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Materialbestand der Rechenzentren in Deutschland

Eine Bestandsaufnahme zur Ermittlung von Ressourcen- und Energieeinsatz

Der Einsatz von IKT in Unternehmen, Behörden und Haushalten steigt ständig an. Damit nahmen in der Vergangenheit auch die Umweltwirkungen zu. So ist der IKT-bedingte Stromverbrauch in Deutschland von rund 38 ⁠TWh⁠ in 2001 (Cremer et al. 2003) auf rund 55 TWh in 2007 gestiegen (Fraunhofer IZM/ISI 2009). Dies entspricht rund 10,5% des deutschen Stromverbrauchs. Das stärkste Wachstum is…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie, Abfall | Ressourcen, Landwirtschaft

Development of strategies and sustainability standards for the certification of biomass for international trade

Summarizing Final Report

The increased production of renewable raw materials for bioenergy and bio-materials needed to meet the ambitious targets of Germany, the EU and other countries implies tradeoffs which could oppose sustainability requirements. The project “Development of strategies and sustainability standards for the certification of internationally traded biomass (Bio-global)”, sponsored by the German Federal Min…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Establishment of an Indicator Concept for the German Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change

Even if we succeed in achieving the EU target of reducing global warming to 2°C, it will be absolutely essential to adapt to changing climatic conditions. The greenhouse gases cur-rently present in the atmosphere will influence the climate in coming decades. The day on which it is quite clear which climatic scenario prevails, so that it is possible to model all rele-vant processes down to regional…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Determination of limestone balance from statistical data of the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Emissions reporting in accordance with the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol (Category CRF 2.A.3)

Germany, as a party to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, has an obligation to prepare emissions inventories and publish them at regular intervals. To meet these reporting requirements, Germany operates the Central System for Emissions (Zentrale System Emissionen – ZSE), a comprehensive database that is used both to calculate and to manage and document relevant emission data. In the light…weiterlesen