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  • Press release 6/2015 from 12.02.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Drinking water in Germany once again "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … be the rare exception. Even nitrate, a problematic chemical which is present in groundwater in sometimes high concentrations – in particular where there is intensive … of the population. As concerns nitrate, which fertiliser and slurry introduce to groundwater, the newest data confirms the downward trend observed earlier. Whereas 1.1 … in drinking water does not, however, allow any inference about nitrate in groundwater or other bodies of water. Nitrate concentrations elsewhere often continue …

  • Press release 40/2021 from 29.09.2021 | Last changed: 04.10.2021

    25 projects nominated for the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    Jury of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    … Press release No. 40/2021 | 29.09.2021 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the Bundespreis Ecodesign, or German Federal Ecodesign Award. The German Federal … 2021. To mark the anniversary, the exhibition will be accompanied by an additional programme. The motto SPOTLIGHT ON will focus not only on current entries, but also …

  • Press release 65/09 from 17.09.2009 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Sustainable mobility on foot, by bike, bus, and rail

    … In mathematical terms, participants cycled the equivalent distance of once around the earth in the course of the three-month campaign, in a climate-friendly way … management, perhaps such as is in place with the mobility management action programme which is part of the German Federal Ministry for Environment’s climate …

  • Press release 05/2012 from 31.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Future made in Germany: Germany's growth is becoming increasingly sustainable

    … Germany has already made significant progress on the road to new, environmentally sound growth. Today, much less resources, land and energy are used, and fewer … The Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act and the resource efficiency programme are the next concrete steps on this road." Jochen Flasbarth, President of …

  • Press release 18/2016 from 25.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan fails its own environmental review

    freight trains in a switch yard

    … Infrastructure Plan fails its own environmental review Krautzberger: Much more funding must be redeployed to rail transport Rail transport has environmental … since 1990. The measures adopted in the transport sector under the Climate Action Programme 2020 must now finally be implemented in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to …

  • Press release 17/2016 from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA measures new record highs for carbon dioxide

    Building of the air quality measuring station on a snow-covered slope

    … first time in 2015 UBA air quality measuring station on Zugspitze Source: Umweltbundesamt It is in fact a sad record: concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon … Environment Agency is part of the international Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of the UN World Meteorological Organization WMO. The earliest measurements …

  • Press release 35/2025 from 02.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    First auctions in the national emissions trading system

    Rush hour traffic

    … says UBAPresident Dirk Messner. “Last year, revenues in this sector amounted to around EUR 13 billion. These funds were channelled through the Climate and Transformation Fund of the Federal Government into programmes for decarbonisation and climate action, such as energy-efficient building …

  • Press release 38/2023 from 13.10.2023 | Last changed: 17.10.2023

    Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Laboratory launched at the German Environment Agency

    On a bright background, there are two wind turbines, a solar panel, two people, a globe, plant leaves, and diagrams illustrating the thematic areas of the AI lab.

    … and Big Data (“AI-Lab”) at the UBA. The AI Lab is intended to lay the foundations for using artificial intelligence (AI) to make it easier to analyse large … framework of the BMUV's Environmental Digital Agenda and part of the BMUV's 5-Point Programme “Artificial Intelligence for the Environment and the Climate”. For this …

  • News from 20.06.2024 | Last changed: 27.06.2024

    UBA and BfN for a green and just transition in Europe

    Picture of the Berlaymong building, seat of the European Commission in Brussels

    … such as heat waves and water scarcity. Recommendations include strengthening and funding climate adaptation instruments, promoting nature-based solutions for climate … policy, and a corresponding focus in EU research policy and in the Horizon Europe programme. Associated content Publications For a green and just transition in Europe …

  • Publication from 23.04.2021

    Development of selected indicators and assessment approaches regarding the marine environment in the context of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Cover of publication TEXTE 53/2021 Development of selected indicators and assessment approaches regarding the marine environment in the context of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Final Report Part B: Evaluation of the HELCOM Zooplankton Core Indicator ’Zooplankton Mean Size and Total Stock (MSTS)’ along a salinity gradient in the western Baltic Sea

    … size and total stock” (MSTS) in the Western Baltic Sea. The indicator is also used under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to assess food webs and pelagic … Jörg Dutz, Günther Nausch Related publications Entwicklung ausgewählter Indikatoren und Bewertungsansätze für die Meeresumwelt im Rahmen der Umsetzung der … Language English Project No. (FKZ) 3715 25 201 0 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 1.59 MB Print version …

  • Publication from 16.09.2025

    Decomposition analysis of CO₂ emissions in the European cement sector

    Cover of publication CC 02/2022 Decomposition analysis of CO2 emissions in the European cement sector

    … between 2005 and 2018 Based on a methodological approach developed by Branger und Quirion (2015), the authors analyse the drivers governing the development of CO2 … first one is arguably not directly affected by CO2 pricing, the latter needs to be understood in more detail to allow for clear conclusions. Download Series Climate … Mendelevitch Related publications Development of the iron and steelmaking sector under the EU ETS Development of combustion installations under the EU ETS …