… Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption China’s Pilot Emissions Trading Systems and Electricity Markets (Hubei and Shenzhen) … the structure and regulation of the electricity sector have a large impact on the environmental effectiveness and the quality of the carbon price signal. This report …

… International matters Human Utilisation of Space – Trend Analysis of Opportunities and Risks for the Environment With space activities expanding rapidly, environmental challenges in orbit and on Earth are increasing as well. The trend …

… Air Determination of emission factors and emissions in 2020 and 2030 for oil- and … English Other languages Deutsch Project No. (FKZ) 3720 53 302 0 Publisher German Environment Agency Links Medium Combustion Plants Directive 44. BImSchV Additional …

… Economy | Consumption Green Public Procurement: Eco-friendly and cost-saving Each year, German contracting authorities purchase around €300 … to city buses. This massive purchasing power can potentially be used to reduce environmental pollution, improve the range of environmental products and services, …

… Chemicals, Waste | Resources, Water Best available techniques for PFOS substitution in the surface treatment of metals and plastics and analysis of alternative substances to PFOS when used in equipment … English Other languages Deutsch Project No. (FKZ) 3717 53 302 3 Publisher German Environment Agency Additional information PDF is accessible File size 4.54 MB Print …

… Economy | Consumption Methods and standards for assessing the repairability of electrical and electronic devices … the repairability of energy-related products assessable in order to better inform consumers about the repairability of products at the time of purchase. In practical … English Other languages Deutsch Project No. (FKZ) 3717 37 318 0 Publisher German Environment Agency Additional information PDF is accessible File size 4.69 MB Print …

… Chemicals, Soil | Land PROSOIL – Protection of soil organisms: Development of toxicity criteria for … Harmonized System (GHS) only provide criteria for aquatic toxicity with regard to environmental hazards. Legal requirements for the use of terrestrial toxicity data …

… Chemicals Development of an analytical method for the quantification of surfactants and its application to wastewater treatment plant effluents Surfactants are a major … also reach surface waters to a certain extent. In order to estimate the resulting environmental risk, two surfactant groups (i.e., LAS and AES) were determined by …

… Chemicals, Health, Water Steroid hormones in the aquatic environment - Insights from new analytical methods for corticosteroids and progestogens Endocrine active substances such as steroid hormones gain increasing focus in environmental research as they cause endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms …

… Waste | Resources Evaluation of the collection and recovery of selected waste streams for the further development of circular … waste streams - especially old tires and old textiles - resource conservation and environmental relief potentials can be realized through improved collection and …

… Chemicals Protection of wild pollinators in the pesticide risk assessment and management This … and their exposure towards pesticides. On this basis the key elements for an environmental risk assessment for flower visiting insects have been discussed and …

… Soil | Land Soil Organic Carbon – An Appropriate Indicator to Monitor Trends of Land and Soil Degradation within the SDG Framework? The 17 Sustainable Development … is accessible File size 1.60 MB Print version not available Tags soil degradation … Soil Organic Carbon – An Appropriate Indicator to Monitor Trends of Land and Soil …