Umweltbundesamt
The aim of this report is to analyse the (economic) impacts of the extension of the EU ETS 1 to maritime transport on the sector and the interlinkages with other policies considering the overall climate impacts. The report contains a market analysis for maritime transport services, which was carried out for maritime and inland shipping. The report also analyses the qualitative effects and inte... read more
This report is intended to enable investors to align their investments in physical assets with the internationally agreed objective of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C compared to preindustrial levels. The project focuses in particular on public finance institutions with a climate mandate or mission. However, the applicability of the guidance and criteria to the wider investment comm... read more
This report assesses the role of emissions trading systems (ETS) in electricity sector decarbonization through analyses of carbon market designs and interactions with electricity market regulations, market structures and additional policies. It provides a synthesis of five case studies in EU, California, South Korea, China and Mexico. The authors investigate four carbon price quality criteri... read more
Die vorliegende Studie ermittelt die Umweltschutzbeschäftigung im Jahr 2020 und gibt einen Ausblick auf die Entwicklung im Jahr 2021. Die Studie weist mit Hilfe eines kombinierten nachfrage- und angebotsorientierten Schätzansatzes die Bruttobeschäftigungswirkungen des Umweltschutzes aus. Für das Jahr 2020 lässt sich in Deutschland ein Beschäftigungsvolumen rund 3 Mill. Personen identifizieren,... read more
Ten years have almost passed since the Rio World Summit. United Nations’ Climate Convention has existed for the same period of time. International awareness of the negative environmental impacts of air emissions has been growing. Energy produced by fossil fuels is the main source of the harmful emissions linked to climate change. Therefore, focus has for a long period been on the creation of a... 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 Morocco under the UNFCCC. A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of urban environment, the mineral sector and the transport sector. A chapter is dedicated to the relevance and perspectiv... 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.
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