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Explanation of Action Concept Proposed measures for implementing Article 11 (3) l WFD

Part III

Strategies for implementing the requirements of Article 11 (3) l of the Water Framework Directive aimed at preventing and minimising the consequences of unexpected water pollution arising from technical installations

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As a “framework directive”, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) seeks to bring together all individual acts of legislation and international conventions relating to water utilisation and water conservation. With the entry into force of the WFD, waters in the EU are to be managed in accordance with a single legal framework. A new aspect isthe fact that waters are no longer to be managed within the…weiterlesen

Wirtschaft | Konsum, Wasser

Resjume

Tschast I

Strategii realsazii trebovanij paragrafa 11 (3) I Ramtschnoj Direktivy o vodom chosjajstve dlja predotvraschenija i smjagtschesnija posledstvij neoschidannych technogennych sagrjasnenij vodojomov

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Рамочная Директива о водном хозяйстве (WRRL) ставит перед собой цель в качестве «рамочной директивы» свести воедино все отдельные правовые регулирования и международные соглашения, касающиеся водопользования и охраны водоёмов. Она имеет силу для всех видов водоёмов на территории Европейского сообщества, поверхностных вод (рек, озёр, переходных и прибрежных морских вод) и грунтовых вод. С момента в…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Klimaschutz und Versorgungssicherheit

Entwicklung einer nachhaltigen Stromversorgung

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Deutschland hat sich, wie viele andere Staaten, bereits im Jahr 1992 in Rio de Janeiro dem Leitbild einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung verpflichtet. Für die Entwicklung eines nachhaltigen Energiesystems setzt die Tragfähigkeit des Naturhaushalts die Leitplanken. Nur innerhalb dieses Rahmens können wir andere Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen, wie Versorgungssicherheit und Wirtschaftlichkeit, optimieren. weiterlesen

Wirtschaft | Konsum, Gesundheit

Nanotechnology for humans and the environment

Promote opportunities and reduce risks

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Unambiguous definition of nanomaterials is of fundamental importance for intended regulations on nanomaterials, since not only the legal obligations have to be clear, but also just what is subject to them. For this purpose it is necessary, among other things, to enhance such definitions.  Nanomaterials such as agglomerates and aggregates should also be defined, since besides the size of nanomateri…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie, Wirtschaft | Konsum, Verkehr

Linking CO2 Emissions from International Shipping to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

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International shipping is believed to have emitted between 428 and 913 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2001. Reduction measures are needed. The report analyses the feasibility of a cap-and-trade system for CO2 emissions from international shipping linked to the European ⁠Emission⁠ Trading Scheme (ETS).weiterlesen

Klima | Energie, Wirtschaft | Konsum, Verkehr

Market Based Instruments for Abatement of Emissions from Shipping

A pilot project for the Baltic Sea

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Air pollution Emissions from shipping, especially SOX, NOX, and PM, are perceived increasingly as a problem for human health and the environment. Efforts by the International Maritime Organisation to reduce these emissions by international agreements have not achieved adequate results. The Report focuses on the situation in the Baltic Sea and provides an analysis of the legal enforceability and fe…weiterlesen