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  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … subsidies must be scrutinized and phased out by 2025 if possible. The financial resources which would then become available could be used to invest in climate … subsidies must be scrutinized and phased out by 2025 if possible. The financial resources which would then become available could be used to invest in climate …

  • Press release 38/2023 from 13.10.2023 | Last changed: 17.10.2023

    Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Laboratory launched at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … to develop customised applications for challenges – for example, for the more efficient evaluation of satellite data in order to better plan the expansion of wind … emphasis on the responsible handling of data and develops solutions for the resource-saving use of AI and Big Data (Responsible & Green AI). In the process, …

  • Press release 30/2018 from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    New funding priority: Innovative wastewater engineering

    zwei Faultürme einer Kläranlage spiegeln sich in einem Nachklärbecken.

    … in wastewater) with innovative processes which take the demand for energy and resources into consideration and can eliminate a broad spectrum of pollutants, e.g. … networking of energy" which takes a holistic approach to energy and aims to raise efficiency and utilization potential, also at the local supply level. The new …

  • Press release 35/2023 from 27.09.2023 | Last changed: 14.11.2024

    Nominees selected for the German Ecodesign Award 2023

    The jury posing in front of a building

    … PlantScrew | Franziska Dehm & Dominic Hahn (HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd) Product Design of Resource Scarcity | Raphael Jung & Jan Sagasser (HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd) NEW GRID | …

  • Press release 12/2017 from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 05.05.2017

    Future-fit city: Much more money needed for buses and trains

    Aerial view of a city

    … sector currently amount to more than 28 billion euros per year, whereas an efficient local public transport network would cost only about eleven billion euros … sector currently amount to more than 28 billion euros per year, whereas an efficient local public transport network would cost only about eleven billion euros …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … by employing renewable energies and by using energy sparingly and more efficiently. In order to achieve the energy turnaround, a decision was made to end … In a renewable energy supply system, reduced energy demand and increased energy efficiency can help to make it easier to safeguard the balance between energy … In a renewable energy supply system, reduced energy demand and increased energy efficiency can help to make it easier to safeguard the balance between energy …

  • Press release 49/2024 from 11.12.2024 | Last changed: 04.08.2025

    Interdisciplinary planning competition for new German Environment Agency building in Bad Elster

    fotorealistische Darstellung eines quadratischen Gebäudes mit Flachdach und Fassade aus Holz, Glas und Fassadenbegrünung, über dem Haupteingang steht "Umweltbundesamt Bad Elster"

    … A relocation within Bad Elster is planned for 2030/31.  Sustainable and energy-efficient construction In order to emphasise the exemplary role of the federal … and demonstration project for environmentally friendly, sustainable and energy-efficient construction: Certification in accordance with the Assessment System for … house (positive annual energy balance) with the pillars of comfort, energy efficiency and environmental friendliness  Greenhouse gas-neutral property and …

  • News from 18.08.2017 | Last changed: 18.10.2017

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries

    participants of the workshop repairing computers

    … management of WEEE into compliance with its country's legal requirements or how to efficiently network transboundary movements of WEEE. One of the key results of this … system of e-waste collection and recycling. On 28 June 2017 the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation organized the international …

  • Press release 35/2017 from 13.10.2017 | Last changed: 23.10.2017

    Environmental availability of raw materials

    in einer bergigen, trockenen Landschaft klafft ein riesiges tiefes Loch mit terrassenförmigen Plateaus in der Erde

    … materials. Press release No. 35/2017 | 13.10.2017 In industrialised countries with resource-intensive processing industries like Germany, the demands for transparency … social acceptance of negative environmental impacts are also increasingly scarce resources which exert a real influence. This trend towards higher environmental …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … and climate at the same time. Given the building sector’s enormous demand for resources, we must give equal consideration to creating housing, saving resources …

  • Press release 36/2019 from 09.10.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    Quo vadis, agriculture?

    Ein Acker mit Traktorspuren.

    … funding.  Digitalisation in the agriculture sector is making it possible to use resources more responsibly. However, increasing efficiency can aggravate existing problems such as cleared-out landscapes. The KLU …