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  • News from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 09.10.2018

    EU Commission proposes regulation for the reuse of water

    irrigation on a field

    EU Commission proposes regulation for the reuse of water The reuse of water is associated with risks to the environment and … / UBA The reuse of treated waste water can help to reduce water shortages. Reused water can contain pathogens and harmful substances, however. On 28 May 2018, … requirement to use treated waste water currently exists ( UBA texts 34/2016 publication, in German ). Despite this, EU wide regulations for the reuse of water …

  • News from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 20.07.2020

    UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect

    Planet Earth

    UBA explanatory video: Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect Source: Umweltbundesamt 26.03.2020 UBA explanatory … Umweltinanspruchnahme des Konsums Indikator: Emission von Treibhausgasen Related publications Voluntary CO2 offsetting through climate protection projects Tags …

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    Response: GE-R-2 Public awareness of health problems caused by heatwaves

    The picture shows an elderly woman sitting on a park bench in the shade of a tree, taking a drink from a bottle of water.

    … Response: GE-R-2 Public awareness of health problems caused by heatwaves Source: MiguelAngel / stock.adobe.com The following contents … Effects chain – Example from the ‘human health’ action field … Response: GE-R-2 Public awareness of health problems caused by heatwaves …

  • News from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions?

    The picture shows solar panels as well as wind turbines.

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions? A sustainable energy supply is based on 100 percent renewable … Associated content Links UBA-Factsheet on EU Communication „A Clean Planet for All” Publications GHG-neutral EU2050 – a scenario of an EU with net-zero greenhouse gas …

  • Press release 15/2025 from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 29.04.2025

    Using household appliances for longer pays off

    Handwerker vor Wäschetrockner

    Using household appliances for longer pays off Restoring old appliances saves money … (2025) Vergleichsrechnung Staubsauger Source: Umweltbundesamt / Öko-Institut (2025) Publications Ökologische und ökonomische Vergleichsrechnung von Haushaltsgeräten All …

  • Publication from 05.04.2023

    Key factors for successfully transforming streetscapes

    Cover of the brochure Key factors for successfully transforming streetscapes

    … at German and European practice How can projects for redistributing and repurposing public streets succeed? What can be learned from successful national and … aspects in the planning and implementation process. Municipalities and planners can use it to advance future projects more easily. Download Series brochure / flyer … 3719 15 105 0 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 6.47 MB Print version not available Tags quality of life sustainable …

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    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The XY scatter chart WW-R-1 ’Water use index’ shows the development of the water use index between 1991 and 2021. Two time series show the water use index as a percentual proportion of water use compared to the available water supply in the amount of 188 billion cubic metres, which is the mean of available water resources in the years of 1961 to 1990, and as a percentual proportion of water use compared to the available water supply in the amount of 176 billion cubic metres.

    … WW-R-1: Water use index Source: UBA (based on data of StBA on water abstraction and BfG on water … Download image (84.59 kB) The following contents contain this medium: WW-R-1: Water use index Tags Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation … … WW-R-1: Water …