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  • Press release 33/2024 from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    First half of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly

    Freiflächenphotovoltaikanlage, Rapsfeld und Windenergieanlagen

    … distribution grid areas in which a particularly large number of renewable energy systems are connected should not be burdened further by rising grid fees.” … two quarters totalled 7.5 gigawatts (GW), while the addition of onshore wind energy systems only reached 0.9 GW. Around 0.4 GW of net new capacity was added to the …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … NO2 per cubic metre of air or less. Some municipalities also use air filtration systems or close lanes directly in front of the measuring stations to improve air … A temporary reduction in traffic volume is no more a part of this than are filter systems that only purify the air in the immediate vicinity of the air monitoring …

  • Press release 42/2019 from 06.11.2019 | Last changed: 26.11.2019

    UBA presents concept for environmentally acceptable aviation

    passenger plane

    … at present. A further proposal is to reform distance classes and to establish a system more in line with the "user pays" principle. If air fare tax were graduated … emissions at cruising altitude must also be included in the emissions trading system. Direct CO2 emissions of aircraft can be reduced to zero with Power-to-Liquid … and climate." Low-polluting aviation considers both climate change mitigation and systematic noise mitigation in particular. UBA proposes a combination of …

  • Press release 16/2017 from 25.04.2017 | Last changed: 31.05.2017

    Nitrogen pollution from diesel-fuelled cars even higher than suspected

    smog of a car

    … publication "Handbook Emission Factors for Road Traffic (HBEFA)“ which features a systematic calculation of the impact of this bad state of affairs. It illustrates … (HBEFA) was first published in 1995 and has been updated on a regular basis with financial support from public authorities in Germany, France, Norway, Austria, …

  • Press release 43/2018 from 12.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.09.2019

    Higher quality plastics recycling is necessary

    Das Wort Recycling vor schwarzem Hintergrund, darauf auch ausrangierte Kühlaggregate.

    … so they may not introduce any packaging on the market. The ZSVR also monitors the financial requirements of more sustainable packaging and compliance with recycling …

  • Press release 47/2018 from 17.12.2018 | Last changed: 21.12.2018

    Rodent control involves risks for man and the environment

    ein Rattenschatten an der Wand

    … as anticoagulants. They are often used as food bait in and around buildings, sewage systems or in rat holes. This can lead to unintended poisoning of pets and wild …

  • Press release 40/2018 from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 04.12.2018

    Another toy awarded with the Blue Angel

    Bioblo-bausteine vor einem Logo des Blauen Engel

    … potentially harmful to the environment and health.  Reports by the EU rapid alert system RAPEX claim that despite the sensitivity of the target group the substances …

  • Press release 09/2025 from 27.02.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Recognising greenwashing – creating transparency

    Eine Verbraucherin schaut sich ein Produkt aus dem Einkaufsregal an.

    … for labels, such as publicly accessible criteria and an independent certification system, are also intended to clear up the confusing market of environmental labels. … directive is currently being finalised. The current UBA research report provides a systematic analysis of the topic of greenwashing. It contains an analysis of the …

  • Press release 43/2020 from 21.09.2020 | Last changed: 25.09.2020

    30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too

    Der Brocken im Nebel

    … due mainly to lignite-fired power stations and, in winter, coal-fired heating systems. In the 1980s, extremely high concentrations of sulphur dioxide were … many major eastern German rivers since the early 1990s. Dirk Messner said, "The ecosystems in the Elbe recovered very quickly after 1990. However, despite the positive …