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Analysis of proposed eco-design requirements for boilers and water heaters

Paper within the framework of the „Material Efficiency and Resource Conservation“ (MaRess) Project - Task 14

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In 2005, the European Union released the EuP Directive focusing on ecodesign requirements for energy-using products (2005/32/EC: EU Parliament and Council of the EU 2005). This directive, also called Ecodesign Directive, is a framework directive establishing a structure in which so-called implementing measures define specific requirements for placing products on the market and/or putting them into...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Projections of global emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2050

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Emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases are currently covered under the Montreal Protocol, which focuses on ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) and HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons), and under the Kyoto Protocol, which controls emissions of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), PFCs (perfluorocarbons) and SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride). This study bridges the gap between political regim...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Cost-optimized Climate Stabilisation (OPTIKS)

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It is the objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stabilise the concentration of greenhouse gases on such a level that ”would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system” (article 2 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change). This objective is an essential basis for the international negotiation process to further develop the climate regime (Kyoto...read more

Economy | Consumption

Internationalising BAT

Promotion of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the Textile and Leather Industry in Developing Countries and Emerging Market Economies

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The Federal Environment Agency commissioned Adelphi Consult to carry out the project “Promotion of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the Textile and Leather Industry in Developing Countries and Emerging Market Economies”. The goal of this project was to identify options and develop concepts for strengthening the use of BAT in the textile and leather industry in developing countries and emerging m...read more

Economy | Consumption, Water

Strategies for implementing the requirements of Article 11 (3) l of the Water Framework Directive aimed at preventing and minimising the consequences of unexpected water pollution arising from technical installations

Final Report

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Article 11 (3) l WFD requires measures in the fields of installation-related water conservation and accident precautions. On the basis of an inventory and analysis of the regulations and stipulations of the EU and UN ECE and the recommendations of the international river basin commissions (Danube, Rhine, Oder, Elbe), the report elaborates an actionstrategy for implementing Article 11 (3) l of the...read more

Economy | Consumption, Water

Summary of measures for implementing Article 11 (3) l WFD

Part I

Strategies for implementing the requirements of Article 11 (3) l of the Water Framework Directiveaimed at preventing and minimising theconsequences of unexpected water pollution arising from technical installations

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As a “framework directive”, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) seeks to bring together all individual acts of legislation and international conventions relating to water utilisation and water conservation. It applies to all types of waters within the territory of the Community, i.e. surface waters (rivers, lakes, transitional waters and coastal wa-ters) and groundwater. With the entry into force...read more