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The national Multivision „Climate & Energy” school education project sponsored by Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) has been invited to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Dessau-Roßlau on 29 January 2009. The guests are some 450 youths from different Dessau schools who will be participants at various events taking place in the UBA auditorium. ”The young people of today will definitely n... read more

By now there are many positive examples which attest to the ecological and economic benefits of green procurement, a fact proven in a research project commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). Inclusion of criteria pertaining to environmental protection in the tendering process make it possible to relieve the strain on the environment significantly and to make considerable financial sa... read more

The Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal Environment Agency issued their first environmental economic review today. The joint publication reveals a close correlation between ecology and the economy and the new role played by environmental politics. ”The environmental economic review will help to make any debate about the environment and the economy more objective. In light of the g... read more

Climate change and its consequences is the subject on everybody’s lips these days, ever since the World Climate Council issued its 4th Assessment Report in 2007. Climate changes can already be perceived in Germany, but just how will a changed climate affect mankind and the environment? What can we do to be prepared? By building up on current research reports, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) h... read more

The range of energy efficiency in households lamps is broad. Use of more efficient lighting can help protect the climate while also saving consumers money. On 8 December 2008, the EU Member States, upon recommendation of the EU Commission, resolved certain minimum efficiency requirements in household lighting fixtures. They stipulate that lamps with low efficiency should be withdrawn from the mark... read more

The environmental awareness of Germans remains at a high level: 91 percent of the population rates environmental protection as important, according to the results of a new study on environmental awareness in Germany which was commissioned by the German Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The study also points out that consciousness of the risks and consequences o... read more

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) presented its new EMAS environmental statement on 2 December 2008 in Berlin, making a plea for environmental management at a high standard in public offices and businesses. ”The Federal Environment Agency practices what it preaches”, said Dr. Thomas Holzmann, Vice President of UBA, and pointed out that there are now five Agency sites that meet the strict requir... read more

Solar power is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly source of energy. Be it watches, pocket calculators, milk frothers or lighting systems for house numbers: Products showing the German environmental label ”Blue Angel” that run without batteries or power sockets give a good example of how forward-looking solar technology can also be effectively applied in the home. Using solar energy not... read more