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Cover of Climate Change 53/2021 The European Commission’s Renovation Wave Initiative for the Building Sector
Climate | Energy

The European Commission’s Renovation Wave Initiative for the Building Sector

Discussion paper


In summer 2020, the European Commission launched the Renovation Wave Initiative as an important building block of the European Green Deal. The aim is to at least double the renovation rates of public and private buildings over the next ten years and to promote deeper renovations. Together with the decarbonization of heat supply, this should enable a significant reduction in direct greenhouse gas e...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
31
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Cover of publications TEXTE 107/2021 Urban environmental protection international: Stock-taking and Outlook
Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Urban environmental protection international

Stock-taking and outlook


The aim of this study is to contribute to a learning process about innovative and successful approaches to overcoming problems and challenges of urban environmental protection. To this end, a detailed overview of the importance of environmental challenges, political priorities and successful solutions in selected countries and cities is given. Based on this, the study analyzes specific success fac...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
323
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Cover of publication TEXTE 102/2021 Options under International Law to Increase Resource Efficiency
Waste | Resources, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Options under International Law to Increase Resource Efficiency


Resource protection and resource efficiency are an ecological, economic and social necessity. Many resources are limited and under pressure from the rising world population, production methods, consumer behaviour and the high per capita resource consumption. Using more and more resources will exceed the limits of the earth’s ecological carrying capacity in the foreseeable future. This development...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
261
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Cover of publication TEXTE 101/2021 Marine Regions Forum: An international stakeholder forum to strengthen regional ocean governance
WasserNachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

Marine Regions Forum

An international stakeholder forum to strengthen regional ocean governance


The marine environment, subject to multiple pressures, is transboundary by nature. For ocean management and conservation, there is a need of enhanced collaboration and cross-sectoral solutions. This project aimed to develop a participatory dialogue platform that strengthens cooperation within and between marine regions in line with the 2030 Agenda. The “Marine Regions Forum” brings together stakeh...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
139
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Cover of publication TEXTE 23/2021 Carbon Bubble – Analyses, economic risks, measures and instruments
Economy | Consumption

Carbon Bubble – Analyses, economic risks, measures and instruments


Conditions for investment in climate protection are quite favorable. Nevertheless, financial resources continue to flow into fossil energy sources. This is accompanied by risks. To assess these risks, UBA has had a method developed which allows financial institutions to roughly estimate transitory climate risks. Simulating the economic development of certain key industries shows that climate risks...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
102
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Cover of publication TEXTE 97/2021 Environmental Due Diligence in EU Law: Considerations for Designing EU (Secondary) Legislation
Wirtschaft | Konsum

Environmental Due Diligence in EU Law

Considerations for Designing EU (Secondary) Legislation


The debate on sustainability related corporate due diligence obligations in global value chains has recently gained considerable momentum, in particular at EU level. However, so far, it has been dominated by the focus on human rights due diligence. By contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to the specifics of a stand-alone environmental due diligence obligation. This paper examines ho...read more

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Number of pages
48
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Cover of publication TEXTE 89/2021 Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns
Water

Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns


Marine mammals depend largely on their sense of hearing. Underwater noise can lead to acoustic masking of biologically important sounds. Marine airguns used for scientific studies of the seabed produce this type of sound. In this project, models were developed to assess the masking potential of airguns on blue whale, fin whale, killer whale and Weddell seal communication. The results of the models...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
208
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Cover of publication TEXTE 80/2021 Advancing REACH: Interplay of the REACH Processes
Chemicals

Advancing REACH: Interplay of the REACH Processes


The report aims at identifying deficits in the interplay of the ⁠REACH⁠ processes registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction and points out potential obstacles in meeting the regulation’s goal of achieving a high level of protection in an efficient way. The interfaces between the processes registration, dossier evaluation, substance evaluation, authorisation and restrict...read more

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58
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