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Chemicals, Health
Exposure to Banned Plasticiser Persists Among Children, Teenagers
MnHexP was detected in 92 percent of the samples collected in spring and summer 2025
Air
German air quality limits were met in 2025
In 2025, Germany once again complied with all limit values under the European air quality directives.
Waste | Resources
Facts against myths: Packaging waste recycling in Germany is working
Recycling is not a myth. It works and is well monitored.
Chemicals, Economy | Consumption, Waste | Resources
For a tox-free, circular and climate-friendly construction sector
Recommendations for all levels of politics and administration were developed in the EU Interreg project NonHazCity3.
The UBA
UBA website redesigned to be more modern and user-friendly
Website relaunch brings technical and visual updates
Climate | Energy
Emissions trading: €21 billion channeled into the Climate and Transformation Fund
The proceeds are paid in full into the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF).
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For our environment: The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA)
Scan4Chem: App provides information about Substances of Very High Concern in products
UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect
Topics
Publications
Sozio-ökonomische Folgenabschätzung zum Projektionsbericht 2025
Treibhausgas-Projektionen für Deutschland / February 2026 / 197 pages
Erhebung von Daten für die Berichterstattung gemäß Art. 13 Abs. 1a und 2 EU-Einwegkunststoffrichtlinie – Berichtsjahr 2022
Texte / February 2026 / 43 pages
Inklusive Öffentlichkeitsarbeit für naturbasierte Klimaanpassung
guides and manuals / February 2026 / 60 pages
Wirkungsvolle Pressearbeit für naturbasierte Klimaanpassung
guides and manuals / February 2026 / 28 pages
Naturbasierte Klimaanpassung mit Stadtkarten
guides and manuals / February 2026 / 40 pages
Luftqualität 2025
background paper / February 2026 / 32 pages
Nachhaltige Ernährung und Bürgerbeteiligung
Texte / February 2026 / 137 pages
Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Sozialökologische Transformation des Ernährungssystems
Texte / February 2026 / 48 pages
Pilottest eines innovativen Monitorings der Aspekte Eutrophierung und pelagische Habitate in der Nordsee
Texte / February 2026 / 112 pages