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  • Press release 11/2023 from 15.03.2023 | Last changed: 22.03.2023

    UBA forecast: 2022 greenhouse gas emissions down by 1.9 percent

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … in the Federal Climate Change Act. These findings are based on new calculations reported by the German Environment Agency (UBA), which were announced today. Press … in the Federal Climate Change Act. These findings are based on new calculations reported by the German Environment Agency (UBA), which were announced today. … …

  • Press release 07/2018 from 22.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Sandy lowland river: Water Type of the Year 2018

    Der Fluss Nieplitz

    … 'Nature for Water'. It has been an annual event ever since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. World Water Day 2018 is …

  • Press release 13/2020 from 20.03.2020 | Last changed: 27.03.2020

    UBA names water body type of the year 2020

    Ein kleiner Bachabschnitt fließt durch ein Waldstück

    … "Waters in Germany: Status and Assessment" and "Water Management in Germany" and in reports on the EU Water Framework Directive. Implementation of this important …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … (PFAS) have already been detected in Antarctic waters, snow, and ice. Studies also report their accumulation along Antarctic food chains to fish, giant petrels, and … The workshop report with the recommendations, summaries of the presentations and reports of the working groups can be downloaded here . " Associated content Links …

  • Article from 07.12.2021 | Last changed: 07.12.2021

    Ammunition in the sea

    Gefahren durch Munitionsaltlasten für Schifffahrt, Fischerei, menschliche Gesundheit und das Meeresökosystem

    … or permanent threshold shift in marine mammals’ hearing ability. In 2019, the Conference of the German Federal and State Ministers of Environment decided to … or permanent threshold shift in marine mammals’ hearing ability. In 2019, the Conference of the German Federal and State Ministers of Environment decided to …

  • Article from 15.05.2020 | Last changed: 15.05.2020

    Headaches

    A child that holds its head.

    … to any other primary disease. In Germany, 50% of men and over 60% of women reported having had headaches over the last 12 months (migraines: 5-10% males and … to any other primary disease. In Germany, 50% of men and over 60% of women reported having had headaches over the last 12 months (migraines: 5-10% males and …

  • Article from 15.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement

    Lettering 1,5 degrees Celsius

    … for the protection of people and the environment was underlined by the 2018 special report on global warming of 1.5°C by the Intergonvernmental Panel on Climate Change … Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro to coordinate a global …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … plant elements are subject to more stringent requirements such as submitting safety reports and elaborating alarm and hazard prevent plans. The Hazardous Incident … and have created entities that can provide assistance in such situations. Accident Reporting and Assessment Unit (ZEMA) Our Accident Reporting and Assessment Unit …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … (164.16 kB) Related publications Pollutants of the PRTR - Situation in Germany - Reporting years 2007 - 2023 Particulate Matter emission reduction in international …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … climate as part of the German Environmental Health Study (GerES VI) | The status report on climate change and health as an catalyst for an exchange with the public … TOPIC II: COVID-19: Disease severity of the first COVID-19 wave in Germany using reporting data from the national notification system | Air quality during the German …