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  • Press release 10/2017 from 22.03.2017 | Last changed: 30.03.2017

    Water body type 2017

    Lehnmühle Reservoir in Saxony

    … Sachsen Just in time for World Water Day on March 22, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has chosen the water type of the year 2017: the deep, big, … have good ecological status. These are the findings of a new study by the German Environment Agency entitled "Water Framework Directive - the status of German waters … Tags water body type … Just in time for World Water Day on March 22, the German Environment Agency (UBA) has chosen the water type of the year 2017: the deep, big, …

  • Press release 25/2020 from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    ZERO WASTE

    Raul Walch. Laborant’s Pause, 2018. Inkjet-Print. Copyright: Raul Walch

    … and the overproduction of consumer goods. Zero Waste will be realized by the German Environment Agency in cooperation with the MdbK and curated by Hannah …

  • Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved

    Ein Schornstein stößt dunklen Qualm aus.

    … How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved The German Environment Agency presents an emissions pathway toward greenhouse-gas neutrality … achieving greenhouse-gas neutrality in Germany by 2045. A new study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) shows that this target can still be reached. The short-term … achieving greenhouse-gas neutrality in Germany by 2045. A new study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) shows that this target can still be reached. The short-term …

  • Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

    Container in einem Hafen

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety CBAM simplified: … simplify the CBAM, as part of the “Omnibus Package I”. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the …

  • Press release 06/2016 from 18.02.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Klimafieber

    bunte, von Kindern gemalte Bilder zeigen eine Kuh, die Methan-Wolken ausstößt, grüne Marsmännchen, eine Frau und einen Jungen, der mit einer futuristischen Brille vor einem Laptop sitzt

    … are the subject of Klimafieber [Climate fever], a new workbook by the German Environment Agency (UBA). Its illustrations by schoolchildren make for a colourful … Deutsches Design Museum. The project was funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment under the National Climate Protection Initiative. A group of children … are the subject of Klimafieber [Climate fever], a new workbook by the German Environment Agency (UBA). Its illustrations by schoolchildren make for a colourful …

  • Press release 15/2023 from 25.05.2023 | Last changed: 30.05.2023

    The German Organic Waste Campaign launches Organic Waste Bin Challenge 2023

    Garden waste bin

    … to reduce the amount of incorrectly discarded waste. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, the German Environment Agency (UBA) as well as numerous nature conservation and business … Press release No. 15/2023 | 25.05.2023 Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency: "For the use of composts and digestate from organic waste, clean …

  • Press release 07/2021 from 15.03.2021 | Last changed: 16.06.2021

    Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks und Hochspannungsleitung

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment Germany's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.7 percent in 2020 Positive … than in 2019. These are the conclusions drawn from emissions data from the German Environment Agency (UBA) which were submitted according to the specifications of the …

  • Press release 49/2019 from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 17.12.2019

    Soil of the Year 2020: Intertidal Flat Soil

    Bildmontage des Wattbodens mit einzelnen Bodenschichten im Untergrund

    … colonisation by soil organisms and plants. The salt concentration in soils of marine intertidal flats is about 35 grammes per litre of soil water, compared to …

  • Press release 17 from 28.04.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Too much noise: One in every eight children shows signs of impaired hearing

    a young boy with headphones

    … which resembles tinnitus after extreme noise exposure. According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), one in every eight children misses at least one audio … under the motto Lärm – voll nervig! (Noise - totally annoying!), the Federal Environment Agency and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik (DEGA e. V.) are … that noise exposure starts in childhood, based on its evaluation of the German Environmental Survey 2003-2006 for Children. In the German Environmental Survey one …

  • Press release 47/2022 from 04.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.11.2022

    Aktion Biotonne Deutschland (German organic waste campaign) launches a “28-day organic waste bin challenge” for citizens.

    auf einem Gehweg steht vor einer grünen Hecke eine braune Mülltonne, auf der "Bioabfälle" steht und aus der Gartenabfälle herausgucken

    … Joint press release of the Umweltbundesamt and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Aktion … bin challenge” to raise awareness in the population. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, the Umweltbundesamt and nature conservation and business associations, … supporting the nationwide campaign. Press release No. 47/2022 | 04.11.2022 Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke says: “Organic waste is valuable: every potato …

  • Press release 41/2024 from 18.09.2024 | Last changed: 23.09.2024

    More than 400 submissions – nominees for the German Ecodesign Award 2024 have been announced

    Auf dem Bild sind alle Mitglieder der Jury für den Bundespreis Ecodesign 2024 zu sehen.

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and … Agency (UBA) Ingo Strube (Division TI3 “Sustainable Consumption, Product-Related Environmental Protection” at the BMUV) standing in for Dr. Bettina Hoffmann MdB …