Publikationen | Umweltbundesamt

Climate | EnergyWaste | Resources

A resource efficient pathway towards a greenhouse gas neutral Germany

The study shows that it is possible to transform Germany to both greenhouse gas neutral and resource efficient. One side of the balance is greenhouse gas and raw material saving due to exit from fossil energy carriers and the other is the increased raw material use for the construction of the renewable energy system. In the “GreenEe” scenario it is possible to reduce the GHG emissions in 2050 by 9…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie, Abfall | Ressourcen

Den Weg zu einem treibhausgasneutralen Deutschland ressourcenschonend gestalten

Die Studie zeigt, dass es möglich ist, Deutschland sowohl treibhausgasneutral als auch ressourcenschonend umzugestalten. Den Einsparungen von Treibhausgasen und Rohstoffen durch den Ausstieg aus fossilen Energieträgern steht die erhöhte Rohstoffinanspruchnahme für den Aufbau des erneuerbare Energiesystems gegenüber. Im vorgestellten „GreenEe“-⁠Szenario⁠ gelingt es, die Treibhausgasem…weiterlesen

Economy | Consumption

Guide on green public procurement: wallpaper and ingrain wallpaper

This guide helps to procure eco-friendly paper wall coverings made from wallpaper base in accordance with DIN 6730 and ingrain wallpaper in accordance with DIN 6730. Eco-friendly products are e.g. (partly) made out of recycled paper and no formaldehyde and other harmful substances are to be used.  weiterlesen

AirHealth

What Matters 1-2019: Healthy Air

⁠UBA⁠'s biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition of 2019 “Healthy Air” takes an in-depth look at how clean the air surroundig us actually is, which pollutants can be found and how we measure them. We also look at health aspects and how public health helps policy makers by calculating and comparing relevant risk factors. weiterlesen

Waste | Resources

What Matters 1-2018: Recycling

⁠UBA⁠'s biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition “Recycling” takes an in-depth look at the circular economy in Germany with a special focus on plastics. The magazine offers data and facts and discusses current problems and possible solutions in Germany’s circular economy. weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Re-Aligning European Union’s Climate Policy to the Paris Agreement

Short-term Implications of the IPCC Special Report “Global Warming of 1.5°C”

By 2020, the Parties to the Paris Agreement should communicate or submit new, updated nationally determined contributions (NDC). For this exercise, the findings of the ⁠IPCC⁠ Special Report “Global Warming of 1.5°C” are especially relevant. In this light, a position paper of the German Environment Agency outlines how climate policy could be calibrated towards limiting warming to 1.5°…weiterlesen