A new guide from the German Environment Agency provides a well-founded and practical description of how companies can establish a climate management system to reduce their climate impacts and climate risks in a systematic, transparent and credible manner.
Earthworms are an important indicator of soil fertility. They aerate the soil, promote root growth, improve water absorption, produce humus and contribute to soil fertility: the new standard test method examines the impact of chemicals on individual species and the earthworm community in field trials.
What do people mean when they talk about the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the origin of this value and how is it quantified? What happens if we exceed it – is there any way back down below a global warming of 1.5°C? In this text, we look at the emergence of the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement and explain why we need to keep it within reach.
The study ‘Strengthening soil protection and the remediation of contaminated sites through a revision of soil protection legislation’ examines the shortcomings of the existing regulations and discusses possible solutions. It also presents a legislative proposal for the revision of the Federal Soil Protection Act, accompanied by explanatory notes.
Im Jahr 2025 haben die 1.794 stationären Industrie- und Energieanlagen in Deutschland im Europäischen Emissionshandel 1 (EU-ETS 1) etwa 264 Millionen Tonnen CO2-Äquivalente ausgestoßen.
The next step towards implementing the requirements for environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials: The new standard test method investigates the solubility and dissolution rate of nanomaterials under relevant environmental conditions. It therefore represents an important new building block for an appropriate environmental risk assessment within the framework of chemical safety regulations.
Certain medicines contain per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds, known as PFAS, which are increasingly harming the environment due to their persistence. A new study commissioned by Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) shows that many PFAS active ingredients used in medicines can be replaced by alternative active ingredients.
The German Environment Agency (UBA) has published its scientific opinion on the EU's climate policy ambition — outlining what it will take to achieve the EU climate targets and make Europe's path to climate neutrality credible, coherent, and fair.
97 Prozent der Badegewässer mit „ausgezeichnet“ oder „gut“ bewertet.
Germany's federal agencies responsible for human and environmental safety present research needs from a regulatory perspective.
The decline in climate-harming emissions in Germany has slowed. This is shown by the emissions data published by the German Environment Agency (UBA) for 2025. According to these figures, Germany emitted around 649 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents last year.
For the first time, binding requirements for the sustainability of textiles are planned for the European market. The basis for this is the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, which came into force in 2024. A study of the German Environment Agency (UBA) has identified five possible product aspects for which requirements could be made and about which consumers should be informed.
