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Germany is in full compliance with European emission reduction targets. Final data on greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 show that Germany had emissions of 759.1 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2021, which is about 29.6 million tonnes (4%) more than in 2020 and 39% less compared to 1990. read more
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows:Evaluation criteria for metallic materials in contact with drinking water3rd amendment of recasting - Direct link:Evaluation criteria for metallic materials in contact with drinking waterAmendments can be reviewed in the German Federal Gazette (only in German):3rd amendment of recast... read more
Dear Reader,The following document has been updated in the navigation box „documents” down on the website distributing-drinking-water/ approval and harmonization – 4MS initative:Common Approach on Metallic Materials - Part B: Positive List of compositionsThe following amendments were implemented:Addition of the new category “Copper-silicon-zinc-iron-manganese-phosphorus alloys” and the alloy CuSi3... read more
European agencies including the German Environment Agency (UBA) have submitted a joint proposal for the restriction of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This proposal is one of the most comprehensive to have been formulated since the REACH regulation first came into force in 2007. read more
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated by adding version 7 of the FAQ - Testing and certification practice forproducts in contact with drinking water document.Your department for Drinking Water and Swimming Pool Water Hygiene at UBA. read more
Dear Reader,The following document has been updated in the navigation box „documents” on the website distributing-drinking-water/ approval and harmonization – 4MS initative:Common Approach on Organic Materials - Part B: Positive List of Starting Substances for Organic MaterialsYour Department for Drinking Water and Pool Water Hygiene read more
Germany’s revenues from auctions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) totalled more than 6.8 billion euros in 2022, marking a significant increase over 2021 (5.3 billion euros). In contrast, revenues under the national emissions trading scheme (nETS) for the heating and transport sector fell below the previous year’s level (6.4 billion euros in 2022 vs 7.2 billion euros in 2021). 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
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
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