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  • KomPass: Article from 07.01.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    Adaptation at the Federal Level

    the Reichstags dome behind plants

    … risks, the Federal Government, under the leadership of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), … within the Federal Government under the leadership of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) via …

  • 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

    … waste leads to good recycling results Source: Rawpixel.com / Fotolia The German Environment Agency (UBA) proposes to require operators of online marketplaces to … Act on their platforms. "Digital marketplaces can also do more to protect the environment. We recommend that in future all online platforms check before selling …

  • Press release 48/2020 from 15.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.10.2020

    Coronavirus protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes

    a virus in a close-up foto

    … Joint press release from the German Environment Agency and Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and … protection in schools: Airing rooms for five minutes, every 20 minutes German Environment Agency: Window ventilation is most efficient way to ensure low virus … air The novel coronavirus Source: Getty Images / Radoslav Zilinsky The German Environment Agency (UBA) has drafted some helpful guidance for the Standing …

  • Press release 20/12 from 31.05.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Scope of information about chemicals improved

    … Joint press release from the Federal Environment Agency and the Federation of German Consumer Organisations Scope of … authorisation as of 2014 and 2015. These chemicals include reprotoxic softeners, environmentally sensitive substances such as the flame retardant …

  • News from 17.12.2013 | Last changed: 10.03.2014

    Urban transport is becoming more sustainable

    modern tramways in the city

    … in the EU is undergoing a change. This is the outcome of the latest Transport and Environmental Reporting Mechanism (TERM) Report by the European Environment Agency …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 11.08.2014 | Last changed: 19.02.2015

    Auto-off power strips and socket adapters

    Foto einer Steckdosenleiste

    … Power consumption for avoidable use of device stand by modes pollutes the environment and generates unnecessary costs. last update on 11.08.2014 Associated … … Power consumption for avoidable use of device stand by modes pollutes the environment and generates unnecessary costs. … Auto-off power strips and socket …

  • Press release 22/2019 from 17.06.2019 | Last changed: 03.07.2019

    2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value

    city center of Munich, in the background the Alps

    … 2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value German Environment Agency publishes “Gesunde Luft“ magazine on air pollution Big cities … In 2017 65 cities were still affected. President Maria Krautzberger of the German Environment Agency (UBA) said, “The air in cities is becoming cleaner which is a … In 2017 65 cities were still affected. President Maria Krautzberger of the German Environment Agency (UBA) said, “The air in cities is becoming cleaner which is a …

  • Press release 20/2019 from 11.06.2019 | Last changed: 26.08.2022

    Digitalisation can make consumption more sustainable

    A computer keybord with a green button with a shopping cart.

    … and digitalisation have become closely linked. A new report from the German Environment Agency (UBA) says it is not yet known whether this link will lead to … more efficiently, for example through second hand platforms or “green” apps. Environmental policy must give stronger support for and communicate such … digitally connected consumers increases pressure on producers to operate in a more environmentally friendly way, for example by not using plastic packaging or by …

  • Cover from 05.04.2016

    2nd International Conference on Human Biomonitoring, Berlin (Home)

    Logo: Human Bio Monitoring with a pictogram of the Brandenburger Tor and the logos of the Bundesumweltministerium and the Umweltbundesamt

    … in Berlin, Germany Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a key instrument for health-related environmental protection. It focuses on measuring the internal exposure of people to environmental chemicals, on assessing potential health effects as well as on …

  • Press release 18/2017 from 04.05.2017 | Last changed: 13.06.2017

    "Mobile" chemicals - when filters become useless

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … "Mobile" chemicals - when filters become useless German Environment Agency wants better protection of drinking water against "mobile" … substances, and secondly, industrial operators can either reduce emissions to the environment or switch to less harmful chemicals." A list of mobile substances which …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    … 434 million euros per year for collection and cleaning, says a study by the German Environment Agency (UBA). New EU regulation states that the manufacturers of … the new levy on single-use plastics to finally put a stop to littering of the environment and that manufacturers and retailers will offer significantly more …