Umweltbundesamt
In this issue:Strategies for more environmental justiceBerlin pilot project on environmental justiceResearch and activities from Germany and Switzerlandread more
Bericht über den Einsatz energieeffizienter Pfannenaufheizstation in einem Edelstahlwerk.read more
As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. As a result, for the first time ever the international community of nations is required to implement binding action objectives and instruments f...read more
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) are 100 to 24,000 times more harmful to the climate than CO2. The contribution of fluorinated greenhouse gases to global warming is projected to triple from nearly 2% to around 6% of total greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. This is revealed by global projections prepared for the Federal Environment Agency in a scenario where no new measures are taken....read more
This study by the Federal Environment Agency investigates the role of sinks and emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) within existing and planned emissions trading systems. The harmonization of standards is an important aspect so that regional emission trading schemes form an effective and efficient international carbon market.Diese Studie des Umweltbundesamtes untersucht...read more
The Federal Environment Agency believes a speedy phase-out of nuclear energy use as of 2017 is both feasible and compatible with the goals of climate protection1. The Federal Environment Agency recommends adoption of a tiered approach. Complete abandonment of nuclear energy starting 2017 would significantly reduce the dangers and risks associated with this source of energy, the social advantages o...read more
With ballast water in ships, marine organisms are transported around the globe and to environments on which they may have adverse effects (e.g. displacement or even elimination of indigenous species). In order to prevent this world-wide distribution, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved the ‘International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' ballast water and sedim...read more
Climate protection strategies today basically pursue two approaches: Firstly, measures should be taken to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emisssions. Secondly, measures should be implemented that enable humans and the environment to adapt to unavoidable climate change. For some time, proposals for counteracting climate change through large-scale intervention in global ecological processes have...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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