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  • News from 06.07.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2023

    European emissions trading undergoes comprehensive reform

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    European emissions trading undergoes comprehensive reform With the latest reform, the EU ETS is "fit for 55". … allocation for energy-intensive industry will remain in principle, but will now be linked in part to fulfilling conditions and reduced in particular for those … to the EU ETS, which will be successively posted on this page. Associated content Links Overview of proposals from 2021 European Emissions Trading Publications …

  • News from 27.07.2022 | Last changed: 28.07.2022

    Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk

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    … Pesticide authorisations put our ground-& drinkingwater at risk Degradation products … actually requires (Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Art. 29 (1)e). Associated content Links Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection Empfehlungsliste …

  • News from 21.02.2022 | Last changed: 22.03.2022

    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection

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    Pesticide authorisations undermine environmental protection Maize may be treated with a groundwater-damaging herbicide Source: oticki / Fotolia.com Under the current legal … is now to be discussed and implemented at the European level. Associated content Links Farm to Fork Strategy Trifluoroacetate in the water cycle Publications …

  • News from 04.12.2019 | Last changed: 15.01.2020

    Fair and Cost-effective Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement

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    Fair and Cost-effective Effort-Sharing under the Paris Agreement The door is open … reductions attributed to the domestic targets in the current NDCs for all countries under study here do not meet the level of emissions reductions required for a global …

  • News from 27.02.2018 | Last changed: 27.02.2018

    New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection?

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    New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection? The EU Innovation Fund should help making the power sector and industry more climate-friendly. Source: … will use revenues from auctioning emissions trading allowances for this purpose. … New EU Innovation Fund: how can it support climate protection?

  • News from 21.03.2014 | Last changed: 16.04.2014

    Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater?

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    Veterinary drugs – a new problem for groundwater? Antibiotics are used on a large … despite high levels of antibiotics use in industrialised farming, Germany’s groundwater is mostly uncontaminated. 21.03.2014 read more All news Tags veterinary …

  • News from 31.08.2015 | Last changed: 01.09.2015

    Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment”

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    Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” Residues of pharmaceuticals in … done to prevent this, and what can I do? The Federal Environment Agency’s background paper, which is now also available in English, sheds light on these and other … and other questions surrounding the topic of pharmaceuticals in the environment. … Background paper “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment”

  • News from 16.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.07.2015

    New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides

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    New proposals to promote environmentally sound use of biocides Biocides, also used … professional users. The new study issues recommendations for the environmentally sound use of the following product types: disinfectants not intended for direct use on …

  • News from 24.06.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2020

    “My Indicator Report“ with current data on the environment

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    … the environment Create your personal indicator report! Source: Studio Good / Umweltbundesamt Air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, nitrate in groundwater or organic … now be compiled online from a total of 50 different environmental indicators and downloaded as a PDF. 24.06.2020 In "Data on the environment" you will find … Transport Agriculture and forestry The service is available in German and English. Links in the report lead directly to the corresponding internet pages, which provide …

  • News from 13.07.2016 | Last changed: 12.08.2016

    Peatland and forest climate protection to reduce GHG emissions

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    … which include a peatland market mechanism, separate commitment targets, enhanced linking of emissions trading systems and also voluntary initiatives. Associated content Links DEHSt "Peatland climate protection" web page Publications Peatlands, Forests … Incentives through Markets and Enhanced Accounting All news Related contents Grundlagen des Klimawandels Related publications Peatlands, Forests and the Climate …

  • News from 24.07.2015 | Last changed: 10.08.2015

    Who is doing what in the Energiewende?

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    … Environment Agency, grid operators, associations, research institutions and foundations. There is also a brief introduction to the Energiewende in Germany and who can provide statistics and market information. Associated content Links Foreign Office brochure in German (PDF) Brochure (PDF) All news Related contents Klimaschutz- und Energiepolitik in Deutschland Related publications Energieziel 2050 Modellierung …

  • News from 18.09.2013 | Last changed: 18.09.2013

    Pharmaceutical residues can affect soil organisms

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    … UBA held on 18 and 19 June 2013. 18.09.2013 The presentations are now available for download. Early research results suggest that pharmaceutical residues affect … and macrofauna in soil and can be absorbed into plants. Associated content Links results of the workshops and presentations All news Related contents Tierarzneimittel Kompost und Klärschlamm 4th Summer School on Sustainable Pharmacy 2025 Bodenerosion durch …