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Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell”It is now 50 years since the German Environment Agency was founded. Reason enough to look back on the successes achieved, but also on the challenges that still remain. In this issue of the newsletter, we start with the topic “50 years of noise protection”. We also look, among other things, at our energy supply. For the first time, more than half of the elec... read more

Dear Readers,Storms, heavy rain, drought, heat waves – the negative consequences of the climate crisis are increasing, even in Germany. This is shown by the now third monitoring report on the German strategy for adapting to climate change, which we would like to present to you in this issue of our newsletter. We also cover the topics of antibiotic resistance and a misleading calculation method tha... read more

Dear Readers,We need to acknowledge an inconvenient fact: capturing and storing CO₂ using CCS technology is not a miracle cure for climate change. If we want to avoid catastrophic climate change for humans and the environment, phasing out fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil is the only solution. Read this newsletter to find out why.This issue also covers the Global Framework on Chemicals adopted a... read more

Dear Readers,In the summer of 2022, frightening pictures were circulating in the German media showing masses of dead fish in the River Oder on the German-Polish border. The bad news is that this is precisely what can happen again in the Oder and in other stretches of water. You can read in this newsletter what can be done about it. Other topics include how Germany can still achieve its climate tar... read more

Dear readers,We have to get away from fossil fuels, including for heating. 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 idea. Other topics include health risks from traffic noise, corruption prevention and the new levy for manufacturers of disposable plastic products such as pl... read more

Dear readers,Online shopping is not always bad for the environment – it may even be more climate-friendly than driving a car to a shop. But what and how we shop online will have a significant impact on the CO₂ balance. This report presents our latest study results for more climate-friendly e-commerce and what specific actions retailers, logistics companies, politicians and consumers can take. It a... read more

Dear readers,They consume resources unnecessarily and produce a lot of waste that harms the environment and is a nuisance in streets and parks: yes, we’re talking about single-use packaging from “coffee to go” and other take-away food and drink products. This edition of our newsletter focuses on two measures that are intended to stem the tide of waste. Other topics include manipulative practices i... read more

Dear readers,German consumption of raw materials is far over the global average and puts a strain on both the climate and the environment. More on this in our new “Resources Report for Germany 2022“ and in this newsletter issue.Other topics include the impacts of the Corona pandemic on buses & railways as well as the financial involvement of manufacturers of disposable plastic products in wast... read more