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Economy | Consumption

Methodological Convention 3.0 for the Assessment of Environmental Costs - Cost Rates

Version 02/2019

The Methodological Convention 3.0 for the Assessment of Environmental Costs contains recommendations for methods to assess environmental costs (Part “Methods”) and provides new cost rates for emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and noise, as well as for transport and energy generation (Part “Cost rates”). The cost rates show the benefit of environmental protection for society – and the c...read more

Chemicals, Health, Water

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistances in the Environment

Background, Challenges and Options for Action

Environmental aspects have so far only partially been addressed in the discussion of antimicrobial resistance. To bring this issue into focus, UBA compiled background information and data on the topic 'Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in the environment'. The results show that previously considered requirements for reduction, from the perspective of UBA, are insufficient to adequately prot...read more

Climate | Energy

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions

Republic of Marshall Islands Country Report

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Republic of Marshall Islands under the UNFCCC. A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of transport – especially low-carbon domestic shipping – and waste reduction, disposal and processin...read more

Climate | Energy

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions

Kenya Country Report

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Kenya under the UNFCCC. A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of reforestation, afforestation and decreasing deforestation as well as efficient biomass and renewable energy cookstoves and r...read more

Climate | Energy

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions

Colombia Country Report

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Colombia under the UNFCCC. A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of renewable energy production from wind and solar PV, social housing, forest conservation in existing illicit crop substitu...read more

Air

Toxicological basic data for the derivation of EU-LCI values for 5 substances from building products

The subject of this project was the preparation of substance reports for the following substances: 2-phenylpropene (CAS No. 98-83-9), vinyl toluene (mixture of o-, m-, p- and isomers) (CAS No. 611-15- 4, 100-80-1, 622-97-9, 25013-15-4), n-heptane (CAS No. 142-82-5), hexylene glycol (CAS No. 107-41-5) and tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether (CAS No. 20324-33-8, 25498-49-1). For these substances, t...read more

Economy | Consumption

Blue Angel - 40 years. Good for me. Good for the environment.

In this anniversary booklet, we give you a glimpse behind the scenes: how everything began in the 1970s, when spray cans still contained CFC and the Club of Rome made the world aware of the “limits to growth“. What’s more, discover how we are shaping the environmental label to be future-proof and how we have our sights set on the next generation.read more

Chemicals

REACH Compliance: Data availability in REACH registrations Part 2: Evaluation of data waiving and adaptations for chemicals ≥ 1000 tpa

The standard information requirements necessary for the registration and their adaptation options for high tonnage substances are specified in the ⁠REACH⁠ Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The report presents findings and results from the examination of 1814 dossiers of lead and individual registrants covering phase-in substances with a production volume of ≥ 1000 tpa. Within this projec...read more