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Press release 55/09 from 04.08.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

REACH and plastics recycling

… a pragmatic interpretation of substance identification with regard to impurities. Reporting obligations In accordance with REACH, recyclers must establish a profile …

Image from 18.11.2019

Restored section of the rural river Wuemme with its riparian corridor (2012)

Aerial view of a restored section of the Wuemme. Several side channels lie along the curved course of the main watercourse. On one side of the watercourse, a riparian buffer strip with trees separates the river from the adjacent agricultural areas. Grassland and forest areas are found on the other side.

… important buffers against the input of pollutants. Source: Wolfgang Kundel (terra-air services) / Landkreis Verden The following contents contain this medium: …

Appointment from 24.03.2025

International online conference ‚Green Cooling Summit 2025‘

Aggregat einer Wärmepumpe vor einer Hausfassade

… codes. Good practice examples of district heating and cooling as well as building air conditioning exhibit real life sustainable options. The Green Cooling Summit 2025 addresses suppliers and endusers of building air conditioning technologies as well as architects, construction engineers and …

DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

Indicator: Environmentally friendly passenger transport

A graph shows the share of pedestrian, utility cycling, railway and passenger transport services in the overall passenger transport volume. Shown here are the years between 2003 and 2022. There has been changes in method in this period in 2003 and 2007.

… Car traffic is a heavy burden on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise. In addition, stationary as well as moving traffic takes up … Car traffic is a heavy burden on the environment through greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise. In addition, stationary as well as moving traffic takes up …

Press release 23/2023 from 03.07.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

UBA study: This is how Germany can achieve its 2030 climate targets

… required Emissions from combustion processes in industrial plants are one cause of air pollution Source: Gina Sanders / Fotolia.com Germany can still achieve its … KSG sets annual reduction targets by 2030 for each sector. The latest projection report published by the ⁠ UBA ⁠ in 2021 showed that with the currently planned …

Press release 81/08 from 25.11.2008 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

More safety at industrial installations

… will be trained in operation of gauging stations at the Hamburg Institute for Hygiene and Environment in January 2009. Associated content Links More …

Press release 27/2017 from 25.07.2017 | Last changed: 14.03.2018

Federal employees continue to travel climate-friendly

… all its official travel as of the current legislative term. This includes car and air travel by staff at 110 federal authorities. President Maria Krautzberger of the … tons of CO2 equivalents. UBA recorded the mileage travelled for all official air travel and the fuel consumption of its official cars to calculate greenhouse gas …

Newsletter from 31.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

The Latest from UBA - No.: 4/2025

… Submission under the United Nations Framework Convention 2025 National Inventory Report for the German Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2023 As a Party to the United … Ecosystems in Nationally Determined Contributions and national greenhouse gas reporting Ad-hoc paper as part of the research project FKZ 3722 42 510 0 This paper … how climate and environmental protection policy can be both ambitious and socially fair. Fair burden-sharing is a key pillar of socially just environmental policy. A …

Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 12.01.2021