… Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption The European Emissions Trading System and the German and Polish Electricity Market Influence of market structures and … gas emissions in many countries. Most emissions trading systems (ETS) therefore address emissions from electricity generation. The design of an ETS and the … and regulation of the electricity sector have a large impact on the environmental effectiveness and the quality of the carbon price signal. This report analyses the …

… Air, Agriculture Fostering win-win farming practices to reduce nitrogen pollution and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions A case study from Germany This paper examines … aimed at reducing air (ammonia) and water (nitrates) pollution can have beneficial effects on GHG mitigation (nitrous oxide and methane) taking into consideration the … Borghardt Language English Publisher German Environment Agency Additional information PDF is accessible File size 7.11 MB Print version not available Tags …

… Chemicals Advancing REACH - REACH and sustainable chemistry Sustainable chemistry contributes to positive, long-term … analysis on the relations between main elements of REACH (e.g. Registration or Information in the supply chain) and main elements of sustainable chemistry (e.g. … of hazardous substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). From data on problematic properties of chemicals up to information for consumers on …

… Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Quantifying the land footprint of Germany and the EU using a hybrid accounting model … perspective. This report presents a novel hybrid land-flow accounting method for the calculation of land footprints, employing a globally consistent top-down …

… Chemicals Standardization of Methods on the Fate and Behavior of Nanomaterials in … scientific background, relevant preliminary considerations and experimental work performed for the development of a future OECD Test Guideline on determining solubility and …

… Sustainability | Strategies | International matters, Soil | Land, Transport EXURB Environmental – Sustainable interlinking of housing, work, … recreation and mobility The city suburbs are becoming EXURBS; the centre of life for millions of people and the intermediate space between cities and countryside is … can use to combine an environmentally friendly development of the EXURB with a high quality of life and what role can be played by a stronger spatial, functional, …

… Climate | Energy Circular carbon pathways and GHG accounting Interim report: Future carbon flows and their monitoring The … obstacles to recording these flows are identified and possible solutions for improving data collection and transparency are highlighted. Download Series Climate Change | …

… Waste | Resources Low Resource lifestyles and economies - Vision and measures in core fields of action These questions were … in March 2015. The following short text summarises the main results for the following areas ▸ Ethical framework ▸ Research and Development (R&D) ▸ Role …

… Chemicals, Health Nanomaterials and other advanced materials: Application safety and environmental … In a long-term research strategy, the German higher federal authorities responsible for human and environmental safety – the German Environment Agency (UBA), the …

… Climate | Energy Evaluation and development of recommendations on the CDM EB’s Sustainable Development tool … improve the EB's SD tool. Findings from this project are meant to have a lighthouse effect on the development of provisions on Sustainable Development within other … English Project No. (FKZ) 3714 41 503 0 Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 2.46 MB Print version not available Tags …

… Climate | Energy, Health Climate change and health: Tips on coping with hot weather and heat waves … heat waves - have been occurring in unusual frequency in Europe and Germany for about 30 years. The resulting health problems can be considerable, sometimes …

… | Strategies | International matters Guidance on the control on the trade and on inspections of undertakings with regard to fluorinated greenhouse gases … This guidance document has been developed in the project “Implementation and enforcement of EU regulations on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) and … the enforcement of relevant EU F-gas and ODS regulations are given. To support effective inspection, checklists are provided to be used by inspectors during …