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  • Press release 18/2025 from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 13.05.2025

    Environmental awareness study: crises affect public’s perception of environmental and climate challenges

    Eine Frau in einer gelben Regenjacke betrachtet eine überflutete Straße.

    … than ever on whether climate change and its effects can even be contained at this point. Similarly, they consider it essential to adapt to climate change— … mitigation very important. This quantity has, however, continually fallen in recent years. The protection of the environment and the mitigation of climate ⁠ change were … forests, moors and other ecosystems are considered slightly more important than two years ago. ⁠ ⁠ UBA ⁠ President Dirk Messner stated: ‘The scientific community agrees …

  • Newsletter from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 08.10.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2020

    … level Environment International Law and Legislation UBA News Recently published Appointments As recounted Dear Reader, On October 3, we were able to look back on 30 years of German unity. In this edition of the newsletter you will find out what has … closely. EU Member States must measure them in waters at representative sampling points. read more (in German) Proposals for environmentally friendly and resources …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … to climate change. DAS Monitoring –what is happening due to climate change Recent years have very clearly demonstrated the impacts of climatic change on buildings, … individual extreme weather events such as hailstorms in 2013, are a major case in point, with a view to the particularly high claims expenditure arising in that year

  • Press release 26/2016 from 04.08.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Higher income earners usually have higher climate-impact lifestyles

    photo of money

    … otherwise environmentally conscious behaviour. But it is precisely these 'big points' which have the biggest human carbon footprint. The purchase of organic foods … CO 2 emissions than people in the lower income groups. The study (in German) also points out that higher income and a higher level of environmental awareness can in …

  • Press release 39/09 from 23.06.2009 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Three countries act in concert for more protection of natural resources

    … efficiency. The drastically lower yet volatile prices (compared to the previous year) for primary raw materials such as copper ore, as well as secondary raw … Efforts to protect the climate have been stepped up in throughout Europe recent years, and the time is rife to focus attention on sustainable materials and resource … of waste management plans. In so doing every country emphasises different points: The topics addressed by the German Federal Ministry for Environment and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … air temperatures – the seas and oceans are warming increasingly too. Especially in years with persistent heat waves, water temperatures rise distinctly. As a result, … from rivers. The maximum nitrogen concentrations at the limnic-marine transition point stipulated for Germany, are nowadays complied with in respect of the mean for …

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    Figure 1: Annual mean air temperature for Germany

    The chart shows deviations of the annual mean temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean for 1961 to 1990. The time series begins in 1881 and extends to 2022. The negative deviations are illustrated in blue below the zero line, while the positive deviations are in red above the zero line. Up until the 1980s there are still negative values; afterwards negative values occur in only two individual years.

    … are still negative values; afterwards negative values occur in only two individual years. The positive deviations began with a few individual years in the 19th century after which they increased steadily. From the 1990s …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … in the area of the Upper Rhine area have increased distinctly over the past 15 years. GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study Source: KABS (mosquito monitoring) … climatic conditions. This region also plays a major role as an important entrance point to Germany for thermophilic species via vehicular traffic from neighbouring …

  • Press release 29/2018 from 02.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    Who are the winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018? Jury announces nominees

    Gruppenfoto der Jury

    … experts of the German Federal Ecodesign Award announced their nominations for this year's award yesterday at the Kulturforum Berlin. The jury selected 24 projects from … Environment Agency (UBA), added: "This has been my fifth and unfortunately last year to serve on the jury but I was once again impressed by the broad spectrum which … clever solutions in sustainable design. More than 250 entries were submitted this year by businesses, designers, architects and engineers, research centres and …

  • Press release 01/2026 from 07.01.2026 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Emissions trading: €21 billion channeled into the Climate and Transformation Fund

    A chemical manufacturing plant

    … central market-based climate policy instruments were thus well above the previous year’s result (€18.5 billion). This was reported by the German Emissions Trading … €55, revenues rose significantly (2024: 295 million nEHS certificates with vintage years 2024 and 2023, generating around €13 billion). In 2026, nEHS certificates will …