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  • News from 26.10.2016 | Last changed: 28.10.2016

    New Urban Agenda – Toolkit for modern cities

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    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 …

  • News from 18.12.2015 | Last changed: 18.12.2015

    Adapting transport policy to climate change: New OECD report

    traffic jam on a motorway at dawn

    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

  • News from 31.07.2019 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Professor Dirk Messner appointed new President of the UBA

    Dirk Messner

    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, …

  • News from 09.10.2018 | Last changed: 10.10.2018

    UBA Key Priorities for the new EU Long-term Climate Strategy

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    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 …

  • News from 16.05.2024 | Last changed: 11.12.2025

    EU adopts new rules to combat greenwashing in advertising

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    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 …

  • News from 05.10.2021 | Last changed: 14.10.2021

    New research project „ZeroPM“ with UBA participation

    ZeroPM Dreieck

    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 …

  • News from 12.10.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    New Global Framework on Chemicals adopted

    The 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management took place from 25 to 29 September 2023

    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 …

  • News from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 16.04.2014

    Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater?

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    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 …

  • News from 25.02.2016 | Last changed: 11.04.2016

    New thresholds for carcinogenic PAHs in (baby) toys and more

    rubber ducks

    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 …

  • News from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC)

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    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 …

  • News from 16.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.07.2015

    New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides

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    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 …

  • News from 24.01.2018 | Last changed: 25.01.2018

    Blue Angel: New requirements for mobile phones and textiles

    a woman shopping clothes with a smartphone, standing in front of a wardrobe

    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 …