since we spend more than 80 per cent of our time indoors, this is a very critical point. Consumers …