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Climate | Energy

EU ETS up to 2030: Adjusting the Cap in light of the IPCC1.5°C Special Report and the Paris Agreement

Minimizing cumulative emissions is essential for reducing the risk of overshooting the warming limit of 1.5 degrees. This study commissioned by the German Environment Agency analyses the implications of this goal for the EU ETS and presents different scenarios for adjusting the linear reduction factor while staying within a cumulative emissions budget that is compatible with 1.5 degrees.read more

Chemicals

Comparison of different methodologies for selecting PELMO input parameters for groundwater modelling of plant protection products including current EU guidance (SANC0/12117/2014 - final, 2014)

In previous investigations it was demonstrated that the tiered approach for groundwater risk assessment of plant protection products in Europe (FOCUS) also represents and covers German environmental conditions. However, since a new approach of endpoint selection for groundwater modelling in the EU was implemented 2015, a recalculation of the results is required. A comparison of recalculated leacha...read more

Chemicals

Protection of the groundwater against loads of plant protection products: validation of the new EU-simulation model FOCUS PELMO 4 for a reliable prediction of the leaching potential of PPP into groundwater - Part B

GIS-based analysis of the protection level of the FOCUS-scenarios representative for Germany concerning climate and soil properties for the national risk assessment groundwater

The European scenario Hamburg used in the tiered approach for groundwater risk assessment of plant protection products in Europe (FOCUS) is evaluated to ascertain whether it also represents and covers German environmental conditions. A German wide analysis using geodata provides evidence that national environmental soil and climate conditions are not suitably covered by the European scenario Hambu...read more

Chemicals

Protection of the groundwater against loads of plant protection products: validation of the new EU-simulation model FOCUS PELMO 4 for a reliable prediction of the leaching potential of PPP into groundwater - Part A

Part A I: Validation of the national groundwater modelling approach based on results of outdoor lysimeter studies

The tiered approach for groundwater risk assessment of plant protection products in Europe (FOCUS) is evaluated to ensure whether this approach also represents and covers German environmental conditions. A comparison between modelled leachate concentrations and actual measurements from outdoor lysimeter studies provide evidence that a reliable and safe prediction of leachate concentrations for mos...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

The impact of digitisation and big data analysis on the sustainable development of tourism and its environmental impact

The research report provides an overview of digitisation trends and developments in tourism with regard to resource consumption and environmental impacts. As a result, eleven relevant categories of digitisation are identified and systematised. The categories can allocated within three spheres. These are: a) data connectivity, i.e. the collection, linking and processing of data; b) the data infrast...read more

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

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

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