Dear Reader, The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows: Evaluation criteria for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water including 6th amendment Direct link: Evaluation criteria for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water Amendments can be reviewed in the German Federal Gazette (o... read more
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Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water - No.: 11/2025
Dear Reader, The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows: Evaluation criteria document for enamels and ceramic materials in contact with drinking water - 4th amendment - Direct link: Evaluation criteria document for enamels and ceramic materials Amendments can be reviewed in the German Federal Gazette (only in German): 4th amendment as... read more
Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App
Wie gut ist die Luft, die wir atmen? Der neue Luftqualitätsindex des Umweltbundesamtes (UBA) liefert künftig Antworten auf Basis aktueller wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse. Zudem wurden die UBA-App „Luftqualität“ und das Luftdaten-Portal modernisiert – für präzisere Informationen, verständliche Verhaltenstipps und eine noch nutzerfreundlichere Darstellung der aktuellen Luftqualität in Deutschland. read more
Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water - No.: 10/2025
Dear Reader, On the German website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines the amended UBA information “Hygienic requirements for materials in contact with drinking water - New European regulation according to Directive (EU) 2020/2184” was published as REV02. Direct link: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/document/uba-information-hygienic-requirements-for-materials Your de... read more
CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO2 Border Adjustment
The mechanism, which protects against carbon leakage and thus against the relocation of industrial production outside Europe, will be limited to large import volumes of relevant basic materials produced outside the EU. Small importers in the basic materials sector will be exempt from the obligations as of January 1, 2026. read more
Two percent can make a big difference
Umweltbundesamt spricht sich für verstärkte Renaturierung von Flüssen und Bächen aus read more
The Latest from UBA - No.: 5/2025
Welcome to the new issue of ‘The Latest from UBA’!These days, many purchases are made online. But how sustainable actually is online shopping? In this edition, we present the exciting findings of a German Environment Agency (UBA) study on this topic. Additionally, we look at, among other things, which outstanding projects have been nominated for the Federal Ecodesign Award this year, how to reduce... read more
Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly
Many Germans desire to travel sustainably, but this wish is hardly reflected in their actual travel behaviour up to now. This is shown by the new report from the demand monitor “Sustainability in Holiday Travel” by the Research Association for Holidays and Travel (FUR) together with the German Environment Agency (UBA). read more
