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  • Article from 29.02.2024 | Last changed: 29.02.2024

    Sustainable Chemistry

    coloured liquids in flasks

    … transformation, for two important reasons: its role as a cause of problems such as environmental pollution or damage to health must be massively and globally pushed … relates of a multitude of aspects and addresses several impact levels. The German Environment Agency places precautionary environmental and health protection …

  • Article from 25.05.2020 | Last changed: 10.02.2022

    The EU’s Twinning instrument

    … countries that is intended to last beyond the duration of the project. How is Germany involved in Twinning? Germany is by far the most active EU Member State in environmental matters.  Under the aegis of the German Federal Ministry for …

  • Article from 03.03.2025 | Last changed: 03.03.2025

    Chemical contamination in the Antarctic

    Appearances are misleading - even in the pure white of the polar landscape, pollutants can already be detected.

    … well as from industrial influences, the polar regions are ideal research areas for environmental behavior and the detection of chemicals. Because of this remoteness … in Antarctica - Tackling Future Challenges Together’, jointly organised by the German Environment Agency, the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the SCAR ImPACT Group, … of Siena, Italy. Numerous international experts from research, environmental specimen banks and environmental authorities took part. The aim of the workshop was …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … are digital services that are nowadays taken for granted. But what about the environmental impact of cloud services and the critical resources which are used in … Cloud Computing (GCC) research report can be used to answer these questions (in German) . We developed a methodology to record the environmental impact of abiotic …

  • Article from 17.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.01.2022

    Assessments of SDG Interactions in Transformation Pathways

    Poster with symbols for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

    … assessments of ambitious resource- and climate policy transformation pathways for Germany. Applied evaluation criteria are given by the UN Sustainable Development … Goals (SDGs), which provide an ambitious set of goals and targets for the environmental, social, and economic transformation until 2030. last update on …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.02.2023

    Green IT

    on a green background, several pictograms symbolizing Green IT, such as green electricity or recycling

    … software, data centres, networks and digital services are energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable. last update on 10.01.2022 Much of what we once had to … 2020 range anywhere from 200 to 1,000 terawatt hours (TWh). (By way of comparison: Germany generated a total of around 500 TWh of electricity in 2020 which was fed …

  • Article from 19.07.2022 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Digitalization water management

    … for efficient and sustaina-ble water management in the present and future. The German Environment Agency (UBA) is very active in the field of digital … management in order to improve the accessibil-ity, evaluation and publication of environmental data. last update on 19.07.2022 The use of modern digital technologies …

  • Article from 23.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains

    Environmental Issues of Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context

    OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains Environmental Issues of Mineral … event at the  2021 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains  hosted by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural …

  • Article from 10.12.2025 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Digitalisation and natural resources

    The significant footprint of digitalisation needs to be better understood

    … policymakers ensure that globally distributed digital services operate in an environmentally responsible manner? What strategies can guide the digital … gas emissions? Assessing the resource intensity of the digital transformation in Germany (Phase I) In Phase I of the project (2020-2023), the German Environment Agency (UBA) commissioned an assessment of the resource intensity …

  • Article from 10.06.2021 | Last changed: 14.06.2021

    The third PMT Workshop 2021

    The third PMT Workshop 2021: “Getting control of PMT substances under REACH”

    … as an online conference on the 25th and 26th of March 2021. It was organized by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). last … as an online conference on the 25th and 26th of March 2021. It was organized by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). … <– …

  • Article from 01.01.2021 | Last changed: 31.01.2022

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    Utilization of the criteria to identify PMT/vPvM substances

    … and mobile substances is not just restricted to Europe. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has addressed the growing concern of the … review will identify positive detections of PMT/vPvM substances and monitoring in Germany will provide further proof of concept. Technical water treatment methods …