Umweltbundesamt
The Blue Angel – the German government’s ecolabel – is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since 1978 it has been setting high environmental standards for products and services, independent of economic interests. read more
Dear Reader,The surge in the number of “coffee to go” cups on our streets and the shrink-wrapped fruit and vegetables in our supermarkets makes it clear: in recent years, there has been an increase in our use of packaging – packaging which guzzles energy and resources and harms the environment, especially if it isn’t recycled, or at the very least disposed of appropriately. In this edition of... read more
Electricity production in Germany from renewable sources of energy picked up speed in the first half of 2018. About 117 billion kilowatt hours was produced in this half-year – nearly 10 per cent more than for the same time period 2017. read more
A total of 18.16 million tonnes of packaging waste was generated in Germany in 2016. This is an increase of .05% over 2015. read more
This year's winners of the Blauer Kompass contest: an innovative urban sewage system in Solingen, an educational programme on climate change for trainees in Heidelberg, a project to green a city neighbourhood in Cologne, and a shade provider operated with photovoltaic modules by the Kunsthochschule Kassel. read more
Dear Reader,This summer, like last year, you don’t need to worry about quenching your thirst with tap water or cooling down in bathing waters almost anywhere in Germany. This is reflected by the current consumer tips in this newsletter. Despite this, there is no reason to rest easy on the results. Not only are the considerable levels of nitrate infiltrations from agriculture into our groundwater a... read more
Wanted: Innovative ideas for environmental protection and climate action in cities read more
Dear Reader,There is a need to improve the quality of the air in many towns and cities in Germany. In this respect, bringing measurement processes that are specified throughout Europe into doubt doesn't help – emissions of airborne pollutants must be reduced. The topic of this newsletter is the importance of this for our health. Road traffic was also the focus of our 2017 greenhouse gas balance: e... 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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