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  • Newsletter from 07.06.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2023

    … However, in this newsletter issue you will discover why a massive expansion of the use of wood in domestic wood burning stoves or pellet heating systems is not a good … of the German Environment Agency   Energy transition in heating: Expansion of wood use counterproductive for climate and health Burning wood produces greenhouse gases …

  • Appointment from 24.10.2022 | Last changed: 02.12.2022

    ERF 2022: European Resources Forum

    A cut down tree

    … 6th European Resources Forum "Transformative approaches for sustainable resource use and a circular economy." The conference will take place on 1th December 2022 as … and international platform for discussion on the issue of sustainable resource use and focuses on the political and scientific debate on this topic. The conference addresses …

  • Newsletter from 07.06.2019 | Last changed: 07.06.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2019

    … the “coffee to go” in a disposable cup. In Germany, the number of cups that are used before frequently being carelessly discarded doesn’t just seem huge, it is … and those that don't. Wishing you happy reading, The UBA press office Curbing the use of “coffee to go” cups Disposable cups result in unnecessary amounts of waste and the unnecessary use of resources Source: Weixx / fotolia.com According to a UBA study, in the year …

  • Newsletter from 30.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2023

    … politicians and consumers can take. It also looks at the latest data on greenhouse gas emissions and air quality in Germany in 2022 and what key points need to be … packaging. They can be shipped without additional shipping packaging, thereby using less packaging material. Reusable systems for shipping packaging should also be used more in future. Logistics: 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions for last …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2019 | Last changed: 25.04.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2019

    … As recounted Dear Reader, Good news: Germany’s emissions of harmful greenhouse gases finally fell significantly in 2018 compared to the previous year. However, … happy reading The UBA press office 2018 review: more renewable energy, less greenhouse gas Record levels of solar radiation in 2018 led to increased power generation … warm and sunny weather, and lower fossil fuel consumption.  The low river levels caused by the dry summer of 2018, for example, made it difficult to transport hard …

  • News from 07.03.2019 | Last changed: 07.03.2019

    Sewage sludge disposal in Germany

    Sewage sludge treatment, disposal and phosphorus recovery must be adapted to new statutory requirements

    … many pollutants contained in sewage sludge. Until recently most of the sludges were used as agricultural fertiliser. Nowadays more than half of it is used and combusted for energy purposes. A new UBA brochure has information on …

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    Negative environmental impacts

    Negative environmental impacts

    … Negative environmental impacts The extraction and use of raw materials is often associated with negative environmental impacts. In Germany, 40 % of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the extraction and initial processing of raw … in Deutschland Tags consumption sustainability resource … The extraction and use of raw materials is often associated with negative environmental impacts. In …

  • News from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 16.04.2014

    Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater?

    Laying-hens in a hen house

    … Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater? Antibiotics are used on a large scale in industrialised farming. Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com … Federal Environment Agency gives the all-clear: despite high levels of antibiotics use in industrialised farming, Germany’s groundwater is mostly uncontaminated. …

  • Newsletter from 26.04.2018 | Last changed: 26.04.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2018

    … of this for our health. Road traffic was also the focus of our 2017 greenhouse gas balance: emissions of climate-damaging gases in the transport sector … otherwise, about 50,000 years of life are lost due to premature mortality caused by cardiovascular diseases which are attributable to nitrogen dioxide exposure. …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the National Strategy for the Sustainable Use and Protection of the Seas (National Marine Strategy), the German government has … to adapt current protected areas and concepts, not only for fish, to the changes caused by climate change and, if necessary, to designate new protected areas and quiet …

  • Press release 11/2019 from 18.05.2019 | Last changed: 23.05.2019

    Biowaste as source of energy

    Bio waste

    … when kitchen and garden waste are consistently put into the bio-bin they can be used to produce energy and resources. For one thing the waste can used to produce biogas for use as green electricity and heating instead of natural …

  • News from 25.10.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2023

    Misleading calculation: EU plans for pesticide reduction at risk

    Traktor besprüht ein Feld

    … Misleading calculation: EU plans for pesticide reduction at risk Pesticide use in agriculture must be reduced to protect biodiversity. Source: nemo1963 / … to the draft EU regulation on pesticide reduction. This goal is to be verified using pesticide sales data. In the view of the German Environment Agency this method …