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Press release 52/2014 from 27.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

1st December is Antarctica Day

waste dump in front of a resaerch station

… in contrast to the Arctic, is a continent surrounded by water. For hundreds of years it had a giant ice cover and was left virtually untouched. In the past century …

Press release 33/2023 from 18.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2023

Looking for ideas on living with climate change

A road sign „Bürgerbeteiligung“ (civic participation) and „Politikverdrossenheit“ (disenchantment with politics)

… place, which is specifically aimed at teenagers and young people between 14 and 25 years of age. The focus here is on the long-term impact of climate change and the …

Press release 41/2025 from 09.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

How the national 2040 climate target can be achieved

Ein Schornstein stößt dunklen Qualm aus.

… to 2040 is crucial to ensure that Germany achieves greenhouse-gas neutrality in 20 years,” says Dirk Messner, President of the ⁠ UBA ⁠. “We must make the necessary …

Press release 43/2022 from 30.09.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga

… through the Blue Belt federal programme (floodplains funding programme). Starting points for this include the “Blue Belt Feasibility Study - Pilot Oder”, commissioned …

Press release 43/2021 from 27.10.2021 | Last changed: 08.12.2021

Drought, heavy rains and heat waves impact tourism

… can be chalked up to tourism alone, which is more than one billion tonnes every year. The remedy is plain to see: opt for regional tourism and travel by train …

Press release 04/2022 from 18.01.2022 | Last changed: 27.01.2022

Blauer Kompass contest launches first round as a new federal prize

… an urgent dual task. The flood disaster last summer and the dry summers of recent years have shown this very clearly. Municipalities face particular challenges when …

Press release 46/09 from 02.07.2009 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

Perfluorinated compounds: Avoid inputs - protect the environment

… Safety (BMU) and supreme environmental authorities in the Laender authorities, appoints Commission members to take office for a period of three years. Associated content Links Perfluorinated compounds: Avoid inputs - …

DzU article from 17.11.2025 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

Indicator: Raw material footprint

A graph shows the primary raw material consumption per capita for 2000 to 2022. It is divided according to different types of materials. After an initial increase, the raw material footprint has fallen again to its original level in recent years.

Press release 20/2025 from 26.05.2025 | Last changed: 28.05.2025

German agencies classify TFA as toxic substance

Das Bild zeigt eine Pflanzenschutzspritze, die übers Feld fährt.

… completely to TFA in the atmosphere . TFA has been detected in German water for years, with concentrations continuing to increase. “Harmonised classification is an …

Press release 38/2024 from 13.09.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

Majority of German cities and municipalities are faced with the challenges of the climate crisis

Deutsche Kleinstadt mit aufgehender Sonne

… states “Adaptation to the climate crisis is one of the central tasks of the coming years and decades. We therefore need a joint task (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe) that is …

Press release 22/2024 from 27.05.2024 | Last changed: 29.05.2024

Kenah Cusanit receives the 2024 German Prize for Nature Writing

in einem dunklen Gehölz fällt Licht auf einen alten abgebrochenen Baum

… Foundation in the middle of its extensive natural grounds. The members of this year's jury were journalist and author Petra Ahne, Jean-Marie Dhur, co-owner of the …

Press release 05/2019 from 19.02.2019 | Last changed: 24.04.2019

Stricter environmental standards for raw material supply necessary

in einer bergigen, trockenen Landschaft klafft ein riesiges tiefes Loch mit terrassenförmigen Plateaus in der Erde

… for use in energy storage technologies could increase by a factor of 12 up to the year 2050, compared to global annual production in 2013. The UBA recommends the …