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Guidelines for conflict-sensitive adaptation to climate change

Final Report

This report offers a stocktaking of conflict sensitivity and adaptation in theory and practice. While the actual guide for conflict-sensitive adaptation stands for itself, this publication provides the basis by identifying key design elements of a guide on conflict-sensitive adaptation through a review of existing guides on conflict sensitivity in general and how adaptation to climate change is or...read more

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Climate Change
Number of pages
92
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Umweltbundesamt Dessau
Air

Considerations on the Revision of the Air Quality Directive 2008/50 EU

Air quality projections, protection of ecosystems, assessment methods, monitoring concept

In preparation for the upcoming revision the German Environment Agency (UBA) from a scientific point of view has assessed the possibility to meet the proposed WHO Guidelines Levels, the applicability of improved chemical transport models and advanced monitoring methods for air quality assessment as well as concepts for a better protection of ecosystems from air pollutants. In the following we prop...read more

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Scientific Opinion Paper
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28
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Climate | Energy

CO2 Emission Factors for Fossil Fuels

Update 2022

Germany is obligated to report its national emissions of greenhouse gases, annually, to the European Union and the United Nations. Over 80 % of the greenhouse-gas emissions reported by Germany occur via combustion of fossil fuels. The great majority of the emissions consist of carbon dioxide. To calculate carbon dioxide emissions, one needs both the relevant activity data and suitable emission fac...read more

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Climate Change
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54
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Cover of publication CC 25/2022 Submission under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol 2022
Climate | Energy

Submission under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol 2022

National Inventory Report for the German Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 – 2020

As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. Pursuant to Decision 24/CP.19, all Parties listed in ANNEX I of the ?UNFCCC? are required to prepare and submit annual National Inventory Reports (NIRs) containing detailed and complete information on...read more

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Climate Change
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1044
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Climate | Energy, Chemicals, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Green Cooling Summit

Online Event on 25th – 27th May 2021

This conference paper gives a detailed overview of the international online-event ‚Green Cooling Summit‘ which took place from 25. to 27. May 2021. The central issue was the HFC phase down according to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and how it can be implemented with natural refrigerants. Talks adressing this issue were given by representatives of parties to the Montreal protocol as...read more

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Dokumentationen
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35
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Climate | Energy

Information Paper on the analysis of the German Voluntary Offsetting market 2021

This information paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of the German market for voluntary offsetting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the years 2017 to 2020. The analysis serves to create a basis for assessing the potential and thus for the development of incentive structures and framework conditions for national climate protection projects in Germany. Past market surveys on...read more

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Climate Change
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34
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Chemicals, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3)

Annual Report 1 May 2019 – 30 April 2020

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) promotes the transformation to a more sustainable chemistry worldwide. With a sustainable and circular approach, sectors that deal with chemistry can make significant contributions to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report describes ISC3's activities from May 2019 up to and including April 2020, during...read more

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Dokumentationen
Number of pages
74
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Cover of publication CC 21/2022 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Climate | Energy

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Administrative structure and implementation challenges

The European Commission has proposed to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) in order to improve Carbon Leakage protection for European energy-intensive industries which are subject to the carbon price in EU ETS. This report details the Commission’s proposed administrative structure as well as its implications for Member States. It analyses the tasks, responsibilities and interact...read more

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Climate Change
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31
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