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Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell” ,400 entries were submitted for the German Ecodesign Award this year – a new record! In this issue of the newsletter, you can find out what ecodesign is all about and what innovative ideas there are. Other topics include the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), the implementation status of the Water Framework Directive in the European Union and the Chines... read more

Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell” To what extent are cities and municipalities in Germany already affected by climate change and how are they adapting to these consequences? The results of a survey commissioned by the UBA, which we would like to present to you in this issue of the newsletter, provide some insight. Another survey shows how active cities and municipalities are in protecting... read more

Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell” With huge numbers of lorries on Germany's motorways and products that are transported halfway around the world to reach us, making freight transport greenhouse gas-neutral will be a mammoth task. Our vision, which includes over 70 recommended measures and which we present to you in this newsletter, shows how this can be achieved.Other topics include adapti... read more

Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell”,Measures for a healthy environment are having an effect, but there is still a lot to do. This summary outlines the findings of the Environmental Monitor 2024, which assesses the state of the environment in Germany. Read more about it in this issue of the newsletter. Other topics include how heat pumps can provide efficient and climate-friendly heating in e... read more

Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell” in which we look back with you on 50 years of the German Environment Agency and our work for people and the environment. You are warmly invited to join us on a journey through time! This newsletter also includes the latest figures on Germany's greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 and the new CO₂ border adjustment mechanism CBAM to create fair international com... read more

Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell”It is now 50 years since the German Environment Agency was founded. Reason enough to look back on the successes achieved, but also on the challenges that still remain. In this issue of the newsletter, we start with the topic “50 years of noise protection”. We also look, among other things, at our energy supply. For the first time, more than half of the elec... read more

Dear Readers,Storms, heavy rain, drought, heat waves – the negative consequences of the climate crisis are increasing, even in Germany. This is shown by the now third monitoring report on the German strategy for adapting to climate change, which we would like to present to you in this issue of our newsletter. We also cover the topics of antibiotic resistance and a misleading calculation method tha... read more

Dear Readers,We need to acknowledge an inconvenient fact: capturing and storing CO₂ using CCS technology is not a miracle cure for climate change. If we want to avoid catastrophic climate change for humans and the environment, phasing out fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil is the only solution. Read this newsletter to find out why.This issue also covers the Global Framework on Chemicals adopted a... read more