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Air, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Guideline on Air Quality Plans

Particulate matter (PM10) is one of the air pollutants, which pose a major risk to public health. This is why EU legislation has set limit values for PM10. In case of persistent and high exceedances of these limit values the “Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe” proposes air quality plans as a complex, though effective, instrument to reduce air quality level exce...read more

Climate | Energy

Integration of Power to Gas/ Power to Liquids into the ongoing transformation process

Power to gas (PtG) is a technology for producing hydrogen and methane using electricity, while power to liquids (PtL) is an electricity-based process for the generation of liquid fuels. Jointly with other so-called power-to-x technologies PtG and PtL make it possible to provide renewable energies for all applications. This position paper assesses the role and prospects of the power-to-gas/power-to...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Restart of the EU sustainability policy in the context of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at EU level

The German Environment Agency (UBA) is in favour of a revision of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy in order to implement the Sustainable Devel¬opment Goals at European Level. The position paper of the German Environment Agency identifies objectives and required actions for sustainable development in the EU.read more

Economy | Consumption

Contaminant Input to the local Environment from Buildings and Building Products

position of the commission for sustainable building at the german environment agency

The guideline for sustainable building provides an extensive description of environmental protection objectives for sustainable building. In addition to the aforementioned objective it also envisages to minimize i.a. the following environmental effects caused by building:Global warmingDestruction of the ozone layerGround level ozone formation in the form of summer smogAcidification of soil and wat...read more

Transport

Analyse und Weiterentwicklung von Klimaschutzmaßnahmen im Seeschiffsverkehr unter Berücksichtigung der aktuellen Entwicklungen auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene

6 Diskussionspapiere in englischer Sprache

Der jüngste Bericht des Weltklimarats (IPCC) legt nahe, dass im Jahr 2050 die globalen Treibhausgasemissionen um 40% bis 70% unter dem Niveau von 2010 liegen müssen um einen globalen Temperaturanstieg von mehr als 2°C gegenüber dem vorindustriellen Niveau zu verhindern. Laut der 3. Treibhausgas-Studie der internationalen Schifffahrtsorganisation (IMO) werden die Emissionen des Schiffsverkehrs bis...read more

Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals in the environment – the global perspective

Occurrence, effects, and potential cooperative action under SAICM

Pharmaceuticals are a crucial element of modern medicine and confer significant benefits to society. About 4,000 active pharmaceutical ingredients are being administered worldwide in prescription medicines, over-the-counter therapeutic drugs, and veterinary drugs. Their active ingredients comprise a variety of synthetic chemicals produced by pharmaceutical companies in both the industrialized and...read more

Economy | Consumption

The Environmental Economy in Germany 2015

The environmental economy comprises all companies that supply environmental protection goods and services. The range of products and services covers such varied fields as waste management and recycling, water conservation and wastewater treatment, air quality control, noise abatement, and measurement and control technology. It also includes climate change mitigation, which comprises the use of ren...read more

Chemicals

Checklist System for Safety Reports - Sectoral Checklist

Sectoral Checklist for preparation and inspection of a safety report in accordance with UNECE CONVENTION ON THE TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS and the EU Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II) by a consistent Checklist system

Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and EU Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso II), this sector- and region-specific guideline provides checklists for drawing up and reviewing safety reports.read more