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  • News from 13.07.2016 | Last changed: 12.08.2016

    Peatland and forest climate protection to reduce GHG emissions

    drainage channel through a peatland

    Peatland and forest climate protection to reduce GHG emissions Many peatlands have … An UBA study develops incentives how to reduce peatland emissions worldwide. … Peatland and forest climate protection to reduce GHG emissions

  • News from 11.10.2023 | Last changed: 13.10.2023

    Climate protection through Circular Economy in Germany and the EU

    Mixed waste on a conveyer belt in a waste treatment plant

    … 2017 and 2030 using the life cycle assessment method. The study shows the sector's GHG mitigation potential, including food waste prevention, in the context of the EU … in the fulfilment of the recycling quota. For the calculation of the GHG emission potentials, the study applies an energy mix that reflects the defossilization of the …

  • News from 29.08.2023 | Last changed: 27.10.2023

    Study on nature-based solutions for global climate protection

    peatland

    … solutions such as restoring peatlands are important measures for climate mitigation Source: Susanne Kambor In a study for the German Environment Agency, a … global climate action and international climate policy. The results show that their potential to mitigate emissions is probably overestimated in the literature. … The study “Nature-based solutions and global climate protection” concludes that NbS potentials reported in the scientific literature probably overestimate the realistic …

  • News from 01.11.2017 | Last changed: 17.04.2020

    Rethinking Urban Transport through Global Learning

    planet earth

    … - not only in Germany. Hence, many countries are looking for solutions that mitigate the sector’s environmental impact and promote sustainable alternatives. UBA … ideas and innovations from emerging and developing countries that show great potential for the German context. 01.11.2017 The joint UBA-GIZ brochure „Reverse … - not only in Germany. Hence, many countries are looking for solutions that mitigate the sector’s environmental impact and promote sustainable alternatives. UBA …

  • News from 16.01.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2025

    Guideline for greenhouse gas calculation in the transport sector

    Lieferwagen in der Stadt

    … / Fotolia.com The transport of passengers and freight generates greenhouse gases (GHG) – not only through the actual transport activities, but also as a result of the … which provides information for the standardised calculation and reporting of GHG emissions along transport chains. 16.01.2025 The quantification of GHG emissions … and passenger transport – illustrate the application of the standard and address potential challenges during implementation.   The guideline thus offers practical …

  • News from 24.10.2016 | Last changed: 06.12.2016

    Climate action: how to reduce emissions even before 2020

    wind energy plants on a field

    … community resolved to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The mitigation activities proposed by the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on … and emerging countries. It identified best practices and estimated their mitigation potential up to 2020. Four areas were analysed for saving potential, of which the …

  • News from 27.11.2019 | Last changed: 27.11.2019

    How can the EU achieve net-zero greenhousegas emissions?

    The picture shows solar panels as well as wind turbines.

    … re-assess its long-term target. A new scenario, commissioned by UBA, shows that a GHG-neutral EU is feasible, based on a fully decarbonized energy supply, without … the long-term temperature goal and that it calls for a balance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks within the 21st century, there is the urgent need to re-assess the long-term targets of the EU and to show how the target of GHG neutrality can be reached in the EU by mid-century.  The aim of this study was …

  • News from 08.02.2024 | Last changed: 08.02.2024

    How to improve the International Standard on carbon neutrality

    A photovoltaic system is installed on the roof of a warehouse

    … new standard on carbon neutrality: ISO 14068-1. It addresses legal entities seeking GHG-neutrality certificates for an organization or a product. In a factsheet , the … is that it makes it possible for legal entities, companies and products to make GHG neutrality claims despite high emissions. It also lacks solid safeguards against … consequently minimize GHG emissions in line with the Paris Agreement and actively mitigate the negative environmental impact of some GHG removals. Courts handling …

  • News from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

    Assessment of the EU’s strategic vision “A Clean Planet for All”

    The picture shows a modell of the earth in green gras.

    … to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 - meaning the EU’s net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be zero in that year. The strategic vision is accompanied by an … of the KOM’s Strategic Vision. The IDA builds on a baseline scenario and eight mitigation scenarios, which meet the EU’s current 2030 targets. Only two of these scenarios (1.5TECH and 1.5LIFE) achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 – the target defined in the strategic vision. In this report, …

  • News from 25.01.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    UBA: fossil gas and nuclear power are not sustainable

    EU-Fahnen

    … German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. … fuels are not available. Although the risk may be very small, combined with the potentially immense damages caused by such accidents it constitutes a breach of the … German Environment Agency says. The draft labels as “sustainable” a large amount of GHG emissions from fossil gas, and nuclear power producing high-level nuclear waste. …

  • News from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 15.01.2020

    Fair and Cost-effective Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement

    The pictures shows a calender.

    … the long-term temperature goal and that it calls for a balance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks within the 21st century, there is the urgent need to … possible ambition” and “respective capabilities”. This study has derived national GHG emissions reduction contributions for 2030 and 2050 that are consistent with the … more important to have a truly global international cooperation on climate change mitigation.  In spite of the need for international cooperation, it needs to be …

  • News from 04.10.2017 | Last changed: 10.10.2017

    Managing glyphosate effects complies with European laws

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … might still be possible - in conjunction with the implementation of effective risk mitigation options ensuring that the requirements and conditions for approval are … that the implementation at Member State level of management measures dedicated to mitigate the risk for non-target organisms resulting from food web disruption … of CAP implementation measures might therefore also contribute to increasing the potential of landscapes to compensate the effects of PPP. However, the wide choices …