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International forum on ecological building in Dessau-Roßlau

Construction worker at work; photo credit: Udo Kroener © www.fotolia.deThe UBA is organising an international forum on ”greening real estate markets” in cooperation with the UNECE. It will take place 26/27 April 2010 and will be attended by the UNECE Executive Secretary and UBA’s President. Topics include the advantages of eco-construction for real estate markets and incentives governments can provide to encourage more environmentally sound building.

Now available in English: Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in Germany

Cover of the report „Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in Germany”The report on environmentally harmful subsidies in Germany which was published by UBA in 2008 is now also available in English. Subsidies to the tune of €42 billion are harming the environment and thus thwarting environmental protection efforts. The adverse effects range from the advancement of climate change to negative impacts on water, soil and air quality and increased land use. The report shows how environmentally harmful subsidies can be reduced.

UBA given EMAS award for green public procurement

UBA vice-president Dr. Thomas Holzmann was handed the prize in StockholmThe European Commission has awarded the UBA the 2009 EMAS prize in the category ”public organisations” for its green procurement, such as the use of green electricity and recycled paper. UBA vice-president Dr. Thomas Holzmann was handed the prize on 19 November in Stockholm.

Climate protection fuels employment

roofers at work on house roof; source: 123idees © fotolia.deMeasures to increase energy efficiency benefit both the climate and the job market. Investment in energy efficiency and emissions reduction measures will bolster the position of Germany as a business location in the long term. According to a new study, these measures could create some 630,000 new jobs by 2020.

Seagoing ships must reduce their emissions

Tanker at sea; source: Lidian Neelemann © www.fotolia.deA research project commissioned by the UBA analyses economic instruments designed to reduce emissions from seagoing ships. The results are presented in two studies. One deals with the extension of the EU emissions trading scheme to shipping, and the second study evaluates different market-based instruments for abatement of emissions from shipping, taking the Baltic Sea as pilot region.

Ecological industrial policy and world trade

Eco-Innovation, International Trade, WTO and ClimateThe discussions on the links between world trade, climate change and eco-innovation have only just begun. In a workshop these links were discussed from the perspective of an ecological industrial policy. You can find the workshop contributions in this report.

Good development prospects for environmental technology markets

Environmental technology markets offer companies considerable future opportunities. Eleven case studies (in German with English-language summary) provide a detailed picture of specific environmental technologies and their development prospects. The studies analyse the competitiveness of German companies and the technologies’ innovation dynamics. They describe key actors and identify opportunities for strengthening the German and European innovation systems.

Markets for environmental protection technology booming

Cover: Markets for environmental protection technology boomingExperts of the firm Roland Berger Strategy Consultants expect 120 percent growth in environmental protection technology by 2020. The consultants surveyed over 90 top companies about market prospects in six branches: energy generation and storage, energy efficiency, mobility, waste management and recycling, water management, and efficient use of resources.

CDM promotes renewable energy sources

Cover: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMMany less developed countries have considerable, as yet untapped, potential for using renewable energies. A new study looks into the role the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) can play in exploiting these potentials.

 

 

 

 

 

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