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Chemicals

Progress report regarding implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, adopted a global plan of action – Agenda 21 – to solve mankind's most urgent problems. Safe management of chemicals is sketched out in chapter 19: assessment of chemical risks, harmonization of classification and labeling, exchange of information regarding risks, risk reduction programs, strengthening of...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
40
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265
Chemicals

Incorporation of Metal Bioavailability into Regulatory Frameworks

Metals discharged into aquatic systems are mostly adsorbed on suspended particles and finally accumulate in sediments. Since the toxicity of metals have been recognized as important environmental hazard, extensive research was conducted on the dose-effect relationship under different geochemical conditions. In those studies during the 1970s and 1980s, exposure was focused on waterborne metals and...read more

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Texte
Number of pages
49
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78
Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Comparative Assessment of the Climate Relevance of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems and Equipment

After the entering into force of EU regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 and the EU directive 2006/40/EC, refrigeration systems in supermarkets remain the last big subsector and the strongest emission source of fluorinated hydrocarbons (HFC) in Germany. With regard to existing improvement possibilities for components, technologies, and their application, the EU-political process up to now refrained from a...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
270
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209
Economy | Consumption

Report on the Environmental Economy 2009

Facts and Figures for Germany

The Report on the Environmental Economy, presented here by the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency, provides an overview of the structure and relevance of the environmental economy and the diverse aspects which characterise the interaction of environment, environmental policy and economy. The report is based on numerous research projects conducted over the past few year...read more

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brochure / flyer
Number of pages
142
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135
Climate | Energy, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Concept for a Future Climate Policy

Plotting a New Course in 2009

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) presents here a summary of its Ideas on climate policies. We wish to illustrate how we foresee the next steps towards an ambitious set of policies for energy, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Scientific knowl-edge about the impending threats as well as knowledge about possib...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
98
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194
Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Support of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) by an integrated expert

Final report 2008

Advisory Assistance Programme for Environmental Protection in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

While it was not always possible to strictly follow the objectives of the proposal to UBA, it can be stated that the overall objectives of the project were met. A particular problem has been that CAREC had major difficulties in hiring professional staff. At one time there have been 12 openings. This led to delays in project implementation, but also reflects the importance of providing foreign expe...read more

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17
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83
Economy | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Eco-Innovation, International Trade, WTO and Climate:

Key Issues for an Ecological Industrial Policy

Documentation of a Workshop on March 12, 2008

On March 12, 2008 the German Federal Environment Agency and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety held a meeting of experts entitled “Eco-Innovation, International Trade, WTO and Climate: Key Issues for an ecological industrial policy”. At this meeting, international experts spoke on the links between international trade, climate change and eco-inn...read more

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Umwelt, Innovation, Beschäftigung
Number of pages
88
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95
Waste | Resources

The Role of Waste Incineration in Germany

In the late 19th century, the lack of appropriate waste collection and disposal systems in Europe along with public health issues – the outbreak of epidemics such as the cholera – raised the question: How can waste volumes be reduced and how can waste be managed more hygienically? This marked the beginning of the age of “technical waste incineration“. The first waste incineration plant known as De...read more

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background paper
Number of pages
30
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192