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  • Newsletter from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 14.04.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: Special Issue: New Blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC) – manage today, master tomorrow

    … fallen prey to the virus have to be helped to prevent the virus from spreading, and vaccines and medicinal products need to be developed. The economy and public life are … to rethink current models of business and to shape a new economic start on a more sustainable and future-proof basis. The blog  Corona Sustainability Compass …

  • News from 26.05.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    International workshop on corruption prevention: video statement

    next to a recently sprouted plant a hand stacks coins

    … Participants summarize their most important impressions from the workshop and call for cooperation in the prevention of corruption. From 14 to 16 February … phase until the end of 2024 as part of UBA's own research. Associated content Links More about the workshop All news Related contents SDGs: Herausforderung für die …

  • Press release 24/2021 from 28.05.2021 | Last changed: 04.06.2021

    Final data on nitrogen dioxide pollution 2020: downward trend continues

    Stau

    … as an annual average. There were 25 cities still exceeding the limit in 2019 and 57 in 2018. Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA) said, … "The air in cities is getting cleaner, things are moving in the right direction and that is encouraging. However, there should have been compliance with the limit … the NO₂ values (annual mean values) at measuring stations close to traffic were more than four micrograms per cubic metre lower than in 2019. The decreases vary …

  • Press release 40/2021 from 29.09.2021 | Last changed: 04.10.2021

    25 projects nominated for the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    Jury of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    … Environment Agency (UBA), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and International Design Center Berlin 25 projects … ON event series, you will have the opportunity to get to know some of them in more detail." A panel of experts selected 94 of the 381 entries for the jury meeting …

  • Press release 13/2022 from 02.03.2022 | Last changed: 26.08.2022

    Global CODES Network develops joint Action Plan to co-create a sustainable digital transformation globally

    Die Erdkugel und Wörter in einer Programmiersprache.

    … The UNEA side event marked the first public presentation of the Action Plan and intended to collect a final round of community feedback from a diverse group of … force for environmental sustainability, climate action and nature conservation. For more information, and to join the conversation, please visit the engagement platform …

  • Press release 35/2016 from 17.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Electromobility has clear economic advantages

    electric car

    … The sector reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by only two per cent between 1990 and 2014, although the goal is to achieve reductions of 40 to 42 percent compared to … to reach its climate action targets. This will require the use of post fossil fuels and alternative technologies in the sector. The study by the Öko-Institut done on … said: “This is why we must establish electromobility on the market even more quickly than before – and that means buses, trucks and vans, too. A buyer’s …

  • Press release 46/09 from 02.07.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    Perfluorinated compounds: Avoid inputs - protect the environment

    … Federal Environment Agency proposes threshold values for the sake of environment and health The reports about perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the environment keep coming and coming. Recent occurrences of these compounds in wastewater treatment plants, … paper industries for example, the UBA is calling for closed water cycles. Furthermore, the appropriate Laender authorities ought to conduct regular tests for …

  • Press release 36/2024 from 06.09.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

    UBA refuses to approve certificates for eight UER projects

    an einer Förderanlage wird Gas abgefackelt

    … from fuels in the upstream sector. Source: Leonid Ikan / Fotolia.com The intensive and complex educational work of the German Environment Agency (UBA) in the area of … of reports submitted by project organisers is often not sufficient to uncover and prove misuse of the UER system. In addition to its own investigations, the UBA … their projects and threatened an on-site inspection. The UBA thus ensured that no more UER certificates could be issued for these projects for 2023. In this way, the …

  • Press release 04/2016 from 03.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Sharp decrease of climate gases in Germany in 2014

    Eine Solaranlage auf freien Feld, im Hintergrund drehen sich Windkrafträder

    … Joint press release of the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Sharp decrease of climate gases in Germany in 2014 Minister … a change in transport policy, for example better delivery of bus and rail services, more electric mobility for cars and bicycles, and support for pedestrian and bicycle …

  • Press release 31/2023 from 05.09.2023 | Last changed: 24.10.2023

    Water resources must be better protected

    Water splashing on someone's hands

    … Water resources must be better protected UBA warns against slow-to-degrade and mobile chemicals Water resources must be better protected Source: Ramona Hein/Fotolia Slow-to-degrade, mobile and partly toxic chemicals, so-called PMT/vPvM substances, can endanger our water … to these studies, chemicals that are difficult to degrade and are mobile occur much more frequently in the environment than was previously assumed. Some of these are …

  • Appointment from 16.08.2017 | Last changed: 16.08.2017

    Accelerating the Resource Revolution – World Resources Forum 2017

    Menschen tauschen sich auf einer Konferenz aus.

    … after two historic global agreements – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change – the World Resources Forum Association invites leaders from government, business, research and NGOs to Geneva to talk about how to accelerate the Resource Revolution. How … international players a platform to walk the talk. WRF 2015, held in Davos, brought more than 600 participants from over 100 countries together. Back to back events …

  • News from 20.06.2017 | Last changed: 20.06.2017

    It is time to implement measures against obsolescence

    Alte Waschmaschinen

    … The German Environment Agency published two studies on the matter of obsolescence and a Scientific Opinion Paper with recommendations for possible legal measures on … the activities of the EU Commission to promote the reparability, upgradability and durability of products under the Ecodesign Directive. However further legal … address the product design, it is necessary to strengthen consumer rights. Furthermore the framework conditions for repair need to be improved. Spare parts, repair …