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Climate | Energy, Waste | Resources, Soil | Land, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Moving from interconnected crises to systemic solutions

Resource efficiency, nature-based solutions, and systemic transformation as responses to the complexity of the triple planetary crisis

The drivers and effects of the triple plenatary crisis of climate change, biodiveristy loss and environmental pollution are highly interconneted and can only be effectively addressed through systemic, cross-sectoral, and justice-oriented approaches. This report provides an integrated perspective by examining three mutually reinforcing pathways: governing societal metabolism and resource use throug...read more

Climate | Energy, Waste | Resources, Health, Soil | Land, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

The Interconnected Challenges of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Environmental Pollution: Drivers, Interdependencies and Impacts of the Triple Planetary Crisis

Drivers, Interdependencies and Impacts of the Triple Planetary Crisis

The drivers and impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution are highly interlinked, yet current research and policy responses to meet the challenges remains fragmented, leaving important gaps in the understanding of systemic linkages and impacts on both ecosystems and people. This report helps bridge that gap by providing a cross-sectoral...read more

Chemicals

Determination of log KOC values according to OECD TG 106

For Melamine (CAS: 108-78-1)

The report presents a study on the environmental behaviour of melamine (CAS: 108-78-1), investigated in adsorption and desorption experiments with five different soils.As part of the study, the organic carbon-normalized adsorption coefficients (Koc values) were determined. Koc describes the relative distribution of a substance between soil and water, normalized to the fraction of organic carbon in...read more

Chemicals

Determination of log KOC values according to OECD TG 106

For 1H-benzotriazole (CAS: 95-14-7), 4-methyl- (CAS: 29878-31-7) and 5-methyl-benzotriazole (CAS: 136-85-6)

The report presents a study on the environmental behaviour of three benzotriazoles – 1H-benzotriazole (CAS 95-14-7), 4-methylbenzotriazole (CAS 29878-31-7), and 5-methylbenzotriazole (CAS 136-85-6) – investigated in adsorption and desorption experiments with five different soils.As part of the study, the organic carbon-normalized adsorption coefficients (Koc values) were determined. Koc describes...read more

Climate | Energy

Inclusion of downstream products in CBAM

Assessment and operationalisation of relevant criteria

The CBAM scope includes selected imported goods to ensure a level playing field with EU production covered by the EU ETS 1. While 573 mainly basic materials and products are covered, expanding the scope to downstream goods must be assessed. The paper identifies five criteria for prioritisation: share of CBAM inputs, emissions relevance, carbon-leakage risk, administrative burden, and avoidance of...read more

Chemicals, Soil | Land

Risk management for plant protection products: Higher uncertainties by combining multiple measures?

A statistical analysis

In the environmental risk assessment of plant protection products, the risk of spray drift losses to the off-field can be reduced by adding drift reduction measures. The question is how the combination of several measures affects the overall risk and, in particular, the associated uncertainty. Various statistical methods have been used to quantify both the overall risk and its uncertainty, in part...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Identification, analysis and presentation of the products in the industrial sectors covered by the EU ETS, their economic importance and their significance for CO₂ emissions

In this data research project, quantitative data from available sources of information relating to two core topics will be researched and compiled in a uniform data format:1. product-related material flows, energy consumption and (direct and indirect) greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of the EU-ETS 1, with a focus on the steel, cement, aluminium, refinery and basic chemicals industries.2....read more

Air, Agriculture, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Detailed Annexes to the “UNECE Guidance document on national nitrogen budgets"

Update 2025

Anthropogenic activities to a great extent influence and alter the natural nitrogen cycle. The existing guidance document offers detailed description to inventory human influenced nitrogen fluxes on a national level. In eight chapters, the eight technical annexes are described to implement a national nitrogen budget. A National nitrogen budget serves as a tool of the Geneva Convention on long-rang...read more