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Compared to the last study of 2016, the study on environmental awareness in Germany 2018 shows that the importance of environmental protection and climate action gained in significance in the eyes of the population. The expectations towards relevant actors seem to have increased as well. People see environmental policy as a task to be considered within all political areas. A survey is conducte... read more

For the EU27 and Germany, the climate protection potential of the circular economy was examined for municipal waste, industrial & commercial, construction & demolition and food waste for 2017 and 2030 using the life cycle assessment method. The study shows the sector's GHG mitigation potential, including food waste prevention, in the context of the EU legal framework and the energy tran... read more

This brochure gives you an insight into the sustainability activities taking place at local community level in Germany, and shows how these activities in specific areas and selected spheres of action can lead to sustainable development that is worthy of imitation. The brochure is based on a survey conducted across Germany in 2011. Selected examples from the current survey show the ways in whic... read more

The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Air, water and soil much cleaner – climate change remains greatest challenge. read more

Environmental policy requires great staying power not only in terms of climate protection. A look at air pollution control and water protection shows that while harmful emissions to the environment are decreasing in many areas, this is no reason to sound the all clear. For example, only ten percent of rivers and streams in Germany and only about one percent of examined sections of North and Ba... read more

Kassel International Dialogue on 100% Renewable Energy – a side-event to the annual 100% Renewable Energy Regions Congress 10 / 11 November 2015 at Kongress Palais in Kassel, Germany read more

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other advanced materials listed below. For more information on these projects please refer to the research database Umweltforschungsdatenbank UFORDAT in German and the corresponding number. read more