… New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities Tough balancing act for cities: create … and the environmental agency of the city of Dresden, hosted an event entitled “Impulses of the New Urban Agenda for urban environmental protection” in the German …

… Adapting transport policy to climate change: New OECD report Transport accounts for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. Source: ARTENS/ FOTOLIA.com A new OECD report discusses examples from countries like Germany, Japan and New …

… Professor Dirk Messner appointed new President of the UBA Dirk Messner Source: … The internationally renowned sustainability scientist Dirk Messner will become the new President of the German Environment Agency on 1 January 2020. On 31 July 2019, …

… UBA Key Priorities for the new EU Long-term Climate Strategy A sustainable energy supply is completly based on renewable energy sources. Source: Thaut Images / Fotolia.com Since the Paris Agreement …

… EU adopts new rules to combat greenwashing in advertising Consumers should be able … greenwashing in advertising and promote reliable environmental information with a new directive on competition and consumer laws. The goal is to protect consumers …

… New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation Three strategies to address … substances: Prevent, Prioritize, Remove Source: Sarah Hale In autumn 2021, the new European research project "ZeroPM: Zero Pollution of Persistent, Mobile …

… New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted The 5th International Conference on … framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste. The adoption of the new Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) means that countries and stakeholders could …

… Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater? Antibiotics are used on a large … farming, Germany’s groundwater is mostly uncontaminated. 21.03.2014 read more All news Tags veterinary antibiotic veterinary drug … Federal Environment Agency gives …

… New thresholds for carcinogenic PAHs in (baby) toys and more Very strict PAH … 25.02.2016 Annex XVII of the European REACH Regulation provides the basis for the new thresholds which are valid across the EU and are also applicable for imported …

… New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC) The coronavirus crisis is presenting … offers a unique opportunity to rethink current models of business and to shape a new economic start on a more sustainable and future-proof basis. The blog Corona …

… New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides Biocides, also used … e.g. the requirements for their sale and the knowledge of professional users. The new study issues recommendations for the environmentally sound use of the following …

… Blue Angel: New requirements for mobile phones and textiles Mobile phones and … from research and science, environmental associations, NGOs and manufacturers. The new catalogue of criteria with which a device must comply to be awarded the ecolabel …