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Cover of broschure Greenhouse – Gas – Neutrality in Germany until 2050
Klima | EnergieAbfall | RessourcenNachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

Greenhouse – Gas – Neutrality in Germany until 2050

Policy Paper to the RESCUE-Study


The success of climate and natural resource protection depends amongst others on the expansion of renewable energies. The policy paper describes the central results of the RESCUE study as well as the challenges and steps required to expand renewable energies in order to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality, and for Germany to make an appropriate contribution to the Paris Climate Agreement.read more

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background paper
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24
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Cover of publication TEXTE 144/2019 Potential SVHC in environment and articles – information collection with the aim to prepare restriction proposals for PFAS
Chemicals

Potential SVHC in environment and articles – information collection with the aim to prepare restriction proposals for PFAS


The report covers main findings of two information collection activities that have been performed with the aim to collect information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The information collections (literature research, IT-based surveys and targeted interviews with stakeholders) were performed to support the preparation of ⁠REACH⁠ restriction dossiers of long-chain per...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
172
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Cover of publication DOKUMENTATION 04/2019
Economy | Consumption

Measuring Sustainability in Tourism ‒ Opportunities and Limitations

Results of the conference (Berlin, 2-3 April 2019)


Summarized documentation of the international conference "Measuring Sustainability in Tourism - Opportunities and Limitations. International and national experts will gave an insight into current efforts to quantify sustainability in German tourism and put it in an international context. A quantitative assessment is relevant for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the...read more

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Dokumentationen
Number of pages
42
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Cover of publication CLIMATE CHANGE 35/2019 Assessment of the In-depth Analysis Accompanying the Strategic Long-term Vision “A clean planet for all” of the European Commission
Climate | Energy

Assessment of the In-depth Analysis Accompanying the Strategic Long-term Vision “A clean planet for all” of the European Commission


In 2018, the European Commission published its Communication “A clean planet for all”, which calls for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A thorough study commissioned by UBA assessing the underlying scenarios for policy making shows that central aspects for building an adequate ambitious long-term climate strategy, such as socio-economic, fiscal and technological were under consideration....read more

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Climate Change
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75
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Cover of publication CLIMATE CHANGE 39/2019 Fairness- and Cost-Effectiveness-Based Approaches to Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement
Climate | Energy

Fairness- and Cost-Effectiveness-Based Approaches to Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement

Short Study


Under the Paris Agreement (PA), Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to limit global warming to "well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels" and to make efforts to "limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels". Achieving these temperature objectives depends imperatively on sufficient national climate action in the mid-term. This study commissioned by...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
50
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Cover Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany
Chemicals

Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany

FAQ on Environmental Risks, Risk Mitigation Measures and Best Practice


In Germany, rodent control in the non-agricultural area relies heavily on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, i.e. baits containing active substances that inhibit blood coagulation. Although these compounds have unacceptable effects on the environment, they were authorised under the European Biocidal Products Regulation. However, their authorisation is subject to strict risk mitigation measures...read more

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background paper
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56
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Cover of publication TEXTE 141/2019 Updating the Emission Factors for Large Combustion Plants
Climate | Energy

Updating the Emission Factors for Large Combustion Plants


Due to various international agreements, Germany is obliged to report emissions of air pollutants annually. Emission inventories are calculated using the fuel inputs known from the statistics and the associated fuel-specific emission factors. For large combustion plants comprehensive data on air pollutants are available on the basis of numerous measurements. These data were evaluated, calculated a...read more

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Texte
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65
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Cover of publication TEXTE 127/2019 Protecting the sources of our drinking water: The criteria for identifying persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substances and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances under EU Regulation REACH (EC) No 1907/2006
Chemicals

Protecting the sources of our drinking water: The criteria for identifying persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substances and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances under EU Regulation REACH (EC) No 1907/2006


Chemicals with a specific combination of intrinsic substance properties pose a hazard to the sources of our drinking water, including substances that are very persistent (vP) in the environment and very mobile (vM) in the aquatic environment as well as substances that are persistent (P), mobile (M), and toxic (T). This publication presents the result of the scientific and technical development of...read more

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Texte
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87
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