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  • News from 03.09.2018 | Last changed: 21.02.2019

    How environmentally friendly is UBA's mobility?

    bikes in the UBA office building

    … foot, by bicycle or bus and train. The national average is only 32 percent. 03.09.2018 The share of bicycle traffic for daily commutes is about 25 percent – nearly …

  • Press release 24/2020 from 09.06.2020 | Last changed: 17.06.2020

    Air in cities becoming cleaner: number of cities above NO2 limit down by half in 2019

    Stau

    … as an annual average at 20 percent of all measuring stations close to traffic. In 2018, 42 percent of the stations exceeded the limit, more than twice as many as in … stations close to traffic were about four micrograms per cubic metre below those of 2018. The amount of the decreases varies depending on the individual measuring …

  • Press release 21/2020 from 28.05.2020 | Last changed: 02.06.2020

    Emissions trading: German installations generated 14 percent less CO2 emissions in 2019

    Kohlekraftwerk

    … million tonnes of CO2eq. This reinforces the downward trend of the previous year (2018: - 4.5 percent). As a result of sharply higher prices in the EU ETS and lower … There was little change in emissions from energy-intensive industries from 2013 to 2018, fluctuating between around 123 and 126 million tonnes of CO2eq. For the first …

  • Press release 50/2019 from 10.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    Nitrogen surplus from agriculture has been excessive for 20 years

    Ein Traktor bringt Gülle auf einem Feld aus

    … goes to court to demand compliance with regulations." Germany was condemned in 2018 by the European Court of Justice for violating the limits set out in the … 1995-1997 Source: Eigene Darstellung; Kartengrundlage: © Geo-BasisDE / BKG 2018. Download image (2.18 MB) Next Previous Publications Stickstoff-Flächenbilanzen …

  • Press release 33/2018 from 06.11.2018 | Last changed: 14.12.2018

    Minister Schulze presents plan for glyphosate phase-out

    kahle Ackerfurchen bis zum Horizont

    … pesticides which have proven to be harmful to biodiversity. Press release No. 33/2018 | 06.11.2018 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said: "This coalition agreed to …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … (Länder) to the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and UBA. Press release No. 15/2018 | 24.05.2018 UBA's President, Maria Krautzberger, said: "Drinking water in Germany is …

  • Press release 49/2018 from 19.12.2018 | Last changed: 08.01.2019

    Disposal of packaging to become greener

    Yellow bags of packaging waste

    … but it also affects many online retailers and importers. Press release No. 49/2018 | 19.12.2018 Registration in the new Central Office Packaging Registry is meant to create a …

  • Press release 41/2018 from 05.12.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2019

    First national competition for sustainable urban logistics

    Lieferwagen in der Stadt

    … a special prize for its particularly visionary project. Press release No. 41/2018 | 05.12.2018 Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said: "Urban logistics are vitally …

  • Press release 07/2019 from 21.03.2019 | Last changed: 24.04.2019

    Water type of the year 2019: the large North Sea estuary

    Eine Satellitenaufnahme der Nordseeästuare

    … status Satellite image of North Sea estuaries Source: Copernicus Sentinel Daten [2018] The estuaries of the Elbe, Ems and Weser rivers have changed dramatically in …

  • News from 28.05.2018 | Last changed: 28.05.2018

    UBA welcomes EU proposal on single use plastics

    eine Strandkrabbe sitzt in der Öffnung einer halben leeren Plastikflasche, die am Strand als Müll liegt

    … cups, plastic bottles and cigarette butts, but also balloon sticks. 28.05.2018 For the first time ever, the Commission links findings in the environment with … on single-use plastics is part of the Plastics Strategy presented in January 2018. The main goal of the strategy is to increase plastics recycling, to reduce …