Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Economy | Consumption, Air

Development of a Test Method for an Investigation into Limiting the Emissions from Printers and Copiers within the Framework of Assigning the Environmental Label

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The emission behaviour with regard to dust, ozone and ⁠VOC⁠ (TVOC) of nine different hardcopy devices in combination with suitable air sampling and analysis procedures was investigated in different emission test chambers (two different 1 m³ - chambers and one 20 m³ - chamber). Air sampling and analysis for VOC were done by means of Tenax TA and subsequent thermal desorption (TDS) in...read more

Air

Joint report on air quality in the Tri-border region of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany in 2003 (former Black Triangle region)

Gemeinsamer Bericht zur Luftqualität im Dreiländereck der Tschechischen Republik, Polens und Deutschlands 2003 (ehemals Schwarzes Dreieck)

Spolecna zprava o kvalite ovzdusi v prihranici oblasti Ceske republiky, Polska a Nemecka c roce 2003 (byvala oblast Cerneho trojuhelniku)

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Wspolny raport o jakosci powietrza w trojgranicznym regionie Republiki Czeskiej, Polski i Niemeic w roku 2003 (byly region Czarnego Trojkata)About 15 years ago the tri-border region of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany was called the Black Triangle (covering Northern Bohemia, part of Lower Silesia and Saxony) and was characterised by the highest air pollution in Europe. So it was necessary to...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption, Air

Emissions trading in international civil aviation

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According to estimates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), international aviation contributes about 3.5% to global warming.1 If growth in aviation volume continues at the same rate as in the 1990s, when international aviation grew 4% annually, the contribution of international aviation to the greenhouse effect could, already in 2010, be higher than Germany's contribution to gl...read more

Climate | Energy, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

The Polluter Pays Principle under WTO Law: The Case of National Energy Policy Instruments

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This study addresses the compatibility of the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) with obligations under world trade law as administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO). In particular we look at the instruments of German domestic and international energy policy. The Polluter Pays Principle The PPP is an environmental policy guideline stipulating that the costs of pollution prevention and control s...read more

Economy | Consumption, Waste | Resources

Synopsis of system approaches to environmental research - German contribution to ecosystem management

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In order to enable the conceivement and enforcement of efficient measures for environmental precaution and protection, it is necessary to undertake an environmental systems analysis. Against the background of this assumption, a concept for a federal ecosystem research program has been initiated by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 1978. Cooperating on this project was the Federal Ministry of...read more

Water

Nutrient Emissions into River Basins of Germany on the Basis of a Harmonized Procedure

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The model MONERIS (MOdelling Nutrient Emissions in RIver Systems) was developed and applied to estimate the nutrient emissions into river basins of Germany by point sources and various diffuse pathways. The model is based on data of river flow and water quality as well as a geographical information system (GIS), which includes digital maps and extensive statistical information. (Shopping order as...read more

Economy | Consumption, Agriculture

Economic Impact of the Spread of Alien Species in Germany

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This research will not be restricted solely to the biology and remediation of invasive species, but will also evaluate their adverse health effects and economic impact.read more

Climate | Energy

Hydroelectric Power Plants as a Source of Renewable Energy

- legal and ecological aspects -

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Already in 1990 the German Government decided, as its contribution to the limitation of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% by 2005 – base year 1990 – and to limit or reduce other greenhouse gases. In order to achieve its national climate protection goal, the Government developed a national climate protection strategy and a comprehensive package of measures that mean...read more