Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Climate | Energy

Squaring the Circle of Mitigation Adequacy and Equity: Options and Perspectives

In this report we evaluate available options for a variety of aspects around the differentiation of mitigation commitments. We find that for the level of participation, the selection of commitment types, and choice of effort-sharing approaches there is no silver bullet. A portfolio approach that incorporates multiple options may be most suited to ensure environmental effectiveness, cost-effectiven...read more

Chemicals

Strengthening the Administration and Help required for the practical Implementation of EU Regulation (EC) No.648/2004 on Detergents in Bulgaria

As part of the first project (2008-2009), the enforcement regulations relevant for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 were incorporated into an enforcement concept, for whose practical application, market surveillance structures were created as part of the second project (2010-2011).The aim of this second project “Implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 in Bulgaria: inspecti...read more

The UBA

The Landscape Architecture

The building and green spaces as elements of sustainable urban development

The flyer describes the park and green areas inside the building of the UBA.read more

The UBA

The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) Building in Dessau in practical Operation

Is the operation of the building delivering what planning promised?

Heat and power consumption, other key figures and the management costs of the UBA building in Dessau will be shown. How the user satisfaction with the building was also the subject of Fyers.read more

Climate | Energy

The Clean Development Mechanism and Emerging Offset Schemes: Options for Reconciliation?

This report examines the political context and reasoning of these sources of potential demand to depart from the established system and offers suggestions for further reforms or measures to take to preserve some of the benefits of the erstwhile framework.read more

Economy | Consumption

The Blue Angel

Our Label for the Environment!

The Blue Angel is the German Government’s label for environmentally friendly products and services. As the first environmental label worldwide, it has stood for independence and credibility for over 35 years. It is an eco-label you can trust.read more

Water

Flyer Water Management in Germany

Water Supply - Waste Water Disposal

In Germany, ensuring water supply is a mandatory duty of the state. Responsibility lies with the municipalities, which can use a range of organisational and legal forms to comply with this duty. Applied to the abstracted water volumes this means that the public water supply abstracted around 5,1 billion cubic meters of water to supply the population with drinking water. Groundwater reserves are th...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters, Transport

Assessment of potential for masking in marine mammals of the Antarctic exposed to underwater sound from airguns

Functional marine mammal acoustic communication evolved under natural ambient noise levels, which makes communication vulnerable to anthropogenic noise sources. In this report, we consider the potential long-range effects of airgun noise on marine mammal communication range. During the propagation process, airgun impulses are reflected multiple times from the sea surface, refracted in sound channe...read more