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  • Article from 26.09.2023 | Last changed: 26.09.2023

    Harmonisation of health assessment – LCI values and EU-LCI values

    An attic floor will be finished.

    … on the EU-LCI website . The German Environment Agency (UBA) has worked in recent years intensively that the European Commission supports the harmonisation … on the EU-LCI website . The German Environment Agency (UBA) has worked in recent years intensively that the European Commission supports the harmonisation …

  • Article from 21.02.2023 | Last changed: 21.02.2023

    Environmental management at UBA

    EMAS logo on the face of the UBA office building in Dessau-Roßlau

    … supply of green electricity to buildings and construction sites. The most important point is the avoidance of emissions. Against this background, desk sharing, which … to continuously reduce the CO 2 emissions of our fleet, applying 2016 as the base year. By 2030, the fleet is to be 'zero emissions' during operation We have taken an … supply of green electricity to buildings and construction sites. The most important point is the avoidance of emissions. Against this background, desk sharing, which …

  • Article from 20.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines

    … of the TrinkwV, evaluation criteria documents become legally binding two years after they have been issued by UBA. After this date, for construction and … of the TrinkwV, evaluation criteria documents become legally binding two years after they have been issued by UBA. After this date, for construction and …

  • Article from 19.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Questions and Answers on Water Reuse

    … of waste water is recycled there, meeting over half of all agricultural needs. Many years of experience in the field of water reuse for the irrigation of green spaces … of reclaimed water (UBA text 34/2016). However, following the droughts in previous years we see an increasing demand in irrigation water including reclaimed water. The …

  • Article from 14.04.2023 | Last changed: 16.08.2023

    Micropollutants in Water Bodies

    … bodies. UBA estimates assume additional costs averaging 16 euros per person per year for expanding large sewage treatment plants in Germany. Measures to reduce the … bodies. UBA estimates assume additional costs averaging 16 euros per person per year for expanding large sewage treatment plants in Germany. Measures to reduce the …

  • Article from 09.10.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Geoengineering-Governance

    atmosphere of the Earth

    … consequences. Source: Kobes / Fotolia.com A number of ideas have emerged in recent years for potential interventions in the climate system to counteract global … solar geoengineering negative emissions … A number of ideas have emerged in recent years for potential interventions in the climate system to counteract global …

  • Article from 08.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Environmental Compliance Assurance

    A red barrel lies in a river and is examined by a person in a green protective suit.

    … target of improving environmental compliance assurance, for which it adopted a nine-point Action Plan for Environmental Compliance Assurance in early 2018. The … and other EU institutions with regard to better regulation from a practitioner's point of view and to the enforceability of existing and planned EU environmental … target of improving environmental compliance assurance, for which it adopted a nine-point Action Plan for Environmental Compliance Assurance in early 2018. The …

  • Article from 22.04.2020 | Last changed: 22.04.2020

    Chemicals

    … results for biota EQS and AA-EQS at the same monitoring sites in the same year shows a great disparity with regard to compliance and EQS exceedance factor. … results for biota EQS and AA-EQS at the same monitoring sites in the same year shows a great disparity with regard to compliance and EQS exceedance factor. …

  • Article from 22.05.2019 | Last changed: 28.05.2019

    Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    … are in the group of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) and were used for many years in certain fire-fighting foams and in electroplating. The regulations in the … are in the group of per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) and were used for many years in certain fire-fighting foams and in electroplating. The regulations in the …

  • Article from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    RESCUE – Resource-Efficient Pathways to Greenhouse-Gas-Neutrality

    picture symbolizing the interdependencies between greenhouse gas emissions and raw material use

    … need to be imported. A “greenhouse-gas (GHG) neutral Germany 2050” as starting point How an industrialized country like Germany can cut its GHG emissions by 95 per … comes close to GHG-neutrality. However, the transition process sets in at a later point in time compared to GreenEe. Also, energy efficiencies are raised in a less … and natural resource conservation. Otherwise, climate protection will exceed a point beyond which the goal of GHG-neutrality can no longer be achieved. Following …

  • Article from 30.09.2025 | Last changed: 01.10.2025

    Resources Commission at the UBA (currently inactive)

    Excavators at work in an open pit

    … from science and research, administration, industry, and civil society. The third appointment period ended in May 2024 and the Resource Commission is currently … water, land, environmental media, and biodiversity has been rising steadily for years and is increasingly putting pressure on the climate system and ecosystems. … water, land, environmental media, and biodiversity has been rising steadily for years and is increasingly putting pressure on the climate system and ecosystems. …