Publications | Umweltbundesamt

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

The European Emissions Trading System and the German and Polish Electricity Market

Influence of market structures and market regulation on the carbon market

Electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in many countries. Most emissions trading systems (ETS) therefore address emissions from electricity generation. The design of an ETS and the structure and regulation of the electricity sector have a large impact on the environmental effectiveness and the quality of the carbon price signal. This report analyses the interactio...read more

Chemicals

Toxicological basis data for the derivation of EULCI values for neopentyl glycol, diisobutyl succinate, diisobutyl glutarate, 1,2- dimethoxyethane and 1,2-diethoxyethane

The subject of this project was the preparation of substance reports for five substances relevant for building products emissions. For these substances, the toxicological data basis were researched, compiled and evaluated, and EU-LCI values were proposed. The EU-LCI values allow the harmonisation of the health assessment of building products emissions throughout Europe. The EU-LCI Working Group is...read more

Climate | Energy

The spillover effect of domestic climate action

How to strengthen the external impact of domestic climate action

The global climate crisis calls for swift and bold implementation of climate mitigation measures globally and domestically. A short study, commissioned within a research project on the implications of the Paris Agreement at the German Environment Agency, looks at the main mechanisms and drivers for the uptake of climate policies beyond just the borders of the individual countries implementing them...read more

Waste | Resources

Safety of the Tailings Management Facilities in the Danube River Basin

Technical report

The overall objective of the transnational project was to increase the safety of the mining and industrial tailings management facilities (TMF) located in the Danube River Basin (DRB) by contributing to strengthen the technical and management capacity at the concerned facilities and responsible authorities. The project results offer Danube countries practical tools for self-assessment and inspecti...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Indicators for sustainable development under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

This report analyses how the role of sustainable development can be strengthened in the process of further designing the mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The paper reflects on the experience with sustainable development in past and current market mechanisms and describes to what extent countries agreed on sustainable development issues in multilateral instruments and institutions...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Indicators for the promotion of sustainable development in carbon market mechanisms

This report assesses options for the effective implementation of sustainable development impact assessment, in the context of climate change mitigation mechanisms such as those of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. To ensure that these mechanisms contribute to sustainable development in the host country, it is necessary to measure this effect. The results of the project show how and which indicator...read more

Waste | Resources

Plastics in the environment – development of a classification for first estimates of the fate of waste and other plastic products in different environmental media

The input of plastics into the environment and the associated impact on ecosystems has received increasing public attention and has become part of the political agenda. Plastics can enter the environment in different ways. One important path of entry is littering, i.e. carelessly throwing away or leaving waste in public places. In addition, however, plastic products are often manufactured specific...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Analysis of current developments in global carbon markets

The research project analysed and evaluated the current status of the use of climate protection projects from the CDM in the international carbon market.  Based on a maximum offer in the CDM of 4.6 billion emission credits (so-called CERs) for the years 2013-2020, a first analysis identified and quantified project types that are particularly dependent on the revenues from the CDM, i.e. where the r...read more