Umweltbundesamt
The land-use sector plays a critical role for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. This report discusses key environmental integrity challenges for using carbon market mechanisms to implement mitigation activities in the land-use sector. The report evaluates how existing carbon market mechanisms address these challenges in practice and to what extent these approaches can mitigate enviro... read more
Die Bundesregierung hat sich das Ziel gesetzt, bis zum Jahr 2020 einen Massenmarkt für Elektrofahrzeuge zu schaffen. Zur Umwelt- und Ressourcenbewertung der verschiedenen Konzepte sind Analysen notwendig, die den gesamten Lebensweg eines Fahrzeugs betrachten. Dabei wird in dieser Studie der methodische Blick stärker als bisher auf eine Gesamtbetrachtung von input-bezogenen Ressourcenaspekten e... read more
Depending on the region and tourism offer, tourism destinations and businesses have a repertoire of different adaptation options to climate change at their disposal. Adaptation can take place on both the demand and the supply side. read more
Source: Federal Environment Agency in accordance with Directive 2013/39/EU amendments_and_additions_to_the_environmental_quality_standards_directive.pdf
Here you will find frequently asked questions and answers about the test procedure for formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials which came into force on 01.01.2020. The information is mainly intended for companies and institutions that manufacture, process, sell, transport, store, export or import wood-based materials or furniture or which test such products for formaldehyde emissions. read more
The new CCE Status Report 2022 and the Final Report for the new Land Cover Map are online. read more
The brochure „Water Resource Management in Germany” offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals, pressures and measures of German Water Resource Management as well as key facts and data on the status of our waterbodies, their protection, and on water supply and water disposal. The brochure provides a compendium of information for interested readers, experts, students and journalists an... 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.
