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  • News from 10.10.2017 | Last changed: 20.10.2017

    Guidance for climate-friendly investment

    two engineers (a women and a man) in a windfarm

    … financial institutions like development banks should proceed and identifies which projects should no longer be funded. 10.10.2017 Our economies will have to … goals agreed in Paris. This requires worldwide investments in low-carbon assets and projects. The overarching goal is to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees in …

  • News from 12.12.2016 | Last changed: 09.11.2017

    Maritime spatial planning in Russia to protect the Baltic Sea

    The Baltic Sea is a highly sensitive natural environment

    … for Nature Conservation, supported and advised a three-year Advisory Assistance Project entitled "Environmentally sound concepts of maritime spatial use for the … priorities in environmental protection.  The key focus of the Advisory Assistance Project with Russia was the development of an environmentally friendly utilization …

  • Appointment from 05.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.01.2026

    NiCE-Conference “From Niche to Centre”

    young woman offers things to swap instead of buy in modern furnished store

    … Thursday, March 12th, 2026 - 14:00 UBA invites to the final conference of the EU project “NiCE” on March 11–12, 2026, at the UBA headquarters in Dessau-Roßlau. … across Europe, the UBA has researched, collected best practices, conducted pilot projects in cities, and developed recommendations for action. The expert conference … cities, facilitate networking among urban development actors to initiate follow-up projects, actively involve participants by giving them opportunities to contribute …

  • News from 22.03.2024 | Last changed: 22.03.2024

    NonHazCity 3 Building Award: Policies for non-hazardous buildings

    Newly constructed basement walls are insulated

    … soil and groundwater. Source: Kara / Fotolia.com NonHazCity 3 is a European project under the framework of the EU Interreg Program for the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims to reduce hazardous substances in the construction sector and to … substance circular economy zero pollution ambition … NonHazCity 3 is a European project under the framework of the EU Interreg Program for the Baltic Sea Region. …

  • Press release 10/2018 from 12.04.2018 | Last changed: 12.07.2018

    UBA issues recommendations to fight micropollutants in water bodies

    Ein Reagenzkolben vor grüner Wiese, darin Wasser.

    … problems that last for decades. A few examples of the past include tributyltin compounds (TBT, from biocidal hull coatings), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS, from … problems that last for decades. A few examples of the past include tributyltin compounds (TBT, from biocidal hull coatings), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS, from …

  • Press release 11/2017 from 24.03.2017 | Last changed: 27.04.2017

    Land take: Make goals binding

    Aerial view of a small town

    … by 2030. The campaign to conserve land area developed as a spinoff of a research project by the German Environment Agency (UBA) shows that current building and … level as its practicability has been successfully tested in a national pilot project. Press release No. 11/2017 | 24.03.2017 UBA's President Maria Krautzberger … to refrain from necessary community development measures.  The results of both projects [Land Take Reduction Action Plan & Pilot scheme in land certificate …

  • Appointment from 09.02.2024 | Last changed: 06.03.2024

    Closing event of the project „Product Information 4.0“

    After scanning a QR code on a sweater, a smartphone displays information about the product

    Closing event of the project „Product Information 4.0“ Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 9:30 — 17:30 On March 5, … cooperation with the "CIRPASS" (CIRPASS.eu) and "Battery Pass" (thebatterypass.eu) projects. This event marks the climax of a pioneering initiative aimed at setting …

  • Appointment from 15.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.09.2022

    Kick-off conference project „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    along a canal in the city are white, four-storey houses in the Bauhaus style with roof terraces, balconies and small gardens with sunshades

    Kick-off conference project „Advancing the New European Bauhaus” Thursday, September … online conference on 15.09.2022 marks the kick-off of the UBA flagship project "Advancing the New European Bauhaus” (AdNEB). The event features experts … European Bauhaus” initiative: climate adaptation and a better quality of life. … Kick-off conference project „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

  • News from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

    UBA & IIASA cooperate on modelling climate action scenarios

    12 participants of the workshop stand together with IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber in a baroque furnished room at IIASA.

    … Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber Source: IIASA As part of an in-house research project, UBA is working on the use and further development of an integrated … Source: Niklas Roming / UBA Links IIASA news on the cooperation Scenarios und projections for climate action and energy (German) All news Tags climate change …

  • News from 14.07.2015 | Last changed: 14.07.2015

    Removing POP from the cycle: proposal to introduce limit values

    polystyrene insulation materials are removed from a facade

    … prevented for five persistent organic pollutants (POP). 14.07.2015 POP are chemical compounds that are degraded very slowly in the environment, which accumulate in the … toxic to humans and the environment either directly or over time. The five chemical compounds HBCD, HCBD, PCN, PCP and SCCP were tracked in the study to determine their …

  • News from 07.07.2021 | Last changed: 07.07.2021

    Climate commitments need to be more ambitious and tangible

    Two fingers hold a drawn globe. In the background you can see a green meadow of flowers.

    … plans for climate action. Less than half of the countries analysed as part of a project funded by the German Environment Agency are increasing their ambition. Many … 2020 / 2021 in so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The research project “Systematic analysis of the design of new and updated nationally determined … clarity, transparency and understanding. Associated content Links NDC Design – project website German translation of the news Overview of results Overview of …