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  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 25.01.2019

    Improving the safety of tailings management facilities based on the example of Ukrainian facilities

    … Association Elmevej 14 DK-2840 Holte Dänemark Runtime 17.06.2013 to 30.11.2015 The failure of tailings management facilities is a major problem worldwide that … the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) developed “Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Tailings Management Facilities”. These comprise … The UNECE called on the governments of UNECE countries to incorporate the safety guidelines into their national regulations and technical standards and to apply …

  • Press release 30/2018 from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    New funding priority: Innovative wastewater engineering

    zwei Faultürme einer Kläranlage spiegeln sich in einem Nachklärbecken.

    … processes to recover phosphorus, nitrogen and other reusable materials which now go mostly unused and are disposed with wastewater or sewage sludge, and make …

  • News from 07.12.2016 | Last changed: 16.02.2017

    UBA heads the set-up of an European Human Biomonitoring system

    a blood sample is taken from a woman

    … focuses on the establishment of a pan-European network which will improve the knowledge base for environmental and chemical policy decision-making in the EU. … DnBP, DiBP and BBP) as toxic to the reproductive system. These substances may now only be used in exceptional cases and with a special permit. There are on-going … ceremony for the HBM4EU project in Brussels. She spoke out in favour of sharing knowledge about the sources and risks of chemicals at European level so that risks …

  • News from 10.10.2017 | Last changed: 20.10.2017

    Guidance for climate-friendly investment

    two engineers (a women and a man) in a windfarm

    Guidance for climate-friendly investment Investments in renewable energy can be … to man and the environment. A study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) has now developed criteria for climate-friendly investment in the energy, building and … banks should proceed and identifies which projects should no longer be funded. … Guidance for climate-friendly investment

  • News from 06.03.2024 | Last changed: 13.03.2024

    UBA welcomes Ukrainian research fellowship holder

    Das Bild zeigt die ukrainische Forschungsstipendiatin Dr. Olena Matukhno.

    … Agency of Ukraine. She came to Germany in 2022 to escape the Russian invasion and now lives in Dresden with members of her family. About the Georg Forster Research …

  • News from 05.12.2024 | Last changed: 10.12.2024

    Results of COP29: Small steps, big goals

    Delegates are standing up and applauding

    … between countries. This means that credits from emission reduction projects now have a legal framework. With the guidelines adopted in Baku  specific methodologies must now be developed that can effectively guarantee the environmental integrity of …

  • Press release 30/2025 from 17.07.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Weak wind conditions slow down renewable energy production

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … weather conditions. The amount of renewable electricity used in transport now corresponds to around 3.7 percent of the renewable electricity generated in … half of the year. Of this, about 60 percent is still used in rail transport and now around 40 percent in road transport. Further information: The Working Group on …

  • Press release 38/2025 from 23.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    CBAM simplified: 90% of Companies Exempt from CO₂ Border Adjustment

    Container in einem Hafen

    … German and European economies. The European Commission has adopted comprehensive guidelines which simplify the CBAM, as part of the “Omnibus Package I”. The Federal … be free to choose between reporting actual embedded emissions and using default values. In the latter case, the verification requirement is waived. Furthermore, …