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The food retailing sector is taking action to promote environmental protection. Examples include store organic brands, a larger selection of vegan products or energy efficiency increases in their food outlets and business offices. On the whole, the companies studied could make much greater use of their influence and scope for action, says a recent study by the German Environment Agency (UBA). read more
Wind turbine rotor blades are made of fibre composites and have been disposed of in very different ways up to now. The German Environment Agency (UBA) now presents a comprehensive overview of the sustainable use and waste processing of rotor blades. read more
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelineshas been updated as follows:-3rd Amendment-Evaluation criteria document for plastics and other organic materialsPolymer-specific annexes to the evaluation criteria document for plastics and other organic materialsThe documents are now available in English.Your department for Drinking Water and Swimming Pool Wate... read more
Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke has commissioned the German Environment Agency to collect all available data, tip-offs and hypotheses concerning the mass die-off of fish in the Oder river and carry out a systematic evaluation of the information with experts from other authorities in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. read more
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelineshas been updated as follows:Information on the evaluation of starting substances for the production of cementitious materials in contact with drinking water - Version 2Your department for Drinking Water and Swimming Pool Water Hygiene at UBA. read more
Dear readers,Climate change is making itself increasingly felt in Germany. This newsletter focuses on what we can all do – whether in politics, the economy or in our private lives – to combat the increasing incidence of extreme weather.Good news for climate protection: in the first half of 2022, renewable energy sources generated about 14 percent more electricity in Germany than in the first six m... read more
Dear Reader,The website Distributing Drinking Water, Evaluation Criteria and Guidelines has been updated as follows:Evaluation criteria for metallic materials in contact with drinking water2nd amendment of recasting -Direct link:Evaluation criteria for metallic materials | UmweltbundesamtAmendments can be reviewed in the German Federal Gazette (only in German):2nd amendment of recasting as 2... read more
Climate change is resulting in an increasing number of hot summer days in Germany. Tropical nights – when the temperature doesn't fall below 20 °C – are increasing. This is a particular burden for vulnerable groups in densely populated inner cities. A recent study by the UBA has systematically investigated how cooler temperatures can be realised in inner-city neighbourhoods and their buildings. read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
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