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Press release 37/2017 from 20.11.2017 | Last changed: 22.11.2017

Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible

Elektrogeräte wie Waschmaschinen und Herd auf einem Recyclinghof

… to prevent the premature replacement of products. Press release No. 37/2017 | 20.11.2017 Short product lifetimes and service life are a burden on the environment. …

Press release 39/2015 from 03.11.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Recycling precious and special metals: a call for coordinated action

… how to promote and establish recycling in Germany. Press release No. 39/2015 | 03.11.2015 Maria Krautzberger, President of UBA, said: “Future technologies in …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

… Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services In 2021 more than half of … Associated content Documents HUE-2 Indikator-Factsheet (160.11 kB) Tags Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation climate adaptation …

Press release 40/2019 from 01.11.2019 | Last changed: 14.11.2019

Insufficient recycling capacities for dismantling wind-powered installations

eine Windenergieanlage wird mit einem Kran abgebaut

… and to ensure high-quality recycling of materials." Press release No. 40/2019 | 01.11.2019 The dismantling forecast calculated the expected amounts of waste starting …

Press release 31/2016 from 11.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

More than beautiful: Jurors select nominees for German Federal Ecodesign Award 2016

group photo: 10 men and women in front of a building with the writing "Kunstgewerbemuseum"

… the Federal Environment Ministry on 28 November 2016. Press release No. 31/2016 | 11.10.2016 More than 350 submissions – more than ever before – entered the contest …

Press release 32/2024 from 16.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

European emissions trading: record decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany

rauchende Schornsteine einer Industrieanlage vor blauem Himmel

… 10 percent year-on-year to 101 million tonnes of CO 2 -eq, the lowest level since 2013. This was due to cyclical declines in production in all sectors, particularly …

Press release 53/2020 from 06.11.2020 | Last changed: 09.11.2020

Climate change adaptation in Germany – specialist conference on strategies to counter heat, drought and heavy rainfall

… German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change. Press release No. 53/2020 | 06.11.2020 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said, “Certain consequences of …

Press release 10/2022 from 11.02.2022 | Last changed: 17.02.2022

Environmental awareness: Great momentum for socio-ecological transformation

… devices, and 74 percent want to consume less overall. Press release No. 10/2022 | 11.02.2022 However, the willingness to do more to protect the environment and … action and socio-ecological transformation. For this representative study, 2,115 citizens aged 14 and over were polled in November and December 2020. The survey …

Press release 08/2019 from 27.03.2019 | Last changed: 13.08.2024

Renewable energy share rises to 16.6 per cent in 2018

Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

… by more than 50 percent to about 2,300 megawatts, which is its lowest level since 2013. Heating: According to the latest available data (March 2019), the share of …

Press release 36/2016 from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 01.03.2017

Grocery discounters should offer more deposit bottle beverages

returnable glass bottles with mineral water in a crate

… during a campaign week of waste avoidance in Berlin. Press release No. 36/2016 | 22.11.2016 Ms Krautzberger welcomed the further increase the proportion of returnable …

Press release 19/2018 from 22.06.2018 | Last changed: 25.06.2018

How cities can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done

Gewinner des Wettbewerbs "Blauer Kompass" 2018 auf der Bühne im Bundesumweltministerium

… contest UBA aims to honour pioneers of climate change adaptation. Source: Raum11/Zappner/Umweltbundesamt This year's winners of the Blauer Kompass contest: an … to handle the impacts of climate change. The jury selected three winners from among 111 projects this year. It was also the first time an audience prize was awarded in …

Appointment from 12.07.2018

Workshop “Environmental protection of the High North”

… hotels nearby the venue: Novum Hotel Kronprinz Berlin Kronprinzendamm 1, 10711 Berlin Distance to the venue: 10 minutes walking distance Phone: 0049(0)30 896030 … https://www.hotel-haus-bismarck.de/ Aspria Berlin Ku'damm Karlsruher Straße 20, 10711 Berlin Distance to the venue: 11 minutes by public transportation Phone: 0049 (0)30 8906888-68 E-Mail: …