The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA)

The Umweltbundesamt (UBA) is Germany’s central federal environmental authority, established in 1974. It operates under the Federal Ministry for the Environment and provides scientific and technical support to government policy across areas such as pollution control, climate, chemicals, and resource management. As a federal agency, it has statutory responsibilities including implementing environmental laws, managing regulatory systems such as emissions trading, and informing the public.