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  • News from 11.10.2023 | Last changed: 13.10.2023

    Climate protection through Circular Economy in Germany and the EU

    Mixed waste on a conveyer belt in a waste treatment plant

    … if the landfilling of unpretreated municipal waste, which is still permitted under EU law, would be stopped completely. The results for Germany show that in this … assumed. Associated content Ansätze zur Steigerung der Akzeptanz von Nah- und Fernwärme. Source: Öko-Institut Publications Determining climate protection …

  • Press release 28/2020 from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 10.07.2020

    PFAS excessively high in blood of children and adolescents in Germany

    Eine Pfanne liegt im Sand

    … study. 100 percent of all children in the study were exposed to PFOS. PFOA was found in 86 percent of the total 1,109 blood plasma samples examined. This means that … Further tips on how to reduce PFAS in the home are available from UBA: www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-pfas. PFAS are also a problem for the environment: Their persistence results in their distribution over large areas around the globe via air and ocean currents. PFAS enter the environment on a number of …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … for more climate protection in transport electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol Source: Michael Flippo / … by the German Environment Agency (UBA), electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines. With a rapid … of renewable energy production, this climate advantage will increase to around 55 per cent for cars registered in 2030. UBA President Dirk Messner comments: …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 21.06.2017

    E-Waste Academy for Manager and Policy Makers in CIS countries

    … organizations participated in different lectures, seminars, practice sessions and round-table discussions, where they had the opportunity to learn about the legislation … information (English) (141.22 kB) Информация о проекте (Russian) (448.60 kB) Programme (English) (345.77 kB) Associated content Links E-Waste Academy …

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    Chemicals must be analyzed in the laboratory and evaluated.

    Empty glass flask and tanks in the laboratory

    … Delbert / Fotolia.com The following contents contain this medium: REACH Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben Prüfrichtlinien und Prüflabore Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben SAICM … Chemicals must be analyzed in the laboratory and …

  • Press release 46/2021 from 23.11.2021 | Last changed: 06.12.2021

    Creating sustainable links between cities and urban hinterland

    Eine Neubausiedlung von oben.

    … better link work and private life, recreation and mobility in cities and the surrounding areas, to increase the quality of life and to better protect the environment, … and country and the centre of life for millions of people. And because this surrounding area is developing at such a dynamic rate, improving the environment and … the development of residential areas between core cities and their surrounding areas across local authority boundaries. Outdoor areas, i.e. open spaces …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-R-1: Seasonality of bed-nights in wider tourism areas

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast with dunes and hooded beach chairs (‘strandkorbs’). The strandkorbs facing the viewer have been locked up for the winter. The sea is visible on the horizon. A few individuals and small groups of people are visible at the waterline; apart from them, the beach is deserted. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … to reliable job offers for employees. Such deliberations form the background to the indicator on the seasonality of the wider tourism areas aggregated as … prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, bed-night figures in this area ranged from just under 2 million in January to more than 12 million in July. According to the tourism … The seasonality in this area is therefore not quite so pronounced. Here too just under 2 million overnight guests accounted for bed-nights in the demand-poorest …

  • Press release 26/2008 from 10.04.2008 | Last changed: 16.07.2013

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases: New EU regulations governing refrigeration and air conditioning systems

    … no longer allowed Refrigeration and air conditioning systems can be found virtually everywhere: in hotels, factories, and private households.  If the … of the new law Germany aims to advance Item 23 in the Integrated Energy and Climate Programme of the German Government (IKEP) pertaining to fluorinated greenhouse … systems All press releases … Refrigeration and air conditioning systems can be found virtually everywhere: in hotels, factories, and private households.  If the …

  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … of traffic and reductions in speed also contributed to the improvement on the ground.” The fact that the limit values were all met in 2024 does not mean that no … are still necessary. The evaluation of the NO 2 and PM 2.5 data shows that around 44 per cent of all NO 2 measuring stations do not yet reach the annual average value of 20 µg/m³ and around 4 per cent do not yet reach the annual average value of 10 µg/m³ for PM 2.5 . …

  • Newsletter from 25.04.2025 | Last changed: 25.04.2025

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 2/2025

    … their heat pump. Source: co2online An air heat pump for a small terraced house? Ground collectors for an apartment block? A heat pump to support the heating system in … upon to take part in the campaign. read more (in German) Environmental innovation programme saves wood in cross laminated timber production With the support of the …

  • Newsletter from 06.09.2023 | Last changed: 06.09.2023

    Expert information drinking water and swimming pool water - No.: 7/2023

    … 7/2023 | 06.09.2023 Dear Reader, The website Trinkwasser verteilen,  Bewertungsgrundlagen und Leitlinien  has been updated by adding version 8 of the FAQ - Fragen und Antworten zur Prüfung und Zertifizierung von Produkten im Kontakt mit …