Umweltbundesamt
Die Umsetzung der Energie- und Klimaziele der Bundesregierung führen zu einem deutlichen Rückgang des Gasbedarfs. Damit stehen auch im Gasmarkt erhebliche Änderungen und infrastrukturelle Herausforderungen an. Nicht alle Gasverteilnetze werden wirtschaftlich fortbestehen können. Das Fernleitungsnetz wird zukünftig im ähnlichen Umfang wie heute benötigt. Änderungen sind vor allem bei der Auslas... read more
This partial report shows decision-makers and interested parties the potential of the circular economy for greenhouse gas reduction in 2017 and for 2030 in Germany. Municipal waste, food waste and roughly commercial waste and construction and demolition waste are contemplated using the life cycle assessment method. The crediting of self-composting in the recycling rate is estimated with regard... read more
The city suburbs are becoming EXURBS; the centre of life for millions of people and the intermediate space between cities and countryside is developing dynamically. Living "in the green countryside" is in high demand. Digitisation and the coronavirus pandemic have further bolstered suburbanization. The brochure deals with the question of how a sustainable development between the city and the s... read more
UBA's biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition of 2019 “Healthy Air” takes an in-depth look at how clean the air surroundig us actually is, which pollutants can be found and how we measure them. We also look at health aspects and how public health helps policy makers by calculating and comparing relevant risk factors. read more
Role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in global energy scenarios A broad range of different global energy scenarios confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets. read more
Worldwide, about half a million sites of companies and other organisations have an environmental management system according to ISO 14001. Against this background, it was examined how in future a systematic management of climate-related risks can be promoted or even ensured with standards for environmental management systems. To this end, several options were examined, such as an adaptation of... 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.
