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  • Newsletter from 25.10.2023 | Last changed: 25.10.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2023

    … This is why CCS cannot replace the phase-out of coal, gas and oil, or the increased use of wood instead of concrete in the construction industry. It should only be used for truly unavoidable CO ₂ emissions. With highly ambitious policies for the …

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    The environment is a reservoir and carrier of antibiotic resistance.

    Ein Schaubild, welches darstellt, wie sich Antibiotikarückstände bei unsachgemässer Verwendung/Entsorgung in die Umwelt gelangen und dort zu Antibiotikaresistenzen führen.

    … resistance. Antibiotic residues are released into the environment through their use in human and veterinary medicine. This promotes the selection, development and … substances … Antibiotic residues are released into the environment through their use in human and veterinary medicine. This promotes the selection, development and …

  • Press release 46/2011 from 06.10.2011 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    German Federal Environment Agency in favor of a international chemicals strategy

    … scale and has proposed adoption of a global chemicals strategy. “The production and use of chemicals in a globalised world has long ceased to be a national matter. The … be reduced. Press release No. 46/2011 | 06.10.2011 UBA also recommends banning the use of especially problematic chemicals completely in certain applications. … “The effect of a European ban on the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (used as a coolant in metalworking) has been to introduce many processes in …

  • Press release 38/2017 from 24.11.2017 | Last changed: 27.11.2017

    More flower strips and fallow land needed for protection of insects and birds

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … for example to when skylarks and other birds can no longer find food on fields because plant protection products inadvertently also kill off the insects and other … the German Environment Agency (UBA). UBA therefore recommends a much more cautious use of PPPs which are particularly harmful to biodiversity. "This means that the use of products with strong indirect impacts will only be allowed if the operator …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 08.07.2016 | Last changed: 21.04.2017

    Floor covering adhesives and other installation materials

    Ein Mann verarbeitet Bodenbelagsklebstoff.

    … schonen Umwelt und Gesundheit. Source: VRD / Fotolia.com Installation materials are used in connection with flooring subsurfaces, in order to glue floor coverings to … materials - Guide to green public procurement Link … Installation materials are used in connection with flooring subsurfaces, in order to glue floor coverings to …

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    4 pictograms

    … Figure 3 A) One substance from several sources, uses, e.g. products from different manufacturers (aggregated exposure); B) One … contain this medium: Mixtures-gallery … A) One substance from several sources, uses, e.g. products from different manufacturers (aggregated exposure); B) One …

  • Newsletter from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2020

    … other things the social-ecological justice of our current transport system, greenhouse gas emissions from video streaming, and the status of the energy system … unified Germany: a plus for the environment too The Brocken peak in the Harz, once used for espionage purposes, now lies in the Harz National Park. Source: ohenze / …

  • Press release 20/2018 from 25.07.2018 | Last changed: 30.07.2018

    Level of packaging consumption in Germany remains very high

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … 70 per cent of the total packaging waste was recycled, with most of the remainder used for the production of energy. UBA President Maria Krautzberger said: "We in … and for resource consumption. We must now further promote recycling and the use of recycled materials in order to conserve resources. Above all we must avoid …

  • Press release 38/2019 from 21.10.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    Pesticide approval procedure greatly endangers protection of biodiversity

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … to exist may not be taken into account in the approval procedure. This is because the European Food Safety Authority EFSA has not yet issued guidelines for their use. In another interlocutory injunction, the court declared the restrictions on the use of a herbicide in order to protect groundwater, which UBA had called for, to be …

  • Press release 28/11 from 30.05.2011 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Enhanced protection against substances of very high concern

    … product range. “Substances with these properties do not belong in the products we use in our daily lives. They must be substituted,” said Flasbarth. He has reminded … Anyone seeking to avoid contact with substances of very high concern can make use of his right to information. REACH places the onus of providing information on … that contain more than 0.1 percent of a substance of very high concern which is used in a total volume of more than one tonne per year. Associated content Links A …

  • Press release 52/2020 from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 06.11.2020

    Linking climate change mitigation and resource conservation more closely

    Darstellung eines Konferenzbereiches

    … conservation much more closely together. Only with economical and efficient use of raw materials and more recycling will we be able to meet the increased demand … in a sustainable manner. Recycling metals and mineral raw materials more and using them more efficiently overall will also help to protect the climate since … in the G7 countries could be reduced by 40% by 2050 if raw materials were used more efficiently; in car traffic by around 30 to 40%. Particular attention must …