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Press release 01/2019 from 14.01.2019 | Last changed: 18.01.2019

So very eco: – Submissions for Federal Ecodesign Award 2019 wanted

… for Environment on 26 November 2019. Prize money for the next-generation design projects is 1,000 euros each. Professional image trailers will be produced for award …

Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

… review, a representative survey and studies carried out within the current project proved that certain weather situations result in an increase in health …

Press release 23/2015 from 09.06.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Food waste causes four percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions

a basket with a mouldet bread roll, two rotten apples and a dried out lemon

… of CO 2 emissions produced on a roundtrip flight from Frankfurt to New York. When projected onto the 80 million people in Germany and the 505 million in the EU, these …

Press release 34/2013 from 30.08.2013 | Last changed: 08.09.2013

UBA moves into the Federal Government's first zero-energy building

Two-storey square building with wooden façade and solar panels on the roof

… challenge. Quality of construction was a key prerequisite to the success of the project: testing of the building shell’s airtightness surpasses even the highest of …

News from 11.10.2023 | Last changed: 13.10.2023

Climate protection through Circular Economy in Germany and the EU

Mixed waste on a conveyer belt in a waste treatment plant

… framework and the energy transition. 11.10.2023 In two partial reports the Refoplan project to 'Determine the climate protection potential in the circular economy for …

Press release 13/2023 from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 07.06.2023

Traffic noise can increase risk of depression and anxiety disorders

View on rails with a suburban train, behind it city panorama

… and survey large groups of the population to assess health risks. The present project reanalysed data from NORAH, Germany’s largest noise study, and evaluated …

Press release 46/2015 from 10.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled

… are recommended for the planning and implementation of hydraulic fracturing. Future projects should be monitored closely and scientifically because of the as yet small …

Press release 21/2022 from 25.04.2022 | Last changed: 27.04.2022

Federal Environment Ministry and German Environment Agency name winners of innovative mobility actions

… climate protection. European Mobility Week provides a great framework for realising projects together with local citizens and to test them for practicability. This is … an unofficial world record. 2 nd prize: VCD Minden-Lübbecke Herford e.V. For the project milla.bike, a cargo bike rental system with model character especially in …

Press release 19/2023 from 12.06.2023 | Last changed: 14.06.2023

Spree faces increased water shortage after coal phase-out in Lausitz region

… the region will have to save significantly more water in the future. Meanwhile, the projected water deficit will not be compensated for by savings alone. Transferring water: In order to compensate for the projected water deficit, it is essential to provide additional water for the river …

Newsletter from 12.12.2022 | Last changed: 12.12.2022

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2022

… It was shown that the Hyalella bioconcentration factors (BCFs) derived for compounds with different hydrophobic characteristics (log Kow 2.4 – 7.8) show a strong correlation to those from fish tests. This project was carried out to elucidate the suitability of the HYBIT test for… Series … European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) for municipal bodies and their project ideas. Database-supported research with various search and filter options …

Newsletter from 26.04.2018 | Last changed: 26.04.2018

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2018

… instrument created under the EU Emissions Trading System to support demonstration projects for low-carbon innovation in the power sector and industry. From 2019 … and Opportunities of Linking Emissions Trading Systems Within the frame of this project, a structured system for evaluating the risks and opportunities of linking …

News from 21.10.2020 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

Increasing the recycling of precious and minor metals

Board of a processor, on it a recycling symbol

… recycling capacity available for waste containing minor metals. The ILESA project therefore developed and evaluated a number of proposals: The approaches for …