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Suitability and Success Factors of Offsets post-2020

The report examines the role offset approaches can play in the post-2020 climate regime. For this purpose, the report first develops a conceptual approach and a normative vision of what should be viewed as successful offset use. It then proposes tools to operationalize this vision. Lastly it derives overarching policy recommendations for the integration of offsets in carbon pricing systems.read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Offset approaches in existing compliance mechanisms – Adding value and upholding environmental integrity?

The report analyzes, by looking back at existing compliance systems in the EU, Alberta, Australia, Colombia and Japan, the conditions under which offsets can add value to the compliance system without undermining its environmental integrity. The compliance system’s climate ambition as well as the efficiency of the institutions, processes and infrastructure that are used for the generation and cred...read more

Wirtschaft | KonsumNachhaltigkeit | Strategien | InternationalesBoden | FlächeLandwirtschaft

The land rucksack

A method for considering land use in life cycle assessment

Life cycle assessments (LCA) are an essential tool to explore the environmental impacts associated with a product or service over the course of the entire life cycle. For accurate modelling, data on all relevant potential environmental impacts should be included in an LCA. To consider land in the context of an LCA, the quality of the land used to supply a product or service is a key factor. The br...read more

Chemicals

The Revision of the REACH Authorisation and Restriction System

Recommendations by the German Environment Agency

The European Commission recently announced a targeted revision of the ⁠REACH⁠ Regulation, in view of strengthening the level of protection from hazardous chemicals and simplifying the legal text.The German Environment Agency makes in this Scientific Opinion Paper specific recommendations, including on compliance checks for registration dossiers, additional information requirements, a...read more

Waste | Resources

City Gold – Metal Stocks with a Future

A Guide

The project "KartAL III - Mapping of the Anthropogenic Stock III", commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency, focuses on the recovery options and expected material flows of seven metals and its alloys. In order to significantly improve the circular economy through urban mining in Germany, the potentials, approaches and success factors of relevant stakeholders identified in the project were co...read more

Waste | Resources

City Gold – Building Material Storage with a Future

A Guide

The project "KartAL III - Mapping of the Anthropogenic Stock III", commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency, focuses on the recovery options and expected material flows of nine mineral building materials. In order to significantly improve the circular economy through urban mining in Germany, the potentials, approaches and success factors of relevant stakeholders identified in the project wer...read more

Chemicals, Water

Emerging and legacy organic contaminants in the polar regions

The report summarises and evaluates the current state of knowledge on organic contaminants in polar regions that have become significant concerns because of their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity potential. Climate change can also alter the biogeochemical cycling of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging organic contaminants (EOCs). The report concludes that continual monitorin...read more

Climate | Energy

The European Commission’s 2050 Vision „A clean planet for all” – Implications for Sector Strategies and Climate Governance

Im November 2018 veröffentlichte die Europäische Kommission ihre Strategische Langzeit-Vision „Ein sauberer Planet für alle“ mit dem Vorschlag spätestens in 2050 EU-weit Netto-Null-Treibhausgasemissionen zu erreichen. Durch das EU-Klimaschutzgesetz wurde das Klima-Neutralitätsziel rechtlich verbindlich. Dieser Forschungsbericht bewertet die Strategische Langzeitvision der Europäischen Kommission u...read more