Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Waste | Resources

Updating the Waste Prevention Programme: Preparing the foundations for updating the Waste Prevention Programme based on an analysis and evaluation of the implementation status

The waste prevention program (WPP) from 2013 must be evaluated every 6 years and updated if necessary. The review and evaluation of the implementation of the WPP took place within the scope of the project. Based on the analysis results for the implementation of the WPP at federal, state and municipal level and an assessment of existing prevention potentials, concrete proposals for a possible furth...read more

Soil | Land, Agriculture

Evaluation of the risk for soil organisms under real conditions

Development of a national position for amending downstream legislations of the new EU Plant Protection Products Regulation

Plant protection products (PPP) can only be authorized if they have no unacceptable effects on the environment. Aim of the project was to investigate whether the ecology and behavior of soil organisms should be considered in PPP risk assessment. The possible spatial and temporal relationship between the preferred soil layer, the distribution of PPP and the ecotoxicological effects were studied in...read more

Climate | Energy

Setting Incentives for Emission Reductions in Developing Countries: The Case of Social Housing in Colombia

Colombia faces a number of challenges including growing need for social housing in metropolitan areas driven by accelerating urbanisation associated with a growing electricity demand as well as increasing hydroelectric uncertainty as a result of changes in the el Niño weather phenomenon. At the same time, Colombia actively implementing its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris A...read more

Climate | Energy

Considerations for Article 6 engagement

The host country perspective

The Paris Agreement sets out the framework for global efforts to address climate change after 2020. Article 6 of the agreement provides for international cooperation through carbon markets to achieve targets jointly on a voluntary basis. The new context of the Paris Agreement - particularly the universal commitment to regularly make increasingly ambitious contributions towards the global effort -...read more

Economy | Consumption

guidelines on Environmental Product Information in E-Commerce

When consumers want to find out about products, they often do research on the internet. Product information can be found online in a variety of places, starting with manufacturers' websites, search engines, internet communities and online shops. Product information makes an important contribution by enabling and encouraging environmentally-related purchasing decisions and thus the responsible part...read more

Climate | Energy

Design Options for the New International Market Mechanism under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement

In this project commissioned by the German Environment Agency, important aspects of the mechanism under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement were examined in more detail. This mechanism is to succeed the CDM under the Kyoto Protocol from 2021 onwards, but it will contain decisive improvements, especially with regard to a robust accounting of emission reductions and better integration into the nation...read more

Chemicals

Nanomaterials in the environment

Current state of knowledge and regulations on chemical safety

Nanomaterials can have different or new properties in comparison with conventional chemicals and materials. Meanwhile the substance legislations was partially adapted by nano-specific provisions; for parts however adaptation needs still exist. As a result, specific environmental risks cannot be fully described and assessed as well as appropriate measures to minimize the risks cannot be taken. Emph...read more

Economy | Consumption, Transport

Where are we going?

More and more people are flying. In 2018 alone, worldwide passenger air traffic will increase by 6.7 percent compared to the previous year. And it continues to grow. This means that the negative effects are also growing. With this brochure, the German Environment Agency (UBA) is therefore addressing an important and at the same time very complex issue. How much air traffic is actually necessary? A...read more