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  • News from 29.11.2021 | Last changed: 30.11.2021

    Towards a sustainable chemical intensity

    So far, economic development causes chemical intensification, still too often disproportionate high

    … increasing globally: The per-capita use of chemicals will more than double in the years from 1990 to 2030, additionally to the growth of the world population. The … all guard rails in a comprehensive understanding of sustainability. From UBA’s point of view, only in this way the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030 …

  • Press release 42/2017 from 11.12.2017 | Last changed: 15.12.2017

    Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged

    Shopping trolley in a super market

    … of homes and living, mobility and food grew by seven per cent over the previous year. Yet CO2 emissions in these sectors remain at virtually the same level. … sector have decreased by a mere one percent, that is from 7.9 tonnes per capita and year in 2005, to 7.8 tonnes in 2014. "The calculations are correct but the market … of homes and living, mobility and food grew by seven per cent over the previous year. Yet CO2 emissions in these sectors remain at virtually the same level. …

  • Press release 54/10 from 17.11.2010 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Everyone - environment, economy, and consumers - stands to gain from conserving resources

    … up to now. Although raw materials efficiency in Germany has increased in recent years, the trend is not enough to achieve the targeted reduction of raw materials … replaced frequently. “A statutory extension of the warranty period to three or four years in this case would be a measure that promotes conservation of resources and …

  • News from 18.08.2017 | Last changed: 18.10.2017

    Waste management in Russia and other CIS countries

    participants of the workshop repairing computers

    … been supporting the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for many years in the development of effective waste management structures. Seminars and … industry and non-governmental organizations. 18.08.2017 For more than 15 years UBA has been running projects on circular economy under the Advisory … been supporting the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for many years in the development of effective waste management structures. Seminars and …

  • Press release 55/2020 from 18.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Packaging waste: Online marketplaces must be subject to better oversight

    In verschiedene Kisten ordentlich sortierte Materialien wie Altpapier, Altglas und Plastikfalschen

    … three times as many companies are fulfilling their product responsibility than four years ago. Press release No. 55/2020 | 18.11.2020 The new Packaging Act has brought … direction: the proportion of reusable beverage packaging has been declining for years, down to at 41.2 percent in 2018. A trend reversal is urgently needed and …

  • Press release 58/2009 from 01.09.2009 | Last changed: 19.07.2013

    Jochen Flasbarth is new head of Federal Environment Agency

    … on 1 September 2009.  In early August the Federal Cabinet had unanimously appointed him as successor to Dr. Andreas Troge, who had asked to be retired at the … as director of the NABU (NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION UNION) for eleven years, an association which he modernised. Since the mid-1980s Flasbarth has …

  • Press release 02/2017 from 16.01.2017 | Last changed: 30.01.2017

    Convincing design, not short-lived disposable goods

    Grafik mit grünem Hintergrund. Darauf ein weißer Papierflieger.

    … for submission of entries to the competition is 10 April. This is the sixth year that the German Federal Ecodesign Award (Bundespreis Ecodesign) contest is … the design of the entries which address the ecological challenges of our time. This year we are again hoping for many entries of sustainably designed, long-lasting … 2017 at the Federal Ministry for Environment. Their entries will be shown next year in a travelling exhibition at trade fairs and museums. Students can look …