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  • Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

    Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

    Leafy banks of the Spree near Berlin

    … new pipe systems in a way that is as environmentally sustainable as possible. Households, industry and agriculture should also save more water. One option, if … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The … available without restrictions; the existing storage volumes can currently only be used to a limited extent by about 50 percent. First of all, therefore, existing …

  • News from 08.03.2024 | Last changed: 08.03.2024

    Renewable energies continue to pick up speed in 2023

    Wind turbines between agricultural land and a solar park

    … energy in the transport sector In 2023, a total of 35.2 TWh of biofuels were used. This is around 2 per cent more than in the previous year (biodiesel less than … in 2023 By replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, fossil greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. The expansion of renewable energies is therefore an …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … and soil (acidification) must be weighed against the climate benefits of their use. The disadvantages of electric cars are largely due to the fact that electricity … in all the environmental impacts analysed. For example, electric cars will also cause around 27 per cent less aquatic eutrophication than petrol cars. In addition, … The study also analysed the environmental impact of heavy goods vehicles. HGVs that use liquefied natural gas (⁠LNG) have no advantages over diesel HGVs either for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … (MW) are relevant. For these coefficients of water level, a low-pass filter was used to calculate a moving average across 19 years. All gauges examined show that … unless targeted protective measures are taken 80 . In estuaries – which are also used as shipping lanes, for instance as access routes to the port of Hamburg via the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … to the railway infrastructure Trees and branches in the track or overhead wires cause disruptions in the railway infrastructure. Source: Turner / stock.adobe.com 2023 … 2021 stands out due to numerous disruptions to the railway infrastructure caused by weather events and weather-related patterns, not just in comparison to the …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Commitment to environmental protection

    A graph shows the percentage of the population actively involved in environmental protection and nature conservation or who could imagine becoming involved. In 2024 only the current involvement was surveyed (same as in 2022 and 2020) which was at 15 percent.

    … in the 14 to 17 age bracket were also included. In 2024, the survey was conducted using the PostDirekt method, which is only possible from the age of 18. A detailed … in the 14 to 17 age bracket were also included. In 2024, the survey was conducted using the PostDirekt method, which is only possible from the age of 18. A detailed …

  • Newsletter from 28.06.2017 | Last changed: 28.06.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2017

    … but this has been somewhat cumbersome up to now. It is now much easier to enquire using the “Scan4Chem” app from the German Environment Agency.  read more (in German) … of the European environment agencies. "Mobile" chemicals - when filters become useless The German Environment Agency wants better protection of drinking water … against "mobile" contaminants, chemicals which have entered the water cycle because they do not bind to solids such as sand or activated carbon. One in five Germans …

  • Press release 46/2020 from 02.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

    Schulze: "Human biomonitoring should become an instrument of European chemicals policy"

    Eine behandschuhte Hand stellt ein Reagenzglas mit einer Blutprobe in eine Reagenzglashalterung, in der bereits weitere Blutproben stehen.

    … , the HBM4EU Management Board has advocated the systematic collection and use of HBM data. The European Green Deal and the associated new EU sustainability … EU regulatory measures. The study shows that further precautions are particularly useful to prevent the absorption of chromium VI through the skin. Another group of … This group of plasticisers includes substances that affect fertility and are used in many plastic products, including food packaging. Although initial HBM4EU …

  • Press release 30/2022 from 21.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    German Environment Agency awarded quality seal for compatibility of work, family and private life

    Eight women and one man posed for a photo at UBA Dessau, smiling and holding glasses for a toast and the Work and Family Audit certificate in the camera

    … the dialogue procedure for the audit, which is open to employers who have been using the management tool for at least nine years to implement family- and … familiengerechte hochschule (family-friendly university The audit, which can be used in all sectors and company pf all sizes, records the status quo of the family- …

  • Press release 38/2018 from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award

    Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign 2018

    … design and ecology. I hope that all the award winners are rewarded by widespread use of their products and services. By consuming more sustainably we can conserve … industries as well next-generation designers.   Winners 2018 "Product" category Household product "1 für 4 Papier" (1 for 4 paper)  - COMPOSTELLA Pure cellulose paper … mining project - Shards A circular system which produces new tiles produced from used bricks and glass without quality loss. https://vimeo.com/302250780 Recycling …

  • Press release 15/2015 from 25.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    25 April is World Penguin Day

    two penguins

    … High-resolution images can determine the location and size of penguin colonies. Using this method British researchers succeeded for the first time in 2012 in making … rocky terrain are more difficult to find. In the latter case satellite images are used to look for animal excrement (guano) which covers large areas of the ground …