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  • Press release 43/2018 from 12.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.09.2019

    Higher quality plastics recycling is necessary

    Das Wort Recycling vor schwarzem Hintergrund, darauf auch ausrangierte Kühlaggregate.

    … quotas can conserve resources The German Environment Agency's new magazine focuses on recycling in the 1-2018 issue. Source: Umweltbundesamt / Paul Bulteel … generating 1.9 million tonnes of recyclates. "Plastic recyclates must be reused to the highest possible quality. Shampoo bottles should be recycled to become …

  • Press release 14/2024 from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 16.09.2024

    National emissions trading: CO₂ emissions fell by 5.9 per cent in 2022

    Cars and trucks on a motorway

    … increased. Messner adds: “It's crucial that the revenue from CO₂ pricing is used to actively underpin social and economic policy for the transformation … each other, and can be harmonised through emissions trading.” Total German greenhouse gas emissions amounted to around 750 million tonnes of CO₂-eq in 2022, with the …

  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … for climate-resilient sponge cities". Among the most important are: Making greater use of rainwater as a local resource and anchoring this approach in the Water …

  • Newsletter from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 15.10.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 5/2025

    … Paper Page number 20 Year of publication 2025 Methane, the underestimated greenhouse gas Sources, effects, mitigation options Methane is the second most important … The study discusses the potential expansion of the CBAM to downstream products. Using the example of products from the automotive value chain (wheels, brakes, … discharges of biocides from façades in urban regions GRUBURG Biocides, commonly used in building materials, are released through precipitation and can contaminate …

  • Newsletter from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    The Latest from UBA - No.: 6/2025

    … are essential to solving the global problem of climate change, after all, greenhouse gases know no borders. And they have already delivered notable progress: If all … - Summary Two types of large-scale models with different modelling philosophies are used to quantify socioeconomic effects in scenarios in which the EU moves forward in … 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT, as well as other munition compounds (1,3-DNB and 2,6-DNT) by using two marine diatom species ( Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Skeletonema marinoi …

  • Newsletter from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

    … published Appointments As recounted Dear Reader, How can Germany reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and therefore make its contribution to limiting climate change? … water sports: tips on environmentally-responsible action Anti-fouling coatings are used to protect boat hulls from plant growth. Such products usually contain toxic … it contains new ideas for those participating in the EMW.  read more (in German) Using demographic change as an opportunity From a societal perspective Germany is …

  • Newsletter from 09.08.2017 | Last changed: 09.08.2017

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2017

    … annual publication Schwerpunkte 2017 [What matters 2017]. This year's edition focuses on indoor air, and our new explanatory film on fast fashion highlights the … affecting drinking water prices. These measures include drilling deeper wells or using uncontaminated groundwater supplies and mixing it to ensure compliance with … large amounts of slurry and manure , or those where a lot of chemical fertiliser is used in fruit and vegetable growing. UBA warns that should overfertilisation in …

  • Press release 28/2022 from 09.06.2022 | Last changed: 15.06.2022

    Giving value added tax an ecological and social dimension

    Ein Marktstand mit Gemüse

    … passenger transport from VAT altogether. This will lighten the burden on private households by around six billion euros a year. In addition, exemption from VAT is to … the state with excessively low taxes. Our climate and environment relief package focuses on the sharp rise in food prices and mobility costs. It provides immediate relief for household budgets and protects the environment at the same time." Press release No. …

  • Press release 21/2020 from 28.05.2020 | Last changed: 02.06.2020

    Emissions trading: German installations generated 14 percent less CO2 emissions in 2019

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … Environment Agency (UBA) presented these details in its annual report on the greenhouse gas emissions of the stationary installations subject to emissions trading and … The new European innovation fund is a central component in this strategy because it promotes future innovative, climate-friendly technologies in the industrial … from the EU effort sharing decision for each year between 2013 and 2020. Unused allocations from earlier years of the period or emission allowances transferred …

  • Press release 34/2019 from 25.09.2019 | Last changed: 30.09.2019

    Protect oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term

    Nahaufnahme einer großen Welle, die kurz davor ist in die Brandung zu stürzen

    … protected, they will be more resilient to the effects of climate change and can be used by humankind over the long term. It will help ecosystems and the ecosystems … in sea levels has accelerated significantly in recent decades, in particular because Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers are melting and warming ocean waters are …