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  • Press release 61/2010 from 13.12.2010 | Last changed: 12.07.2013

    Federal Environment Agency expects EU to do more to protect climate

    … states and raise the bar on reduction commitments. “We are on the cusp of a crucial year of negotiations in climate protection. Cancun has provided opportunities that … states and raise the bar on reduction commitments. “We are on the cusp of a crucial year of negotiations in climate protection. Cancun has provided opportunities that …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.03.2022

    Climate models and scenarios

    A bridge over a dry river

    … climate projections become more and more uncertain the further into the future the point in time under consideration and the smaller the region under consideration is. … climate projections become more and more uncertain the further into the future the point in time under consideration and the smaller the region under consideration is. …

  • Appointment from 19.12.2018

    Raw Materials & Environment 2019

    … global responsibility can be elaborated. Possibly conflicting objectives will be pointed out and discussed in order to contribute to the achievement of the …

  • News from 15.12.2014 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    Negative impact on environment from transport sector remains high

    passenger plane

    … gas emissions and has been unsuccessful in making necessary reductions in recent years. The same is true for noise and air pollution. The focus of this year's report is on long-distance travel. Although the majority of journeys are …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2025

    … house built in 1932 in one of the coldest regions of Germany saves 2,000 Euros a year on heating costs after installing a heat pump – without any facade insulation. … cooling and heating of buildings is becoming more and more important – this years Green Cooling Summit leads the way to hands-on solutions. The event jointly … staff members were part of the German delegation. One particularly controversial point of discussion in China was the timeframe for the seventh assessment report. …

  • DzU article from 13.10.2022 | Last changed: 10.12.2025

    Indicator: Ecological status of lakes

    A graph shows the distribution of the environmental status and potential of the lakes for the years 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is also shown (100 percent ‘good’ or ‘very good’). In 2021, 24.7 percent showed at least a good status or good potential.

    … a restoration effect can only be achieved with a delay. It usually takes many years until a lake recovers from excessive nutrient inputs. Assessing the … a restoration effect can only be achieved with a delay. It usually takes many years until a lake recovers from excessive nutrient inputs. … The share of water …

  • Press release 13/2021 from 29.03.2021 | Last changed: 09.04.2021

    State of the environment 2020: German Environment Agency draws a mixed picture

    a tractor with trailer spreads slurry on a field

    … was exceeded at almost 16 percent of all measuring stations and has done so for years. The main reason is the excessive nutrient concentrations in groundwater … per day of new settlement and transport land taken up. If the trend of recent years continues, the target would be reached by 2030. However, terrestrial …

  • Press release 22/2021 from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 26.05.2021

    Trifluoroacetic acid from fluorinated refrigerants contaminates rainwater

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … and propellants and their atmospheric degradation products for the EU up to the year 2050. A three to four-fold increase in the TFA load from refrigerant emissions … German Meteorological Service were analysed for the first time over a period of two years. The mean monthly TFA precipitation concentrations reached up to 4.87 …

  • Press release 31/2016 from 11.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    More than beautiful: Jurors select nominees for German Federal Ecodesign Award 2016

    group photo: 10 men and women in front of a building with the writing "Kunstgewerbemuseum"

    … More than 350 submissions – more than ever before – entered the contest for this year's coveted Federal Ecodesign Award. Some 160 entries have been pre-selected by … to the Award, saying: "The number and quality of submissions over the past five years are evidence that the German Federal Ecodesign Award has become an important … pleased at the response, saying: "Since the first round of this competition five years ago, the number of entries which are already on the market in the category …

  • Press release 15/2023 from 25.05.2023 | Last changed: 30.05.2023

    The German Organic Waste Campaign launches Organic Waste Bin Challenge 2023

    Garden waste bin

    … on the separate collection of organic waste and its recycling. About one year after the first measurement, a new measurement of the foreign matter content … foreign matter in the organic waste will be determined. On Organic Waste Bin Day a year later, on 26 May 2024, the participants of the challenge will be honoured for their commitment in an appropriate way. For the first time, this year's challenge combines educational activities for less plastic, glass or metal in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain

    The picture shows a grassland with mown grass. The mown grass is lying in rows. In the right-hand margin a tractor can be seen turning hay. In the upper margin you can see a hay bale.

    … compared to the total agricultural terrain increased by 2019. Over the last three years of the time series, this proportion consistently amounted to 28.5 %. The EU’s … the Council of Europe and the European Parliament at the end of 2013. In subsequent years, the new regulations were incorporated by the individual member states into … compared to the total agricultural terrain increased by 2019. Over the last three years of the time series, this proportion consistently amounted to 28.5 %. The EU’s …