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  • Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

    Water Resource Management

    … element of the ecosystem as a basic necessity for human life as a habitat for animals and plants  as a usable commodity. The tasks of water resource management are … index Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Downloads: Figure as PDF (148.67 kB) Figure as Excel with data (42.65 kB) Individual water use Almost all households and public institutions as schools or hospitals in Germany are connected to the public water supply; i.e. all citizens have …

  • Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

    Serious Gaming and Sustainability

    Game controller with landscape

    … While the majority of games can be categorized as entertainment games, there are also games that pursue other goals in addition to entertainment. These serious games … Wie ein Problem zur Lösung wird. https://www.bmuv.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Digitalisierung/digitalagenda_bf.pdf (in German only) With a generation of …

  • Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

    International information offers

    … ault/files/uploads/fields/fpshealth_theme_file/pesticides_a_la_maison_et_au_jardin_0.pdf Belgium French Specific information for general public on biocidal uses … Denmark Danish ECHA Website on substitution of industrial chemicals https://echa.europa.eu/substitution-to-safer-chemicals   EU English Study …

  • Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

    zwei Reagenzgläser mit verschiedenen Flüssigkeiten

    Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / Fotolia.com Chemicals are often blended during processing and frequently released into the environment … en/Materialien/4_5_3_Kommunikation_in_der_Lieferkette/120508_Mixtures_under_REACH_v3.pdf ; Executive summary available via …

  • Article from 18.11.2025 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Permitting research projects on marine geoengineering

    … are entrusted with enforcement tasks in the seaward adjacent waters. The UBA is also consulted and involved in the approval procedures of other authorities. Since … goal requires not only a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, but also processes for the permanent removal and storage of carbon dioxide. The draft … are entrusted with enforcement tasks in the seaward adjacent waters. The UBA is also consulted and involved in the approval procedures of other authorities. Since …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    Commercial Refrigeration Refrigeration unit Source: Adobe Stock / Grispb Commercial … systems are used to keep goods fresh and deep-frozen, especially foodstuffs, but also flowers and pharmaceutical products. They are installed, for example, in … life. This includes specialist food shops such as bakeries and butchers, but also small food shops, kiosks, petrol station shops, flower shops, pharmacies, …

  • Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

    H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate … Pike / COP28 The Global Stocktake assesses the collective progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement every five years. The first Global Stocktake concluded in … update on 15.05.2024 Modalities of the Global Stocktake To achieve the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, all countries must massively and urgently increase their …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    Electrical and electronic waste End-of-life electrical and electronic devices are … Gerhard Kotschik / UBA Electrical and electronic waste contains recyclable metals and other materials; recycling them saves resources and protects the environment. But electrical and …

  • Article from 19.03.2024 | Last changed: 19.03.2024

    Climate protection and energy policy in Germany

    transformer station

    … impact of technical measures and policy instruments on the energy sector. We are also working on the technical and economic design of an energy system that will be … framework conditions on mitigation efforts in the sectors. Based on this, proposals for an adaptation of the climate policy target architecture are submitted. In … Determined Contributions and national greenhouse gas reporting Advanced materials for the energy transition Carbon leakage in AI-driven data center growth? …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    End-of-life-vehicles

    Pressed old cars in a junkyard

    … million registered cars, which are replete with recyclable steel, copper, light metals, precious metals, glass, tires and plastic. But these vehicles also contain environmental

  • Article from 19.10.2017 | Last changed: 26.02.2018

    Plastics

    nach Farben sortiertes Plastikgranulat

    … which are made of plastic waste, are used to make new plastic products Source: digitalstock / Fotolia.com Certain types of products such as packaging, electrical … responsibility have been enacted with the goal of ensuring that these materials are optimally recycled. last update on 19.10.2017 Plastic waste in Germany More … municipal wastes are to be recycled. Municipal waste however, contains other materials besides plastics. The treatment of plastics in many different municipal waste …

  • Article from 10.08.2021 | Last changed: 28.01.2025

    Non-extractable residues in persistence assessment

    … for the environment. At a workshop in February 2021, UBA presented two proposals for evaluating NERs in the persistence assessment. last update on 10.08.2021 … data indicate the following processes: Transformation into biomass which also can represent necromass, that itself will re-enter the metabolic cycle … matter (NER type II) and thus should not be able to be mobilised again and can also be seen as a sink. On the other hand adsorption or physical entrapment of NER …