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  • Press release 36/2025 from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 17.10.2025

    Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly

    Nachhaltigkeit beim Reisen ist bei der Reiseentscheidung nur einer unter vielen Wünschen.

    … labelling nearly doubled from six percent in 2019 to almost eleven percent in 2023. However, the sustainability of a travel offer was still only rarely decisive … travelled so far per day of their holiday. At 143 kilometers, the value for 2023 is higher than the previous record from 2019 (140 kilometres per day). An …

  • News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 30.03.2023

    Scrubber discharge bans would protect oceans

    5 laboratory bottles with differently coloured liquid from transparent to brown-black.

    … as extremely hazardous. Discharge bans - at least regional - are recommended. 21.03.2023 On behalf of the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Maritime and … from Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems on Ships (ImpEx)" in the period from 2020 to 2023. Both water-soluble and particle-bound pollutants were recorded. In particular, …

  • Press release 27/2023 from 14.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    Wherever spraying takes place, streams are damaged

    A stream between two fields

    … the goal of "unpolluted waters in good ecological condition". Press release No. 27/2023 | 14.08.2023 What is needed in future is regular monitoring⁠ of small water bodies and … now – to be effective. Further information: More detailed assessments – UBA-Text 63/2023 The new report on small water body monitoring further classifies the findings …

  • Press release 08/2023 from 28.02.2023 | Last changed: 02.03.2023

    New quality seal for air conditioning systems: good quality air at low energy cost

    Das Bild zeigt das Logo des Qualitätssiegels Raumlufttechnik. Es besteht aus dem Schriftzug selbst und rechts daneben einem Sechseck, das auf der Spitze steht und in Blau- und Grüntönen gefüllt ist.

    … joint project by UBA and BAFA and is now available for award. Press release No. 08/2023 | 28.02.2023 Air conditioning systems are meant to supply good quality air to indoor spaces, … Contact Energy change: Information for users Registration: online workshop on 18.04.2023 Publications Handbuch: Das Qualitätssiegel Raumlufttechnik Entwicklung des …

  • Press release 33/2024 from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    First half of 2024: Renewable electricity generation continues to rise significantly

    Freiflächenphotovoltaikanlage, Rapsfeld und Windenergieanlagen

    … amounted to 111 TWh in the first half of 2024. Compared to the first half of 2023, the heat provided from renewable sources fell by seven per cent overall. The … in heat pumps, particularly as a result of installations in the second half of 2023, around 3.5 per cent more heat was generated from near-surface geothermal … transport sector. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared to the first half of 2023. Based on current information, the total amount of biofuels used was at the …

  • 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

    … ways to promote sustainable consumption structures in city centers. From May 2023 to April 2026, the UBA has been leading the EU-funded project “NiCE – from …

  • News from 13.02.2023 | Last changed: 28.03.2024

    Hazard radar for iron, copper and bauxite supply chains

    Aerial view of the world's largest iron ore mine, the Carajás mine in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil

    … risks along supply chains and to support their environmental due diligence. 13.02.2023 The results of the research project Pilot Screening of the environmental hazard … Supply Chains has made these expectations legally binding for some companies since 2023. More far-reaching regulations at European level (Battery Regulation and EU …

  • News from 25.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    UN Climate Conference COP30: No breakthrough, but small successes

    Entrance to the grounds of the 30th World Climate Conference

    … formed to map out a concrete plan for the joint decision made at COP28 in Dubai in 2023 to transition away from fossil fuels. However, in the end, no consensus could … as crop failures due to droughts, sea level rise, floods and heat waves (see IPCC 2023 ). Nevertheless, even with current projections, we are still heading for a … still keep 1.5 degree within reach? The decision of the Global Stocktake (GST) in 2023 included the goals of tripling global renewable energy capacity, doubling the …