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  • Press release 50/2018 from 21.12.2018 | Last changed: 08.01.2019

    Electricity made regionally

    Windpark, Rapsfeld und unbestellter Acker

    … has the answer. Source: elxeneize / Fotolia.com Starting 1 January 2019 every household has the opportunity to drive the transformation of the energy system … boost the acceptance of the Energiewende at local level. Electricity suppliers may use guarantees of regional origin to prove that the green electricity they are … area of postal codes within the surrounding 50-km radius where the electricity is used. Installation operators can use the register to have guarantees of regional …

  • Press release 55/2020 from 18.11.2020 | Last changed: 24.11.2020

    Packaging waste: Online marketplaces must be subject to better oversight

    In verschiedene Kisten ordentlich sortierte Materialien wie Altpapier, Altglas und Plastikfalschen

    … in 2018 (including commercial enterprises), or 227.5 kg per capita. Consumer households alone generated 8.9 million tonnes of packaging waste, or 107.2 kg per … made from recycled materials from the yellow bag/bin. So far, recyclates have been used in packaging for cleaning agents and paints, among other things. "I see much …

  • Press release 35/2016 from 17.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Electromobility has clear economic advantages

    electric car

    … sector urgently requires a change of direction. The sector reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by only two per cent between 1990 and 2014, although the goal is … way. Ms Krautzberger said: “Electromobility is the most economical of all greenhouse gas-neutral solutions.” Press release No. 35/2016 | 17.11.2016 Germany’s … Power-to-Gas methane) and of hydrogen produced from renewable electricity that is used in fuel cell vehicles (Power-to-Gas/hydrogen). The total additional costs of a …

  • News from 08.09.2023 | Last changed: 20.12.2023

    The World Chemicals Conference – Why we need it

    The Welt im Reagenzglas  (The world in a test tube)

    … at global level. 08.09.2023 The debate about saving the planet is often mainly focused on the urgency to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The two other emergencies of the triple planetary crisis - …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … into account distribution of income and does not incorporate voluntary work and housework. Furthermore, it does not include costs through damage to the environment. … decreases in natural capital. So-called defensive expenses to combat crime, drug use or the subsequent costs of traffic accidents or natural disasters even tend to … voluntary work and housework for positive categories. The NWI has been increasingly used by the German Federal States. Assessing the development The development of the …

  • DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

    A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

    … scientific findings on the health effects of air pollutants ( WHO 2021 ), which are used to assess the indicator. Air quality is particularly precarious in … suburban background pollution levels. Measurements of these monitoring sites are used to calculate the extent to which the three pollutants NO 2 , PM2.5 and O 3 …

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

    A field with a crop protection device that spreads fertilizer

    … bodies in Germany. In Germany, water suppliers are sounding the alarm because the degradation products of the above-mentioned substances already exceed the … decisions nevertheless prohibit the use of more recent findings if they were not used by the first evaluating Member State. UBA assesses the risks of pesticides …

  • Press release 13/2024 from 25.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Assessment value set for plasticisers in urine

    Behandschute Hand hält Glasröhrchen mit Urin

    … knowledge. Mono-n-hexyl phthalate was detected in urine samples from adults using a new detection method developed on behalf of the UBA as part of the ongoing … In addition, the UBA will continue to work with other authorities to clarify the causes of the exposure found. About the HBM Commission The HBM Commission is an … knowledge. Mono-n-hexyl phthalate was detected in urine samples from adults using a new detection method developed on behalf of the UBA as part of the ongoing …

  • Newsletter from 09.02.2021 | Last changed: 09.02.2021

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2021

    … balance of various means of transport? And how can communities reduce the use of biocides?  Wishing you an interesting read,  The Press Office of the German … utilised, routes planned efficiently and more and more electric vehicles are being used. German Environment Agency President Dirk Messner: "Whether we shop online or … finances or managing the office buildings. But it also houses the Environmental Library and citizens’ services, the first stop for enquiries to the UBA. read more …

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    How the EU calculates the pesticide risk down to a minimum.

    Grafische Darstellung der EU Absatzzahlen

    … within a foreseeable time after its adoption, without any reduction in pesticide use taking place in reality. Source: German Environment Agency Download image … within a foreseeable time after its adoption, without any reduction in pesticide use taking place in reality. … How the EU calculates the pesticide risk down to a …

  • Press release 21/2025 from 28.05.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Rat poison harms fish and accumulates in the environment

    Ratte am Wasser

    … public health and prevent damage to infrastructure, some municipalities are focusing on prevention through education, building and sewer maintenance, and other … simply respond to the pests with rat poison, also known as rodenticide. Commonly used rodenticides are harmful to reproduction, degrade very poorly in the …