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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... read more

The volume of Germany’s waste imports is much higher than its exports. According to current calculations for 2010, a total volume of 6.8 million tonnes of waste was imported to Germany. The majority is recycled and reused, for example as building material. Exports amounted to a mere 1.5 million tonnes, thus continuing the trend of previous years. On the other hand, there has been a sharp increa... read more

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Heavy metals, residues of pharmaceutical drugs and plastic: just a few of the many pollutants contained in sewage sludge. Until recently most of the sludges were used as agricultural fertiliser. Nowadays more than half of it is used and combusted for energy purposes. A new UBA brochure has information on disposal practices and on the current status in sludge treatment and recycling. read more

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Ambitionierter Klimaschutz lohnt sich! Das ist die zentrale Aussage der Untersuchung „Wirtschaftliche Chancen durch Klimaschutz“. In der dreiteiligen Studie wurde untersucht, welche wirtschaftlichen Effekte die Klimaschutzpolitik bisher gebracht hat und welche Potentiale sich künftig ergeben. Die Ergebnisse zeigen: Klimaschutz geht mit Innovationen einher. Zusammen mit den notwendigen Investit... read more