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  • Newsletter from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

    … necessary, as light fuel oil, for example, is currently taxed at a lower rate than natural gas, which is less climate-damaging. In addition, the rates of energy and … Mining Act to be amended in favour of a more environmentally-friendly and resource-conserving permit system for the mining sector. For this purpose, reforms have been … of material flows and cycles" shows how municipalities can contribute to resource conservation by optimising regional material cycles, which challenges they face and …

  • Press release 40/08 from 30.05.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Summertime and bathing fun

    … affect the quality of the water. Press release No. 40/08 | 30.05.2008   Bathing in natural waters outdoors is fun and healthy.  However, waste water or runoff from …

  • 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

    … are rising steadily worldwide. The main cause is the firing of coal, petroleum and natural gas which continues to be very intensive. CO 2 is very persistent in the …

  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … Tags agriculture Common Agricultural Policy indicator grassland high nature value farmland agrobiodiversity … Between 1991 and 2024 the area of grassland …

  • Newsletter from 12.06.2018 | Last changed: 12.06.2018

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 3/2018

    … platforms for the scientific and political debate about a sustainable use of natural resources in Germany, Europe and internationally. How well do penguins hear? … and transport infrastructure – a development with negative consequences for nature and… Series Page number 12 Year of publication 2018 NIFLUM – Nitrogen Flux …

  • Press release 15/2018 from 24.05.2018 | Last changed: 06.06.2018

    Drinking water in Germany again rated "very good"

    clear water is poured in a glass

    … for lead, a toxic heavy metal, occurred in less than 0.1% of the samples. Neither nature nor the water works are to blame but rather the lead pipes or fixtures in …