… the challenges resulting from the war in Ukraine by looking at current consumption and production patterns. We explore the psychological barriers that often keep us from facing the uncomfortable realities surrounding our lifestyles and engaging in activities that can support a sustainability transformation despite … bring the discussion back to the professional contexts of the audience and ask how public institutions and policymakers can act in light of these barriers. Keynote and …

… 2025. Nearly 2,300 officially designated bathing sites in German lakes, rivers, and coastal areas met the minimum standards of the EU Bathing Water Directive last year, with a compliance rate of 98 … waters is assessed. In the form of an annual report, the EU Commission informs the public about the quality of bathing waters in the previous bathing season.  …

… Joint press release by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Environmental specimen bank supplies vital data for policy … How effective was a ban on use of a chemical? How effective was education of the public or a voluntary measure taken in industry? The environmental specimen bank …

… tonnes of food gets wasted every year. The environment too suffers from such squandering: “Germany’s food losses alone account for about four percent of the total … a country, it would be the third highest emitter of green house gases after the US and China”, said Mrs Maria Krautzberger, President of Germany’s Environment Agency … of CO 2 emissions produced on a roundtrip flight from Frankfurt to New York. When projected onto the 80 million people in Germany and the 505 million in the EU, these …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and International Design Center Berlin e.V. Federal Ecodesign … be produced for award promotion purposes and made available to the award winners. A public touring exhibition of all the nominated and winning entries will be staged in …

… has auctioned more than 900 million emission allowances on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Including today’s 500th auction, revenue of in total … been generated. These funds have been used almost completely for financing national and international climate protection measures. Press release No. 29/2017 | … allocation via auctions complies with the polluter-pays principle most consistently and, in this way, creates the biggest possible incentives for climate protection …

… established the Interest Group Plastics (IG Plastics) in 2016 to address plastics and plastic waste management from an environmental perspective. The German Environment Agency chairs the group, and its president Maria Krautzberger emphasizes: “Plastic waste is one of the major … Waste management: Member states should set ambitious goals within a set time frame Public Procurement should include environmental principles: giving priority to …

… billion euros. Their share of total taxes has been on a downward trend since 2005 and now stands at 7.6 %. The highest-yielding environmental taxes are the energy tax, the motor vehicle tax. and revenue from national emissions trading. Environmental importance Environmental …

… worldwide International CODES Initiative discusses accelerating environment and climate action through equitable digitalisation CODES: a new global initiative … shows how social and ecological crises are mutually reinforcing – and how important projects such as global poverty reduction suffer major setbacks due to pandemics. …

… trace substances to the aquatic environment. The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) are presenting the results of the strategy's … at⁠ UBA, located in Leipzig, will start up its work over the coming months and identify further relevant trace substances in cooperation with an expert panel. … users about the impacts of trace substances in waters. The BMU has assigned the project the logo of the UN Water Action Decade (2018-2028) as an overarching …

… Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Convincing design, not short-lived disposable goods German … will select nominees and winners in September. A group of experts from UBA and the project advisory board then draw up a shortlist of winners. Their evaluation is …