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  • News from 25.11.2021 | Last changed: 25.11.2021

    Guide for greenhouse gas-neutral administrations published

    Four-storey office building with a façade made of wood and colourful glass elements; a photovoltaic system stands on the green roof

    … President of the German Environment Agency (UBA) at an online meeting of the Network of Heads of European Environmental Administrations (EPA Network) on November 25th. He presented UBA’s guide on greenhouse gas neutral … guide focuses on Germany, UBA is seeking cooperation with other agencies in the Network to transfer its application and develop requirements for greenhouse gas …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field A modern industry and services-oriented society such as Germany is highly mobile. Most people travel on a … – under Theme 1 ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation’ of the BMDV‘s experts network ‘Knowledge – Skill – Action’. The network comprises seven superior …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … Länder and regional planning authorities use this approach to support the biotope network thus helping animal and plant species to adapt their specific distribution … tools such as regional green belts and green corridors which can benefit ecological networks are not taken into account in this context either. This is because these …

  • 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

    … The core element of this "future-fit city" is a well-developed public transport network, in addition to pedestrian and cycle traffic, and electric driverless car … are only possible with more buses and trains and fewer cars. The public transport network is the backbone of urban mobility, but it must be strengthened and, in …

  • 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

    … 2026, at the UBA headquarters in Dessau-Roßlau. Together with cities, regions, networks, NGOs, and initiatives, we want to discuss ways to promote sustainable … inspire through good examples to promote circular lifestyles in cities, facilitate networking among urban development actors to initiate follow-up projects, actively …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    EW-I-1+2: Weather-related disruptions to and unavailabilty of power supply

    … by the fact that disruptions are infrequent and very brief. In Germany, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) keeps records of any disruptions. As part of its remit the … in power supply may become more frequent and their duration may increase, unless networks are appropriately engineered and maintained. Whether electricity networks …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … claims on land use. After all, it matters to conserve or further enhance ecosystem services important to humans and wildlife alike. In connection with changing … the future. Moreover, animals and plants depend on open spaces and unfragmented, networked landscape structures for their habitats. If habitat conditions change as a …

  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … Joint press release with the German Meteorological Service Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future Heat waves … commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to the German Meteorological Service (DWD). An assessment of summer 2015 is still outstanding. "In future we … deaths by a factor of 3 to 5," said Vice-President of the German Meteorological Service Dr. Paul Becker. Press release No. 25/2015 | 15.07.2015 Longer and more …

  • News from 02.10.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2019

    WEEE: EU-wide enforcement of producer responsibility

    used electrical and electronic equipment like computers and mobile phones

    … responsible for the enforcement of the European WEEE Directive have formed a network. UBA initiated the constitutional meeting on 7-8 September 2017. The … the enforcement authorities responsible have formed the European WEEE Enforcement Network (EWEN). The network will reduce translation and notification problems in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … pandemic the organisations involved in civic protection themselves suffered limited service capacity. The aggravated working conditions imposed a severe test of … in mid-2021, emergency relief was organised fast and unbureaucratically via social networks in many of the areas affected. This seems to indicate that it might be …