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Climate | Energy

Extension of the EU ETS to maritime transport

Key aspects of the revision of the ETS directive

This fact sheet gathers an overview of key aspects with regards to the extension of the EU ETS 1 to maritime transport and herewith related interactions with other EU, international and national policies concerning the shipping sector. An outlook with a view to evaluating and futher developing the system is also provided.The maritime EU ETS covers carbon dioxide emissions from 2024 onwards and fro...read more

Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption

Alignment of the EU ETS 1 with the new EU climate target for 2030 and reform of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR 1)

With the 'Fit for 55' package, the EU's energy and climate policy instruments were aligned with the new climate target for 2030 (to reduce emissions by 55 % compared to 1990). One main feature of the Fit for 55 package is the strengthening of the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This factsheet outlines the key aspects for the existing European Emissions Trading System for stationary ins...read more

Air

Creation of a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution Convention

A new map product for calculating the critical loads for eutrophication and acidification of terrestrial ecosystems and for modelling air quality was created in this project. The spatial extent of the map covers a large number of countries in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The results of this project are map products representing the land cover in 217 EUNIS classes and 13 RCG classes. In a...read more

Economy | Consumption, Waste | Resources, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Dialogues on the waste prevention programme II

The federal government's first waste prevention program (WPP) with the participation of the federal states was passed in 2013 and continued in 2021. The WPP was accompanied by a dialogue process to strengthen communication and networking between those involved in the implementation process. For specific fields of action, suitable instruments for reducing barriers were developed and impulses were g...read more

Climate | Energy, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification in a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Which rules and standards for calculating and certifying product-related emissions?

Die EU hat ein Gesetz zur Einführung eines Grenzausgleichsmechanismus erlassen. Dieses Gesetz wirft einige Fragen hinsichtlich der praktischen und rechtlichen Durchführbarkeit auf, einschließlich möglicher rechtlicher Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf das internationale Handelsrecht. Ein wichtiger Aspekt des CBAM sind effektive Vorgaben für die Überwachung und Berichterstattung (MRV) von Emissione...read more

Climate | Energy, Chemicals, Water, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Overview of hazardous substances potentially emitted from offshore industries to the marine environment - Part 2: Emissions from offshore oil and gas industry

The report provides an overview of potential inputs of hazardous substances from the offshore oil and gas industry into the North Sea. Emissions from drilling fluids, cuttings piles, accidental spills, produced water and corrosion protection materials were investigated. The individual substances contained were evaluated according to their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity and according to...read more

Chemicals, Soil | Land, Agriculture, Water

Application of nonlinear hierarchical models to the kinetic evaluation of chemical degradation data

Guidance for the use of an R markdown template file

In this report, nonlinear hierarchical models and their use for the kinetic evaluation of chemical degradation data are presented. These models allow for a joint evaluation of multiple data sets, directly resulting in overall degradation parameters and their statistical distribution. Common problems occurring in the separate kinetic evaluation of each dataset with subsequent amalgamation of the ki...read more

Waste | Resources

Opportunities and limits of recycling in the context of the circular economy

Framework conditions, requirements, and recommendations for action

In addition to environmental and climate policy objectives, the Circular Economy is also essential for strengthening the security of supply and for achieving further economic and socio-economic goals. Recycling is one of the key factors along with a range of other approaches and strategies (e.g., longevity, Intensity of use, and the sharing economy). In order to assess the contribution and the lim...read more