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Dear Reader,What is the best way to ensure healthy air in classrooms during the Corona pandemic – ventilation or mobile devices for air purification? More on this in the focus article of this newsletter edition. Other topics include the recycling of waste containing precious and minor metals, the renewed increase in packaging consumption in Germany in 2018 and the EU climate targets for 2030.Enjoy... read more

Dear Reader, On October 3, we were able to look back on 30 years of German unity. In this edition of the newsletter you will find out what has been happening in environmental protection during this period. There are also interesting new figures on among other things the social-ecological justice of our current transport system, greenhouse gas emissions from video streaming, and the status of the e... read more

Dear Reader, We have been aware of the negative aspects of the meat industry since well before the Coronavirus pandemic. Can tofu sausages, insect burgers or steaks produced in a lab solve environmental and health problems in the future? This is the subject of our focus article in our “UBA aktuell” Newsletter. Other health-related topics also feature in this issue, such as the results of a represe... read more

Dear Reader, The coronavirus raises a lot of questions. In this issue of our newsletter, we have compiled some interesting scientific findings and everyday advice from our field of expertise. Other important topics: What precautions should be taken by DIYers in buildings containing asbestos? The employment numbers in environmental protection sector in Germany. And the specific CO2 emission fa... read more

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Dear Reader, The coronavirus crisis is proving to be a major challenge for Germany. This does not provide any reason to neglect the climate crisis, however. Although the consequences of climate change may have become less evident due to their slower development, they could nevertheless affect the world's population far more seriously over the long term. Despite the fact that greenhouse gas emissio... read more

Dear Reader,The German Environment Agency began the year 2020 with a major new development: on 1st January, Professor Dr. Dirk Messner became the new President of the agency. Find out more in the “UBA news” section.Another development that affected the whole of Germany on 1st January was the introduction of the compulsory retail sales receipt. This edition of our newsletter also contains answers t... read more

Dear Reader,Climate change isn’t something that will only happen in the future and affect faraway countries. Its consequences are becoming increasingly measurable and evident here in Germany. Find out more in the leading article in this newsletter. There is also the issue of what we can do to prevent global warming. In this newsletter, we present some of our findings. For example, studies on how G... read more