… European emissions trading undergoes comprehensive reform With the latest reform, … instead of 50 percent as before. The European modernization and innovation funds will be increased in volume and (the innovation fund) expanded in scope. In … with the member states, must draw up a variety of rules to implement the reform. … European emissions trading undergoes comprehensive reform …

… Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk Degradation products of pesticides can diminish groundwater and drinking water quality Source: bigfoot / Fotolia.com The quality of the …

… Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection Maize may be treated with a groundwater-damaging herbicide Source: oticki / Fotolia.com Under the current legal … from harmful pesticides. This should be re-regulated under European law. … Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection …

… Fair and Cost-effective Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement The door is open … reductions attributed to the domestic targets in the current NDCs for all countries under study here do not meet the level of emissions reductions required for a global …

… New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection? The EU Innovation Fund should help making the power sector and industry more climate-friendly. Source: … will use revenues from auctioning emissions trading allowances for this purpose. … New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection? …

… Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater? Antibiotics are used on a large … despite high levels of antibiotics use in industrialised farming, Germany’s groundwater is mostly uncontaminated. 21.03.2014 read more All news Tags veterinary …

… Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” Residues of pharmaceuticals in … done to prevent this, and what can I do? The Federal Environment Agency’s background paper, which is now also available in English, sheds light on these and other … and other questions surrounding the topic of pharmaceuticals in the environment. … Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” …

… New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides Biocides, also used … professional users. The new study issues recommendations for the environmentally sound use of the following product types: disinfectants not intended for direct use on …

… containing precious and minor metals: pooling, temporary storage, recovery rate Empfehlungen des UBA für die Weiterentwicklung der Behandlungsanforderungen nach … unter Ressourcenschutzaspekten (RePro) Optimierung der Separation von Bauteilen und Materialien aus Altfahrzeugen zur Rückgewinnung kritischer Metalle (ORKAM) …

… if the landfilling of unpretreated municipal waste, which is still permitted under EU law, would be stopped completely. The results for Germany show that in this … assumed. Associated content Ansätze zur Steigerung der Akzeptanz von Nah- und Fernwärme. Source: Öko-Institut Publications Determining climate protection …

… risk management. 14.05.2020 Natural hazards such as precipitation, storms or thunderstorms can cause considerable damage if they affect technical installations. If … change on these hazard sources are expected. For example, it is expected that thunderstorms will occur more frequently and more intensely due to climate change. … Contributions to the UN/OECD Natech Project Klimawandel und Anlagensicherheit: Empfehlungen aus dem UN/OECD-Natech- Projekt All news Tags climate change Natech …

… Environment Agency, grid operators, associations, research institutions and foundations. There is also a brief introduction to the Energiewende in Germany and who … brochure in German (PDF) Brochure (PDF) All news Related contents Klimaschutz- und Energiepolitik in Deutschland Related publications Energieziel 2050 Modellierung … im Jahr 2050 in autarken, dezentralen Strukturen Entwicklung eines Bewertungs- und Anreizsystems für 100%-Erneuerbare-Energien-Regionen Potenzial der Windenergie …