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  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to …

  • Press release 40/2020 from 11.09.2020 | Last changed: 08.12.2020

    Current transport policy puts people with low income at a disadvantage

    Ein Fahrradfahrer in einem Stau mit Autos

    … by bus and train also rose more than twice as much as the cost of driving between 2000 and 2018. This further increases the injustice between the modes of transport … transport in rural regions. Associated content Preissteigerung im Verkehr zwischen 2000 und 2018 Source: eigene Darstellung nach Destatis (2018) Download image (593.03 …

  • Press release 8/2015 from 01.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Obsolescence fact check

    fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV, ceramic stove top

    … electronics, and information and communication technologies in the period from 2004 to 2012. Preliminary results of the study do not yet provide any proof of … purchases were necessary because of technical defects in the old device (57.6% in 2004 and 55.6% in 2012/2013). The proportion of devices which had to be replaced within five years due to a defect rose quite sharply, from 3.5% in 2004 to 8.3% in 2012. Notebooks The average five-to-six-year first useful service …

  • Press release 45/2015 from 08.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    German diet is a strain on the climate

    Eine Vielzahl von abgepacktem und rohem Fleisch

    … in Germany has actually dipped: the 2.8 million tonnes still being consumed in 2000 had decreased to 2.6 million tonnes in 2013. Yet Germany continues to export more and more meat: exports rose from .8 million tonnes in 2000 to about 3 million tonnes in 2013. Take the example of production of one kilo … 537 for every 1,000 inhabitants in 2013 compared to 521 for every 1,000 people in 2000. On average private motor vehicles generate more greenhouse gas emissions per …

  • Press release 33/2017 from 15.09.2017 | Last changed: 25.09.2017

    European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“ More than 2,000 towns and cities across Europe host activities from 16-22 September to promote … make local transport more sustainable. Activities will be launched in more than 2000 cities and towns across Europe. The German Environment Agency has been in …

  • Press release 37/2016 from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Joint action for man and the environment

    UBA's President Maria Krautzberger and actor Oliver Mommsen at SOS Children’s Village Berlin

    … is needed. In addition to the village in Berlin's Moabit district which opened in 2004, the day care facility for 90 children and attached family centre, an embassy …

  • Press release 42/2020 from 16.09.2020 | Last changed: 21.09.2020

    European Mobility Week: Zero-emission mobility for all

    Straße mit niedrigen Fachwerkhäusern und einem Zebrastreifen, der von einer Frau mit Blindenstock, einem Rollstuhlfahrer und zwei weiteren Fußgängerinnen überquert wird.

    … more climate and environmentally friendly. Campaigns will be launched in more than 2000 towns and cities across Europe. UBA has been coordinator of EMW since 2016. …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

    A hand holding a water glass can be seen.

    … substances. The active substance flufenacet, for example, was last approved in 2004. The review was repeatedly postponed and has not been completed to date; we … one product, the court had prohibited the use of more recent data than those from 2004, although they had shown various risks for the environment. Product …

  • Press release 33/2015 from 25.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Efficient space and water heaters

    a cat is sleeping on a radiator

    … output up to 400 kilowatts (kW) and hot water storage tanks with a volume up to 2000 litres that are put on the market must now meet certain minimum requirements of …