Publications

This report summarizes the results of the research project “Scientific support for the design of an EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework” that provided support to national policy makers during the CRCF negotiation process. 

This study develops recommendations on how efficiency indicators can be considered and designed as part of the amendment of the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) No 813/2013 on space heaters and combination heaters. Efficiency indicators should be used for the early detection of efficiency problems in heating appliances as well as efficiency-reducing defects.

Today, a large number of resource and circular economy (CE) indicators based on different conceptual and methodological approaches can be found in scientific literature, studies, and policy programs.

This report aims to inform the implementation of the German Action Plan with experiences from other countries that have also developed NbS measures to strengthen their natural carbon sinks. Six case study countries were selected for analysis: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Ethiopia, Indonesia, Brazil and China.

Für den Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt ist es wichtig, nicht mehr benötigte und abgelaufene Medikamente umweltgerecht zu entsorgen. In den deutschen Landkreisen und kreisfreien Städten werden unterschiedliche Entsorgungswege empfohlen.

This report summarizes the main trends and drivers of the cement sector in the time period 2005-2017 in the EU28 and provides a compilation of key figures on the cement clinker industry for selected countries.

This policy paper addresses the question of why and how regional structural policy should be further developed in the face of far-reaching ecological challenges. In the focus of this policy paper are three principles: ecological sustainability, anticipation and transformation. This policy paper focusses on the German national funding system (GFS).

From an environmental point of view, drift of biocidal products to non-target areas should be minimised as far as possible to reduce environmental exposure.

Within this project, large-scale drift measurements of biocidal applications with a high drift potential were carried out to evaluate the environmental impact and potential risk mitigation in more detail. These applications included, for example, the control of the oak processionary moth, the control of flying and crawling insects and the removal of algae on terraces and paths.

Against the background of the discussion on Carbon Dioxide Removal, the question arises as to whether there are also technologies to remove methane (CH₄) from the atmosphere (Methane Removal), which is 30 times more harmful to the climate. Methane is converted into CO₂ in the atmosphere by natural oxidation processes with an average residence time of 9 to 12 years.

Nicht mehr benötigte Medikamente gehören nicht in die Toilette oder das Waschbecken, denn so gelangen Arzneistoffe in die Gewässer, Böden und das Grundwasser. Dieses Faltblatt erklärt in englischer Sprache, wie man Altmedikamente richtig entsorgt und warum dies wichtig ist.

In connection with the planned implementation of the EU Textile Strategy, the aim of the project was to identify relevant terms relating to aspects of the material efficiency of clothing textiles and, if necessary, to specify them. These terms are to be used as a basis for the derivation of possible Ecodesign requirements.