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Climate | Energy
UBA study: How to expand solar power in an environmentally responsible way
Prioritising rooftop systems and sealed land, while protecting ecologically and economically valuable areas
Climate | Energy
Building check: Is my house ready for a heat pump?
New online tool checks whether a home can be heated with a heat pump.
Climate | Energy
Renewable electricity generation with limited growth
Renewable energies, such as wind and solar, will make Germany's electricity supply climate-neutral.
Economy | Consumption
How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved
The German Environment Agency presents an emissions pathway toward greenhouse-gas neutrality.
Economy | Consumption
From hemp to high-tech: 14 projects honoured with the German Ecodesign Award
The Environment Ministry and UBA are celebrating the winners of the German Ecodesign Award 2025.
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Scan4Chem: App provides information about Substances of Very High Concern in products
UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect
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Antizipatorische Governance im Umweltressort
Texte / January 2026 / 25 pages
Umweltbewusstseinsstudie 2024
Texte / January 2026 / 282 pages
Ambitionierte Pfade für Treibhausgasneutralität in Deutschland: CARESupreme und CARETech
Climate Change / December 2025 / 252 pages
Beteiligungsprozess zur Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie 2024
Climate Change / December 2025 / 80 pages
Beurteilung und Minderung des Lärms an Sammelplätzen für recyclingfähige Abfälle
brochure / flyer / December 2025 / 28 pages
Beurteilung und Minderung des Lärms bei Recyclingvorgängen
Texte / December 2025 / 117 pages
Bis 2040 Treibhausgase um mindestens 90 Prozent mindern – So kann es gehen!
position / December 2025 / 48 pages
Circular carbon pathways and GHG accounting
Climate Change / December 2025 / 40 pages
Climate Protection Scenarios until 2050 Considering CO₂ Price Differences and Carbon Leakage - Central report
Climate Change / December 2025 / 143 pages