The German Federal Government compensates for the climate gas emissions of its official trips. To do so the German Environment Agency (UBA) acquired and cancelled emissions credits worth roughly 300,000 tonnes of CO2 for official travel in 2017. read more
High costs when environmental protection is neglected
One tonne of CO2 emissions causes damage worth 180 euros. read more
EU member states need to step up the fight against antibiotics in the environment
German Environment Agency presents seven priority areas for action read more
Minister Schulze presents plan for glyphosate phase-out
The Federal Ministry for Environment has presented a plan for the gradual phase-out of the use of the broadband herbicide glyphosate. The Use of Pesticides Ordinance will be amended for this purpose. The German Environment Agency as competent body for the authorisation procedure seeks to make the authorisation of products which harm biodiversity contingent upon certain conditions of their use. read more
Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 5/2018
Dear Reader,Walking is the most natural way of getting from A to B. It’s healthy and it protects the environment. In practice however, the urban form doesn’t always stimulate walking – at times it can even be dangerous. That is why we take the view that walking should be encouraged more and have presented our ideas on how this can be achieved. Find out more in the leading article in this edition o... read more
40th anniversary of the Blue Angel
The Blue Angel – the German government’s ecolabel – is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since 1978 it has been setting high environmental standards for products and services, independent of economic interests. read more
Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2018
Dear Reader,The surge in the number of “coffee to go” cups on our streets and the shrink-wrapped fruit and vegetables in our supermarkets makes it clear: in recent years, there has been an increase in our use of packaging – packaging which guzzles energy and resources and harms the environment, especially if it isn’t recycled, or at the very least disposed of appropriately. In this edition of... read more
Record half year for renewable energy in Germany
Electricity production in Germany from renewable sources of energy picked up speed in the first half of 2018. About 117 billion kilowatt hours was produced in this half-year – nearly 10 per cent more than for the same time period 2017. read more