Umweltbundesamt
Too high phosphorus concentrations are measured at more than half of all river measurement stations in Germany.The share has declined by around one third since the beginning of the 1980s. Extreme levels of pollution are very rare nowadays.Aim of the Sustainability Strategy is to meet the requirements for good status for phosphorous in all water bodies by 2030 at the latest.This requires a chan... read more
A worldwide ban on the production and use of the flame retardant HBCD will be introduced soon. The resolution was adopted at a UN chemicals conference in Geneva. The chemical is to be added to the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention. HBCD stands for Hexabromocyclododecane. Up to now it has been used mainly in insulating wall panels and in future certain u... read more
On the basis of five case studies, the brochure "Regional and local optimization of material flows and cycles" shows how municipalities can contribute to resource conservation by optimising regional material cycles, which challenges they face and which framework conditions are necessary for successful implementation. The brochure was developed as part of the "RegioRess" project, which shows th... read more
The coronavirus pandemic and the increased use of digital formats that it has triggered is resulting in changes in public transport. Fear of infection and changed work conditions caused demand to drop in 2020/2021 in Germany. Measures such as the 9-euro ticket have proven that it takes innovative approaches to make public transport more attractive.This study investigates the changes in demand ... read more
Protection of drinking water resources from PMT/vPvM substances: Revised guidance for REACH registrants on the identification of these substances of very high concern (SVHC). Only 1.9 % of the unique chemical structures in the REACH registration database fall in the new CLP hazard classes PMT and vPvM. However, for a total of 64 % no final assessment was achieve... read more
Folgende Politikempfehlungen für die Bundesregierung stellen die Gasversorgung für den Winter 2022 und darüber hinaus sicher, ohne dabei die Klimaschutzziele aus den Augen zu verlieren. Der Text gibt Antworten darauf, wie Flüssiggas eine Übergangslösung bleibt, wie die Gasleitungsinfrastruktur in Europa optimaler genutzt werden kann und wie Wasserstofffähigkeit der LNG-Terminals hergestellt wi... read more
Im Teil 1 - Abschlussbericht werden zunaechst Indikatoren einer nachhaltig flaechensparenden und landschaftsschonenden Siedlungsentwicklung identifiziert und die divergierenden Stadtmodelle 'Kompakte Stadt' und 'Netz-Stadt' diskutiert (Kapitel 2). Anhand von zwei Fallstudien (Stadt und Region Cottbus und Hannover) werden dann Szenarien und Potentiale der Siedlungsentwicklung aufgezeigt (Kapite... 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.
