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Urban Environmental Protection

The strategic research agenda of the German Environment Agency

With this strategic research agenda, UBA identifies future research priorities for the development of urban areas which are based on environmental quality goals. Interfaces between disciplines and knowledge gaps in environmentally-oriented, socially responsible and health-promoting urban development are identified.read more

Waste | Resources

Annex to the final report: Resource and Climate Protection through integrated Waste Management Projects in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries – Example India

On the example of the Indian cities of Bangalore, Bhopal and Haridwar, it is explained which climate protection potential the introduction of integrated waste management in emerging and developing countries holds. In order to complement the final report, this annex report compiles the detailed assessment on the three cities with regard to the status quo of their waste management in the years 2015...read more

Waste | Resources

Resource and Climate Protection through integrated Waste Management Projects in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries – Example India

On the example of the Indian cities of Bangalore, Bhopal and Haridwar, it is explained which climate protection potential the introduction of integrated waste management in emerging and developing countries holds. In order to describe the waste management systems of the 3 cities, unavailable data was completed by local expertise and assumptions. Greenhouse gas balances according to the LCA method...read more

Air

Environmental impacts on biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Volatile organic hydrocarbons, which are released to the atmosphere by plants (biogenic ⁠VOC⁠, BVOC), have large influence on atmospheric chemistry and thus air quality. They are beside nitrogen oxides and anthropogenic VOC eminent precursors for tropospheric ozone and may also foster the creation of aerosols. This literature review summarizes the current knowledge about functions, d...read more

Economy | Consumption

Guide on green public procurement: wallpaper and ingrain wallpaper

This guide helps to procure eco-friendly paper wall coverings made from wallpaper base in accordance with DIN 6730 and ingrain wallpaper in accordance with DIN 6730. Eco-friendly products are e.g. (partly) made out of recycled paper and no formaldehyde and other harmful substances are to be used.  read more

Air, Health

What Matters 1-2019: Healthy Air

UBA's biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition of 2019 “Healthy Air” takes an in-depth look at how clean the air surroundig us actually is, which pollutants can be found and how we measure them. We also look at health aspects and how public health helps policy makers by calculating and comparing relevant risk factors. read more

Waste | Resources

What Matters 1-2018: Recycling

UBA's biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition “Recycling” takes an in-depth look at the circular economy in Germany with a special focus on plastics. The magazine offers data and facts and discusses current problems and possible solutions in Germany’s circular economy. read more

Climate | Energy

Re-Aligning European Union’s Climate Policy to the Paris Agreement

Short-term Implications of the IPCC Special Report “Global Warming of 1.5°C”

By 2020, the Parties to the Paris Agreement should communicate or submit new, updated nationally determined contributions (NDC). For this exercise, the findings of the IPCC Special Report “Global Warming of 1.5°C” are especially relevant. In this light, a position paper of the German Environment Agency outlines how climate policy could be calibrated towards limiting warming to 1.5°C.read more