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Air

Environmental impacts on biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Volatile organic hydrocarbons, which are released to the atmosphere by plants (biogenic ⁠VOC⁠, BVOC), have large influence on atmospheric chemistry and thus air quality. They are beside nitrogen oxides and anthropogenic VOC eminent precursors for tropospheric ozone and may also foster the creation of aerosols. This literature review summarizes the current knowledge about functions, d…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Analyse der novellierten NEC-Richtlinie bezüglich der erweiterten Anforderungen an die Berichterstattung von Schadstoffemissionen in die Luft

Teilbericht zu Verbesserungen des POP-Inventars hinsichtlich PCB-Emissionen aus dem Baubereich

Vor dem Hintergrund der novellierten „NEC“-Richtlinie (2016/2284/EU) hat Ökopol Verbesserungen des Inventars zu ⁠PCB⁠-Emissionen aus dem Baubereich erarbeitet. PCB-Verwendung und Verbleib in Deutschland sowie der Stand der Forschung zu Emissionsfaktoren und Sekundärquellen wurden aufgearbeitet und auf dieser Basis Emissionen berechnet. Die Zeitreihe der PCB-Menge im Bestand wird mit…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