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In this project commissioned by the German Environment Agency, important aspects of the mechanism under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement were examined in more detail. This mechanism is to succeed the CDM under the Kyoto Protocol from 2021 onwards, but it will contain decisive improvements, especially with regard to a robust accounting of emission reductions and better integration into the na... read more

In 2021 no water body of transitional or coastal waters in the North and Baltic Seas achieved good or very good status.According to the European Water Framework Directive, by 2015 and with a deadline extension to 2027 all waters should have achieved at least a good ecological status.The time must now be used to reach the ambitious targets by 2027 at the latest.This will require considerable ad... read more

Environmental and employment problems are among the most urgent challenges of our times. Over five million competitive workplaces lack in Germany, climatic changes are becoming apparent world-wide, therefore it is hardly surprising that from the point of view of the German population the solution of employment and environmental problems is of prime importance.  read more

Die gemeinsame UBA-GIZ Broschüre “Reverse Innovation – Stadtverkehr neu denken durch globales Lernen“ untersucht das Potenzial von Reverse Innovation für den Stadtverkehr. Zehn interessante Innovationen aus Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern wurden ausgesucht um deutschen Kommunen wichtige Impulse zu liefern. Neben technischen Innovationen wurden auch soziale und regulatorische Innovationen be... read more

ReedBASE identified potentials for the revitalisation of degraded areas through reed cultivation in the project region and created a platform for the development of reed biomass under sustainable wet management. A ReedBASE innovation centre was established in the region to promote the implementation of sustainable reed management. read more

Unternehmen bilden eine zentrale Akteursgruppe im (Umwelt-)Innovationsgeschehen. Sie werden in dieser Studie anhand von Daten zu Anmeldern von Umweltpatenten und einer Unternehmensbefragung untersucht. Dabei werden Branchenstruktur, Unternehmensgröße und regionale Muster beleuchtet. Außerdem werden Umweltbereiche, in denen die Unternehmen innovieren, ihre F&E-Strategien und weitere Merkmal... read more

Particulate matter (PM10) is one of the air pollutants, which pose a major risk to public health. This is why EU legislation has set limit values for PM10. In case of persistent and high exceedances of these limit values the “Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe” proposes air quality plans as a complex, though effective, instrument to reduce air quality level ... read more