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Data on the Environment 2011

The State of the Environment and Agriculture in Germany

Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one million people work in agriculture in Germany. Agriculture serves, first of all, to feed the population - either directly by cultivating food or indirectly by producing fodder for livestock. Lately agriculture has also become an energy supplier producing energy plants for use in biomass power stations.read more

Economy | Consumption

Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in Germany

Update 2010

For many years, the German public have regarded environmental protection as one of the most important problems in Germany. People attach great importance to the quality of environmental assets – such as climate, water, soil or air. This is reflected by public and private expenditure on protection of the environment: in 2006 the state and industry spent a combined total of €34.2 billion on water co...read more

Climate | Energy, Waste | Resources

Climate Relevance of the Waste Management Sector

Waste management measures make a major contribution to cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gases. The necessary steps for restructuring towards a “climate-friendly waste management sector” are known, and reliable recycling and waste treatment techniques are available.read more

Chemicals

Efficiency and practicability of risk mitigation measures for biocidal products

Wood preservatives and insecticides

In assessing the impact of biocides on the environment, specific risk mitigation measures (RMM) may be required to reduce the risks for the environment.read more

Chemicals, Waste | Resources, Soil | Land

Matrix parameters and storage conditions of manure

Currently there are no standard methods for studies on the degradation behaviour of substances in manure. Such methods are of great importance for the authorisation process for biocides and veterinary medicinal products. Presently, information on the variability of the composition of different types of manure with regard to species and production type is not available. Therefore the aim of the pre...read more

Climate | Energy

Competitiveness and Linking of Emission Trading Systems

Emissions trading systems have been or are being established in many countries and regions around the world to curb climate-damaging emissions of greenhouse gases. Most of these systems include measures to safeguard the competitiveness of industries under an emissions cap. This study commissioned by UBA has examined and compared various approaches, with the aim of an early identification of potent...read more

Waste | Resources

Development of scientific and technical foundations for a national waste prevention programme

In a new waste hierarchy the amended EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) (2008/98/EG) confirmed the prevention of waste as a priority measure to protect the environment with regard to the production and handling of waste. Amongst others the Member States are requested to promote waste prevention. According to article 29 par. 1 WFD the prevention measures have to be planned in terms of waste prevent...read more