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Six issues per year with information in compact form – "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter
Source: Umweltbundesamt

Our "The Latest from UBA" Newsletter reports on the latest activities and work results of the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA). It includes the results of research and funded projects, conference news, and information about new publications and upcoming events. The newsletter is published six times a year in German and English.

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The Latest from UBA 6/2025, published on 12 December 2025

Focus topic: 10 years of the Paris Agreement: Where do we stand?

Further topics, among others:

  • UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes
  • CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment
  • Restoring rivers and streams: Two percent can make a big difference
  • NiCE-Conference: Ways to promote sustainable consumption structures in city centers

See below to read the current and past issues of the newsletter.

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6/2025

Focus topic: 10 years of the Paris Agreement: Where do we stand?

Further topics, among others:
- UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes
- CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment
- Restoring rivers and streams: Two percent can make a big difference
- NiCE-Conference: Ways to promote sustainable consumption structures in city centers

5/2025

Focus topic: Lack of sustainability in online shopping

Further topics, among others:
- Improving the disposal of medicines
- Design for the future
- What’s next for urban and rural areas?

4/2025

Focus topic: 20 years of EU Emissions Trading: Germany’s emissions almost halved since introduction

Further topics, among others:
- Heat-related deaths: seniors are at a higher risk
- Rat poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment
- Boom despite crisis: German GreenTech sector continues on growth trajectory
- Cornerstones of Socially Just Environmental and Climate Policy

3/2025

Focus topic: Using your appliances for longer and having them repaired is worth it – for the climate and your wallet

Further topics, among others:
-Unpredictable risks: solar geoengineering is no solution to the climate crisis
- German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance
- Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025
- Environmental awareness study: crises affect public’s perception of environmental and climate challenges

2/2025

Focus topic: Heat pumps also work in existing buildings

Further topics, among others:
- Germany on track for 2030 climate targets
- More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil
- In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time
- Culture as the fourth dimension of sustainability

1/2025

Focus topic: Digital milestone in environmental protection and nature conservation - the new umwelt.info portal

Further topics, among others:
- New German adaptation strategy to strengthen climate resilience
- Guide to mental health in a changing climate
- Correct disposal of old medicines
- Sustainability in the supermarket: retailers can do even more
- New scrollytelling: Breams - the trend maker

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