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  • Press release 17/2024 from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary

    Grafik mit dem Jubiläumslogo des Umweltbundesamtes. Eine 50 mit dem Symbol des Blauen Engels. Auf der Grafik stehen alle wichtigen Daten zum Jubiläumsfest am 15.06.2024 in Dessau-Roßlau für alle interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürger.

    … with us 50 years of commitment to people and the environment! Source: Umweltbundesamt Over 50 years ago, the social-liberal coalition under chancellor Willy Brandt breathed new life into environmental protection. With … June 1974 the German Environment Agency (UBA) began work in west Berlin with around 170 employees. Environmental issues were becoming increasingly more prominent on …

  • Press release 24/2020 from 09.06.2020 | Last changed: 17.06.2020

    Air in cities becoming cleaner: number of cities above NO2 limit down by half in 2019

    Stau

    … complied with throughout Germany. The solution lies in cleaner vehicles and a fundamental change in mobility." The main source of nitrogen oxides in cities is road … nationwide measures such as software updates, subsidies as part of the "Clean Air 2017-2020" immediate action programme, as well as the renewal of the vehicle fleet … Städte mit NO2-Grenzwertüberschreitung 2019 (Stand 28.5.2020) Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (321.37 kB) NO2-Jahremittelwerte 2019 (Stand 28.05.2020) …

  • Press release 27/2024 from 04.06.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Federal Environment Ministry supports preventive health measures in the climate crisis

    That's good against heat: a cooling water bag

    … heatwaves with record temperatures and sunshine in recent years have once again underscored the critical importance of preparing for and mitigating the consequences … Dirk Messner. The recommendations for the creation of such plans published in 2017 were evaluated in a project funded by the UBA and assessed in terms of perception and effectiveness. “According …

  • Press release 02/2024 from 15.01.2024 | Last changed: 24.01.2024

    Detailed greenhouse gas emissions figures for 2022: Emissions fell by 40 per cent compared to 1990 – EU climate protection targets met

    Industrieanlage

    … with the Climate Protection Act to follow in mid-March 2024 A total of around 750 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent was emitted in Germany in 2022 Source: Gina … data on greenhouse gas emissions for 2022. According to the data, a total of around 750 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent was emitted in Germany in 2022. This is 9.6 … have fallen by 38.0 per cent, and there has been a clear downward trend since 2017 in particular. Important note: The categories listed in this text correspond to …

  • Newsletter from 09.02.2022 | Last changed: 09.02.2022

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2022

    … issue of "UBA aktuell". We also cover UBA's stance on the controversial debate surrounding the inclusion of nuclear power and fossil gas in the EU taxonomy for defining … not fulfill the specifications are either put to secondary use, but often ploughed under or otherwise disposed of. "The legal requirements are sufficient for ensuring … 2021 The database "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment" Update for the period 2017-2020 Over the past decades, human consumption of pharmaceuticals has steadily …

  • Newsletter from 26.07.2024 | Last changed: 26.07.2024

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2024

    … framework for generating prosperity and social equity within our planetary boundaries –has been challenged by several crises. After the European elections, it … risks of climate change, and whether uncertainties could be resolved. In expert workshops held in… Series Climate Change Page number 38 Year of publication 2024 …

  • Newsletter from 05.02.2025 | Last changed: 10.02.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 01/2025

    … shows the work of the Environmental Specimen Bank and how fish can be used to understand the pollution of our environment. We hope you find it an interesting read … abstract climate protection knowledge tangible – whether at information stands, in workshops or in schools. The climate scale is available now. There are also ten …

  • Press release 44/2020 from 22.09.2020 | Last changed: 29.09.2020

    Who will be the winners of the Federal Ecodesign Award 2020?

    Die Jury läuft auf die Kameralinse zu.

    … submissions to the Ecodesign Award show that there is another way." This year, around 350 entries from companies, design, engineering and architectural offices, as … the jury meeting. See here for information about the nominated projects: https://bundespreis-ecodesign.de/de/gewinner. From 23 to 27 September 2020, the nominees and … Agency)  Prof. Dr. Claudia Perren (architect, Director at Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel, FHNW) Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Parliamentary State Secretary at …

  • Press release 36/2020 from 13.08.2020 | Last changed: 19.08.2020

    Proper airing reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … that CO2 traffic lights can be used as an indicator of good or bad ventilation. Under normal conditions, a CO2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm (0.1 vol-%) in … Commission Documents Stellungnahme Kommission Innenraumlufthygiene zu Lüften und SARS-CoV-2 All press releases Tags ventilation SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic … … that CO2 traffic lights can be used as an indicator of good or bad ventilation. Under normal conditions, a CO2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm (0.1 vol-%) in …

  • Press release 20/2022 from 12.04.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2022

    Landscape as place of transformation

    Betonierte Fläche in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

    … of Transformation" by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and Kulturpark e.V. as part of the OSTEN Festival have been selected. The … for Photography, Kunsthochschule Kassel), Burghard Duhm (Bauhaus Dessau Foundation), Ludwig Haugk (Kulturpark e.V.) and Fotini Mavromati (UBA). Scholarship As … months in addition to connecting them to the tandem partners. The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation provides accommodation in the studio building and a workroom as well as the …

  • Press release 30/2021 from 01.07.2021 | Last changed: 08.07.2021

    For digital environmental sustainability worldwide

    Die Erdkugel und Wörter in einer Programmiersprache.

    … an initiative launched and co-championed by the German Environment Agency, ⁠UNEP⁠, UNDP, ISC, Kenya and Future Earth on 31 March 2021 in support of UN …