Umweltbundesamt
To date, the supply of units for the voluntary carbon market has been almost exclusively in the form of credits generated by climate protection projects elsewhere. This report analyses the merits and challenges of another possible source of supply for GHG compensation: allowances from emissions trading systems (ETSs). Yet some ETSs have market stability instruments (MSIs), such as the Market S... read more
We examine the water-related environmental impacts and the risks for human health and the environment that could potentially be caused by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) during exploration and exploitation of unconventional natural gas reservoirs in Germany. This study covers both scientific-technical aspects and the existing mining and environmental regulations. Both were analyzed with respec... read more
In November 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation for a Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). The principles laid out in the CRCF proposal of the European Commission and the proposed amendments by Council and European Parliament set minimum sustainability criteria. They are vague and require specification into executable criteria for certification. This... read more
This text summarises key findings of the German-language publication “Umweltdelikte 2016”. The publication provides a quantitative overview of the development and status of environmental crime in Germany between 2004 and 2016. For this publication, data from the two annual statistical sources that bring together data on (environmental) crime and criminal procedures in Germany were analysed; th... read more
Ziel des Vorhabens ist es im Zusammenwirken zwischen Politik, Wissenschaft und Praxis Perspektiven für eine "Politik für nachhaltigen Konsum im digitalen Zeitalter" zu entwickeln und konkrete Maßnahmen pilothaft umzusetzen. Dieser aus dem Vorhaben hervorgegangene Zwischenbericht stellt den aktuellen Forschungsstand, sowie Praxisbeispiele zu Zusammenhängen und Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung a... read more
Auf EU-Ebene wird derzeit die sog. CSR-Richtline zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung von Unternehmen überarbeitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Novelle steht die Entwicklung europaweit einheitlicher Berichtsstandards. Dieses Policy Paper enthält gezielte Empfehlungen an die Standardsetzung, um eine aussagekräftige Berichterstattung über Umweltthemen zu befördern. Die Autor*innen legen dar, wie über kli... read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
