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News from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

UBA & IIASA cooperate on modelling climate action scenarios

12 participants of the workshop stand together with IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber in a baroque furnished room at IIASA.

… climate action strategies and thus make an important contribution to evidence-based environmental policy. Associated content Participants of the kick-off workshop …

Press release 22/2015 from 09.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Fighting dandelions with a brush and hot water

Münster town hall with wildflowers in the foreground

… and talks at the symposium concurred. "Local governments can lead by example in environmentally and nature-friendly land management", continued Ms …

News from 21.03.2023 | Last changed: 23.03.2023

Advanced materials: steadily sustainable and safe

Coloured area changing from pink to blue. Hexagonal shapes appear on different levels of the image and which reminiscent of chemical structural formulae. The shapes are shown either only in outline or filled in area.

… imperative to carefully weigh the benefits and challenges of the applications for environmental and health protection and other aspects of sustainability. The …

Cover from 20.01.2026

PFAS in soil - forever pollution, forever concern? Presentations

… FRANCE'S INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION PLAN ON PFAS, A national strategy for health & environmental protection PFAS - Better Understanding the Problem, UK Environment …

Press release 52/2020 from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 06.11.2020

Linking climate change mitigation and resource conservation more closely

… Demand for these raw materials is likely to increase, at least temporarily, and the environmental impact of mining and processing will be correspondingly high. The …

Press release 09/2020 from 28.02.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

Speed limits on motorways clearly cut down CO2 emissions

… the Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport (HBEFA) and is the database for environmental reporting in many countries and municipalities in Europe. When …

Press release 07/2018 from 22.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

Sandy lowland river: Water Type of the Year 2018

… "green" infrastructures can replace or complement technical structures and mitigate environmental impact. Associated content Vorkommen des Gewässertyp 2018 - sandiger …

Press release 72/09 from 09.10.2009 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

European chemicals policy

… term bioaccumulation refers to both the uptake of a chemical via the surrounding environmental medium (bioconcentration) and its uptake via the food chain …

Press release 22/08 from 03.04.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

The fight against rubbish and stink: advice on ecological spring cleaning

… advised when using pipe and drain cleaners. They are usually very caustic and are environmentally hazardous on account of the high content of alkaline ingredients, …

Press release 05/2014 from 29.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Putting power gluttons on a diet

… product size group. Consumer goods that have the Blue Angel ecolabel are the most environmentally friendly in that product group. Associated content Links order free …

Press release 06/2018 from 09.03.2018 | Last changed: 08.03.2018

Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health

city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

… of death) and applying the World Health Organization’s (WHO) concept to assess the Environmental Burden of Disease, the study made calculations of the statistical …

Press release 75/2008 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

Global warming: Water scarcity in the Alps?

… EURAC’s Institute for Remote Sensing, and delegates from the European and Slovenian environmental agencies. The experts base their results and conclusions mainly on an …