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For the update of land cover according to CORINE Land Cover classes, a specific national approach has been chosen in Germany. This approach uses a more accurate geometry of the Official Topographical Cartographic Information System ATKIS of the land survey authorities. DLM-DE, derived from ATKIS, is to be applied as base for the deduction of CLC classes. In the responsibility of the German Fed... read more

This project practically supported efforts towards an education for sustainable development, by testing the feasibility to implement the Green Pack in Croatia and to assist teachers/educators and government authorities in fulfilling their roles in raising awareness of sustainable development.   read more

A distance-based toll for HGV, coaches and cars makes it possible to set differentiated charges for infrastructure and other costs incurred by society as a result of road traffic – for instance, environmental costs. Frequent drivers pay more than occasional drivers, resulting in positive ecological and traffic steering effects and which is why the use of this instrument in Germany should be ex... read more

Die Datenbank UFORDAT dokumentiert sowohl öffentlich geförderte Forschungsprojekte (Bund, Länder, Kommunen und EU) als auch privat finanzierte Forschung von Firmen, Stiftungen, Vereinen, Verbänden usw. Inzwischen geben über 100.000 Projektbeschreibungen von mehr als 10.000 forschenden Institutionen einen umfassenden Überblick auf das Forschungsgeschehen im Umweltbereich. Die Projektbeschreibun... read more

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Kenya under the UNFCCC. A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of reforestation, afforestation and decreasing deforestation as well as efficient biomass and renewable energy cookstoves a... read more

Currently there exists a gap between the emissions projected in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by countries to the UNFCCC and the emissions that are consistent with limiting global warming to below 2°C (Climate Action Tracker, 2015a; UNFCCC, 2015). Given that the INDCs only commit countries to mitigation actions beyond 2020, there is an opportunity to furthe... read more

The European Climate Law mandates the European Commission to propose a 2040 emissions reduction target by early 2024. In light of the latest report from the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, the German Environment Agency follows suit and recommends adhering to scientific advice, aiming for the most plausible climate ambition, and setting a domestic 2040 net greenhouse gas e... read more