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  • Press release 39/2025 from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 04.12.2025

    Clean Air at a Glance: UBA Publishes New Air Quality Index and Updated App

    Zwei Smartphones auf lila-farbenem Hintergrund. Aufschrift: Wie gut ist die Luft, die sie atmen?

    … and to incorporate the current guidelines of the World Health Organisation ( WHO ⁠) and the EU Air Quality Directive into the assessment. Dirk Messner, President … groups such as children, older adults, and people with respiratory diseases, who are particularly sensitive when air quality worsens. Key updates to the AQI at a … Risk-equivalent derivation for all pollutant classes Methodological basis rooted in WHO guidelines and latest evidence on disease prevalence and mortality Updated …

  • Press release 29/2023 from 01.09.2023 | Last changed: 04.09.2023

    First "Environment in the Neighbourhood" Action Days bring sustainable commitment to life locally

    Kinder pflanzen in Dessau ein Blumenbeet.

    … BMUV and UBA want to draw the public's attention to the commitment of those people who are shaping the socio-ecological transformation in urban neighbourhoods. The … Environmental and climate policy depends on the commitment of all the people who, through diverse and numerous local activities, are working hard to protect the …

  • Press release 33/2018 from 06.11.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Minister Schulze presents plan for glyphosate phase-out

    kahle Ackerfurchen bis zum Horizont

    … which harm biodiversity contingent upon certain conditions of their use. Farmers who want to apply these pesticides on cropland must ensure there is a certain … all agents which are proven to harm biodiversity. Starting 1 January 2020 farmers who use such PPP must dedicate plots on their fields as “biodiversity spaces”. The …

  • Press release 06/2019 from 13.03.2019 | Last changed: 27.03.2019

    Launch of online portal for climate-friendly refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … Butchers, restaurants, supermarkets, hoteliers, facility management and any others who use air conditioning and refrigeration systems or heat pumps can find out more … Butchers, restaurants, supermarkets, hoteliers, facility management and any others who use air conditioning and refrigeration systems or heat pumps can find out more …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Civil Protection

    Jackets and helmets of the professional fire brigade

    … protection. The flooding associated with them is not only a danger to the people who live and work in the affected regions, but also to the supply systems. Power … protection. The flooding associated with them is not only a danger to the people who live and work in the affected regions, but also to the supply systems. Power …

  • Press release 35/2022 from 31.08.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis

    The river Elbe in the foreground with trees on the bank and blue sky.

    … discussed closely with Polish expert colleagues. UBA Vice-President Lilian Busse, who is heading the appointed Polish-German working group, says: "The atmosphere in … We have good discussions about the research results from both countries. The whole thing is a highly complex puzzle that we hope to complete in the coming …

  • 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

    … we need quick relief for the many hundred thousands of people in inner cities who are suffering from the effects of excessive diesel fumes." Nitrogen dioxide … we need quick relief for the many hundred thousands of people in inner cities who are suffering from the effects of excessive diesel fumes." Nitrogen dioxide …

  • Press release 43/2017 from 19.12.2017 | Last changed: 14.02.2018

    Preventing, detecting and cleaning up mould

    Eine Hand mit Gummihandschuh versucht Schimmel an einer Wand mit einem Schwamm zu entfernen

    … UBA in collaboration with external experts. It is aimed primarily at professionals who deal with the determination and clean-up of mould damage as a knowledge base. Others who are affected by mould (building residents) will also find useful tips and advice …

  • 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

    … from around 140 passive collectors which have to be analysed in the laboratory and whose results will not be available until May, additional cities such as Stuttgart … to be adjusted to the latest scientific findings by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO is currently revising its recommendations to ensure better protection of health. …