Multidimensional Governance of Climate Change Adaptation in Policy Making and Practice read more
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Nachhaltige Nahrungsmittelproduktion:
Im Rahmen einer Zusammenschau werden im hier vorliegenden Bericht landwirtschaftliche und den ländlichen Raum betreffende Entwicklungen eingeschätzt und, in Verbindung hiermit, künftige Umweltentlastungen sowie mögliche neue Umweltgefährdungen dargestellt. Im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtungen steht die Nahrungsmittelproduktion in Deutschland, wobei die Integration der deutschen Landwirtschaft in d... read more
Evolution of commitments under the UNFCCC: Involving newly industrialized economies and developing countries
International negotiations have lead to first steps in combating climate change with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. Under the Protocol, industrialized countries have to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by around five per cent between 2008 and 2012 compared to 1990 levels. It is however broadly recognized that further steps are ne... read more
Framing the Third Cycling Century
There is a tension between research and practice in the field of cycling as well as in general in environmental policy. Numerous scientific publications and knowledge do not reach the practitioners who might benefit from them. Not only was the International Cycling Conference 2017 intended to tackle this deficit with a large-scale forum, but also this publication, which takes up and continues ... read more
Formulation of proposals for measures to be taken to substitute environmentally relevant flame retardants in printed circuit boards, outer casings for IT and TV applicances and polyurethane insulation and one-component foams
This report gives an overview of three workshops which were held in May and June 2001 in Berlin following the submission of the Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency) study "Substituting Environmentally Relevant Flame Retardants: Assessment Fundamentals“ (Umweltbundesamt Texte [Federal Environmental Agency publications] 25/01 – 27/01; Vol. I in English: Umweltbundesamt Texte 40/01). Th... read more
Risk Governance of Advanced Materials
Advanced materials have the potential to provide technical solutions for pressing global challenges, i.e. for energy revolution, digitalisation, or health care. However, it is currently difficult to derive which advanced materials will be actually used in the future and to what extent the existing legal frameworks or other measures are suitable to address their safety as well as other aspects ... read more
Road pricing for cars in Germany?
Around €47 billion of the costs incurred by car traffic are not covered by the taxes and duties currently levied. Therefore road user charging systems are appropriate. read more
