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Climate | Energy, Waste | Resources, Transport, Agriculture

Criteria for a Sustainable Use of Bioenergy on a Global Scale

When this research project was started in autumn 2006, the discussion on the sustainability of bioenergy – and particularly biofuels – was largely restricted to expert circles. The tenor of the discussion however had already developed in the direction of increasing skepticism. Biofuels have so far only become important in terms of volume in Brazil, in the USA (both bioethanol) and in Germany (biod...read more

Climate | Energy, Water

Impacts of climate change on water resources - adaption strategies for Europe

The objectives of the present research study were twofold: first, to provide a synthesis of the state of the art of research on climate change impacts on water resources and the occurrence of extreme events (floods, droughts and heatwaves) in Europe. Observed and projected changes at regional level are analysed in detail. The second objective was to analyse the challenges for European societies th...read more

Air

Air Pollution Prevention Manual on Emission Monitoring

Research Report

In Germany, routine measurements are made in the environmental areas of air, noise and water. These measurements are to ensure that the quality of such media are checked as well as to evaluate any measures necessary in order to insure safety or improve quality. The legal basis for measurements intended to monitor environmental air quality is the “Federal Immission Control Act” (Bundes-Immissionsge...read more

Climate | Energy, Transport

Estimate of the Technological Costs of CO2 Emission Reductions in Passenger Cars

- Emission Reduction Potentials and their Costs-

Proceeding from the UBA report of 19 April 2007 we updated the costs and potentials of technologies that improve the fuel efficiency of cars. For this purpose, extensive research was carried out. The results for six car classes (diesel and otto engines, and in each case small, medium-sized and large cars) are displayed. read more

Climate | Energy, Air

Workshop on "Climate Change and Environmental Issues in Transportation"

May 24th 2007, Brussels

The recent IPCC assessment reports on climate change and the economic assessments made by the group headed by Lord Nicholas Stern have led to a new round of scientific discussion and political debate. The messages are simple and convincing: Since the industrial revolution, climate change has had a strong manmade component which will have serious impact on the environment, on societies and on econo...read more

Water

R&D-Project: Identification of Organic Compounds in the North and Baltic Seas

The aim of the project „Identification of Organic Pollutants in the North and Baltic Seas” was to identify and quantify toxic organic substances in the marine environment of the North Sea and Baltic Sea for which environmental data are either insufficient or not available. The selection of compounds is based on the lists of substances identified for priority action by the ⁠OSPAR⁠ and...read more

Waste | Resources, Soil | Land

Improvement of Raw Material Productivity and Resource Conservation

Subproject 1: Evaluation of Potentials, Proposals for Measures and Dialogue about Resource Conservation

The resource consumption of modern industrial societies is characterised by manifold new challenges. It can be considered as an assured state of the discussion that numerous negative environmental effects are connected with the amount of resource consumption. Against this background, the Federal Republic of Germany set itself the target to double resource productivity (in terms of raw material pro...read more