Umweltbundesamt
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
20 August 2018 deadline for operators to submit information about existing plants (pursuant to 42. BImSchV) read more
Copper emissions from antifouling paints should be reduced 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
CAP reform offers chance for more environmentally friendly agriculture on a broad scale read more
The evaluation of 2017 NO2 monitoring data from around the country has been completed. The data reveals that 65 cities exceeded the limit value in effect across Europe of 40 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) of air on a yearly average. read more
Limit values only seldom exceeded – nitrate in drinking water not present in high concentrations 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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