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Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Bundesrepublik 3.0

A contribution to the development and strengthening of parliamentary-representative democracy through greater participation at federal level

The study Federal Republic of Germany 3.0 contributes to stimulate the representative democ- racy in Germany by designing an innovative concept for participation on a national level. The concept emerged from a generative design process with experts from the background of design- ing and facilitating public participation processes as well as from theoretical political sciences and constitutional la...read more

Chemicals

Reduction of drift in spray application/ nebulization of biocides - Derivation of risk reduction measures and device requirements

The choice of the equipment for the application of biocides can have a big influence on the drift potential and thus on the emission of biocides into the environment. This is especially true for spray applications. The goal of the study was to evaluate the drift potential todiscuss possible regulations or recommendations on the equipment for the application of biocides.derive exposure values for t...read more

Air

Air Quality 2019

Preliminary Evaluation

This evaluation of air quality in Germany in the year 2019 is based on preliminary data which has not yet been conclusively audited from the air monitoring networks of the federal states and the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), valid on January 2020. Due to the comprehensive quality assurance within the monitoring networks, the final data will only be available in mid-2020. The current...read more

Chemicals

Antifouling in recreational boating: Guidelines for a safe and environmentally sound use

This leaflet provides brief information on the most important legally binding regulations for a safe and environmentally sound handling of biocide-containing antifouling coatings and gives further non-binding recommendations for handling. In addition to instructions on selecting a suitable antifouling product and how to clean the hull of your boat, you will find some tips on how to make the antifo...read more

Waste | Resources

Conference on Resource-Efficient Decarbonisation Pathways

4-5 November 2019, Berlin (Germany)

At the RESCUE conference (“Resource-Efficient Pathways towards Greenhouse Gas Neutrality”), the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) shared the results of a project to further explore the mutual dependencies and feedback loops between climate policies and associated resource requirements. Six different quantitative scenarios for Germany were modelled and analysed. These scenarios descr...read more

Chemicals

REACH Compliance: Data availability in REACH registrations – Part 3: Evaluation of 100 to 1000 tpa substances

In the project the availability and quality of the information on toxicological and ecotoxicological endpoints in lead and individual registration dossiers of the medium tonnage band (100-1000 tpa) under ⁠REACH⁠ Regulation was examined. The availability of standard information (guideline studies) as well as data waiving/adaptations for eight endpoints and the environmental exposure a...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Migration, environment and climate change: Responding via climate change adaptation policy

Third report in the “Migration, environment and climate change” series

With the advance of climate change and environmental changes threatening livelihoods, their impacts on migration and displacement are receiving increasing attention in research, politics, and civil society. The issue is complex and multi-dimensional, with environmental changes affecting human mobility in diverse ways. The three reports in this series thus evaluate the evidence base for policymakin...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Migration, environment and climate change: Impacts

Second report in the “Migration, environment and climate change” series

With the advance of climate change and environmental changes threatening livelihoods, their impacts on migration and displacement are receiving increasing attention in research, politics, and civil society. The issue is complex and multi-dimensional, with environmental changes affecting human mobility in diverse ways. The three reports in this series thus evaluate the evidence base for policymakin...read more