This partial report shows decision-makers and interested parties the potential of the circular economy for greenhouse gas reduction in 2017 and for 2030 in Germany. Municipal waste, food waste and roughly commercial waste and construction and demolition waste are contemplated using the life cycle assessment method. The crediting of self-composting in the recycling rate is estimated with regard... read more
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Roadmap Gas für die Energiewende – Nachhaltiger Klimabeitrag des Gassektors
Die Umsetzung der Energie- und Klimaziele der Bundesregierung führen zu einem deutlichen Rückgang des Gasbedarfs. Damit stehen auch im Gasmarkt erhebliche Änderungen und infrastrukturelle Herausforderungen an. Nicht alle Gasverteilnetze werden wirtschaftlich fortbestehen können. Das Fernleitungsnetz wird zukünftig im ähnlichen Umfang wie heute benötigt. Änderungen sind vor allem bei der Auslas... read more
Resolute environmental protection will save society many billions of euros
Greenhouse gases, nitrogen emissions and other environmental pollution cause damage to human health and destroy ecosystems. They also lead to production losses, crop losses and damage to buildings and infrastructure. For many of these damages, there are established scientific methods to express them in monetary terms. read more
What Matters 1-2019: Healthy Air
UBA's biannual "What Matters" magazine covers current topics in environmental protection. The first edition of 2019 “Healthy Air” takes an in-depth look at how clean the air surroundig us actually is, which pollutants can be found and how we measure them. We also look at health aspects and how public health helps policy makers by calculating and comparing relevant risk factors. read more
EXURB Environmental – Sustainable interlinking of housing, work, recreation and mobility
The city suburbs are becoming EXURBS; the centre of life for millions of people and the intermediate space between cities and countryside is developing dynamically. Living "in the green countryside" is in high demand. Digitisation and the coronavirus pandemic have further bolstered suburbanization. The brochure deals with the question of how a sustainable development between the city and the s... read more
Role and Potential of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Global Energy Supply
Role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in global energy scenarios A broad range of different global energy scenarios confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets. read more
Die Managementregeln der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie
Die Managementregeln der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der Bundesregierung sind als zentraler Bestandteil der nationalen Nachhaltigkeitsarchitektur konzipiert. Seit ihrer Verabschiedung im Jahr 2002 wurden sie nur geringfügig angepasst. Gleichzeitig bestehen erhebliche Überarbeitungsbedarfe, um die Regeln wirksamer und attraktiver zu machen. Trotz Anwendung in der Gesetzesfolgenabschätzung spielen ... read more