The deep sea is one of the last regions on earth largely untouched by humans. The exploitation of mineral resources from deep-sea deposits could become more important due to rising metal prices and greater demand. read more
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Verteilung der Netzkosten der Energiewende
Der Kurzbericht geht der Frage nach, wie regionale Unterschiede bei den Stromnetzentgelten fairer verteilt werden könnten. Ausgangspunkt ist ein Beschluss der Bundesnetzagentur zum teilweisen Ausgleich überdurchschnittlich hoher Netzkosten, welche in einigen Verteilnetzgebieten durch den Anschluss erneuerbarer Energien entstehen. Dieser Schritt trägt zu einer sachgerechten Verteilung der Netzk... read more
Identifying and supporting vulnerable households in light of rising fossil energy costs
Rising energy prices, poor energy performance of buildings and low incomes can leave households unable to meet their energy needs, adequately heat their homes or pay their energy bills. These households are referred to as energy poor or vulnerable households. However, a standardised definition and robust indicators of energy poverty are currently lacking in Germany. This study therefore addres... read more
Raw Materials Conference Summary (PDF)
Stricter environmental standards for raw material supply necessary
Raw material prices must reflect the ecological truth. UBA is calling for more protection of the environment in the mining sector. read more
Conference on Resource-Efficient Decarbonisation Pathways
At the RESCUE conference (“Resource-Efficient Pathways towards Greenhouse Gas Neutrality”), the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) shared the results of a project to further explore the mutual dependencies and feedback loops between climate policies and associated resource requirements. Six different quantitative scenarios for Germany were modelled and analysed. These scenarios d... read more
Research and development projects on nanomaterials
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is currently funding and guiding the research and development projects on nanomaterials and other advanced materials listed below. For more information on these projects please refer to the research database Umweltforschungsdatenbank UFORDAT in German and the corresponding number. read more
