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  • Newsletter from 18.10.2024 | Last changed: 18.10.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2024

    … of single-use plastic products can now register and must do so by the end of the year. Last but not least, we would like to draw your attention to the German … weather events and/or other negative consequences of climate change in the past 10 years. And they expect to be even more affected by almost all extreme weather events … 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 05/2018 from 01.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

    Radfahrer zwischen Autos im Stau

    … Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution in 2017 were lower than the year before. The number of municipalities which exceeded NO2 limit values is … which favour PM10 pollution did not occur, making 2017 and the two previous years among the lowest in terms of PM10 pollution. The legal limit was only exceeded … and tyres. Ozone: Ozone concentrations in 2017 were lower than in the last 20 years. Unlike the hot temperatures in 2015 the summer of 2017 was changeable without …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-1: Adaptation of management rhythms

    The picture shows a person standing in a field of maize inspecting the leaves of a young maize plant.

    … these tasks according to changing weather patterns. In the course of the past fifty years, maize cultivation (drilling) was brought forward by more than a week. The … on weather patterns. Nevertheless, relevant observations may provide useful pointers for adaptations in respect of management planning. The cultivation of maize …

  • Press release 06/2012 from 06.02.2012 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    How good is air quality in Germany?

    … pollution. Mean particulate matter levels were above those of the previous four years, and nitrogen dioxide pollution remained high. These are the results of an … on no more than 35 days. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels were above the allowable yearly average of 40 µg/m3 at 57 per cent of urban stations located near traffic. … of the road motor vehicle stock will improve conditions in the future.“ Flasbarth pointed out that low-emission zones are only part of the solution since particulate …

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    Figure 1: Air temperature for Germany

    Deviation of annual mean air temperature for Germany and globally from the multi-annual mean 1961–1990

    … 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 …

  • Press release 48/2015 from 17.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Old diesel vehicles must be phased out of city centres

    Traffic is the main source of NO2 pollution in city centres.

    … Ms Maria Krautzberger, reiterated this recommendation upon publication of this year’s Schwerpunkte (What Matters) report, based on the still excessively high … are the main causes of high nitrate levels. The Schwerpunkte 2015 publication points out the measures which must be taken to keep water clean. Examples: an animal …

  • Press release 04/2025 from 21.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Packaging recycling only works with correct waste separation

    Verschiedene Verpackungsabfälle

    … more packaging was recycled by the dual systems in 2023 compared to the previous year. This was announced by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Central … and efficient manner.” The quota for glass packaging was missed by 6.9 percentage points; too much used glass ends up in residual waste and not in the glass recycling …

  • Press release 32/2024 from 16.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    European emissions trading: record decline in greenhouse gas emissions in Germany

    rauchende Schornsteine einer Industrieanlage vor blauem Himmel

    … This corresponds to a reduction of around 18 per cent compared to the previous year and is the largest decrease since the establishment of the EU ETS 1 in 2005. … Protection, Energy, German Emissions Trading Authority” at the UBA, adds: “Last year's resolutions on the realignment of European climate policy are centred on an … emissions caps on emissions trading have already been significantly lowered this year is particularly crucial for this. This sets clear guidelines for the transition …

  • Press release 38/2019 from 21.10.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    Pesticide approval procedure greatly endangers protection of biodiversity

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … therefore essential that the Higher Administrative Court of Lüneburg settle these points of law.” Press release No. 38/2019 | 21.10.2019 The European law questions … Sunfire herbicide on the condition that the product be used only once every three years on farmland in order to protect groundwater. This is because trifluoroacetate …

  • Cover from 13.08.2024

    Water Monitoring of the Future

    Schematic workflow in the project “Ad-hoc Assessment for Water Monitoring of the Future”.

    … we want to continuously improve the NTS portal so that it becomes the central point of contact for overarching questions on substances in chemicals and … to substances in chemicals and environmental legislation, it will become the single point of contact. To archive this goal, we integrate assessment-relevant properties, such as physico-chemical parameters and (eco-)toxicological endpoints into the NTS Portal. In line with the risk and hazard assessment, data on …

  • Newsletter from 26.07.2024 | Last changed: 26.07.2024

    EU News – New UBA Publications, Statements and Events - No.: 2/2024

    … in Europe: Recommendations for EU environmental and climate policy for the years ahead Urgent action is needed to preserve the momentum in European legislation … goals across sectors. Even though significant progress has been made in the past years, it is crucial to continue this effort in order to ensure a liveable planet. …