Umweltbundesamt
As of today the website of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency has a new outfit- a modern look, easier to navigate, and more services. Site visitors can now already access their topic of choice from the homepage. Emissions traders gain access to relevant pages via their own special area. Quicklinks, tag clouds and info boxes can customise searches with just a few clicks of the mouse.
In addition to user-friendly navigation, the advanced search function makes finding information easier. News boxes in the left menu bar provide direct access to all current developments in emissions trading. RSS feeds keep users up-to-date on topics of interest and DEHSt press releases.
Meta navigation at the top of the page provides all the key information about DEHSt in addition to direct access to the Press Office. A new contact form is available for submitting special enquiries. A feature with which to evaluate and provide feedback to articles is expected soon. A user survey is scheduled for launch at the end of the year and should provide an insight to user satisfaction. The number of hits on the DEHSt website in 2010 was 375,000.
The latest version 4.1 of the so-called Government-Site-Builder (GSB), the content management system of federal administrations, was used to re-design the DEHSt website. It enables applications such as creating sortable tables, tag clouds, improved accessibility as well as optimised search results.
The German Emissions Trading Authority at the Federal Environment Agency is the national authority entrusted with the implementation of emissions trading in Europe for stationary installations and in the aviation sector. Its work includes allocation of emissions allowances, review of emission reports, and accounts management of the emissions trading registry.
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
