Umweltbundesamt
Climate change is already having numerous direct and indirect effects on human health, which means that adaptation measures are required in the fields of health care and preventive medicine, urban planning and building design and in individual behaviour.read more
Role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in global energy scenarios A broad range of different global energy scenarios confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets. read more
In 2005, the European Union released the EuP Directive focusing on ecodesign requirements for energy-using products (2005/32/EC: EU Parliament and Council of the EU 2005). This directive, also called Ecodesign Directive, is a framework directive establishing a structure in which so-called implementing measures define specific requirements for placing products on the market and/or putting them into...read more
Emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases are currently covered under the Montreal Protocol, which focuses on ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) and HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons), and under the Kyoto Protocol, which controls emissions of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), PFCs (perfluorocarbons) and SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride). This study bridges the gap between political regim...read more
It is the objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stabilise the concentration of greenhouse gases on such a level that ”would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system” (article 2 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change). This objective is an essential basis for the international negotiation process to further develop the climate regime (Kyoto...read more
In this booklet we describe trends in air pollution with particulates, nitrogen dioxide and ozone, and explain their connection to changes in air pollutant emissions. Air pollution has markedly decreased in the last 20 years.read more
What is CCS? - The objective of CCS technology is the reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, which occur, above all, in the combustion of fossil fuels at large point sources. - The climate-protection effect of CCS requires a functioning process chain comprising capture, transport and permanent storage. - CCS is not yet available. None of the above three steps is presently...read more
The Federal Environment Agency commissioned Adelphi Consult to carry out the project “Promotion of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the Textile and Leather Industry in Developing Countries and Emerging Market Economies”. The goal of this project was to identify options and develop concepts for strengthening the use of BAT in the textile and leather industry in developing countries and emerging m...read more
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.
