Publikationen | Umweltbundesamt

Climate | EnergyTransport

Software for a simplified estimation of CO₂ equivalents of individual flights

In addition to CO2, aviation affects the climate through other emissions and atmospheric processes, such as the formation of ozone and contrail cirrus. These non-CO2 effects account for about 2/3 of aviation's total climate impact but can vary widely from flight to flight. Although scientists have complex models to determine the climate impact of individual flights, there was no simple tool for th…weiterlesen

Climate | EnergyTransport

Testing of a verification scheme for integrating non-CO₂ aviation effects into EU ETS

In addition to CO2, aviation affects the climate through other emissions and atmospheric processes, such as the formation of ozone and contrail cirrus. These non-CO2 effects account for about 2/3 of aviation's total climate impact but can vary widely from flight to flight. In order to target mitigation measures, it is therefore essential to calculate the climate impact at the level of individual f…weiterlesen

Climate | EnergyTransport

Testing of a monitoring and reporting scheme for integrating non-CO₂ aviation effects into EU ETS

In addition to CO2, aviation affects the climate through other emissions and atmospheric processes, such as the formation of ozone and contrail cirrus. These non-CO2 effects account for about 2/3 of aviation's total climate impact but can vary widely from flight to flight. In order to target mitigation measures, it is therefore essential to calculate the climate impact at the level of individual f…weiterlesen

Chemikalien

Shaping a proper use of biocides

Learning from national examples to enhance environmental protection during the use-phase of biocides

Further action is required beyond active substance approval and product authorization of biocidal products to protect the environment. This action could be European legislation on the use-phase of certain biocides to shape their “proper use”. Whilst such piece of legislation is missing on EU level, countries have been implementing national measures. Within this document, we compiled examples from…weiterlesen

Water

Hearing in Penguins

The project studied the hearing ability of Humboldt penguins. The hearing ability of the penguins was determined psychoacoustically and by auditory evoked potentials (AEP). The results show that penguins hear best between 1 and 4 kHz in air. In addition, an animal audiogram database was created to facilitate comparison between the published audiograms of different aquatic animals. Penguins respond…weiterlesen

Wasser

Hearing in Penguins - Hörfähigkeiten von Pinguinen

Das Projekt untersuchte das Hörvermögen von Humboldt-Pinguine. Das Hörvermögen der Pinguine wurde psychoakustisch und durch Methode der Auditorisch Evozierten Potentialen (AEP) ermittelt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Pinguine in der Luft zwischen 1 und 4 kHz am besten hören. Darüber hinaus wurde eine Tieraudiogramm-Datenbank entwickelt, die den Vergleich zwischen den veröffentlichten Hörkurven vers…weiterlesen

Climate | Energy

Potential of Blue Carbon for global climate change mitigation

This publication explores the scientific dimensions of blue carbon (BC) for global climate mitigation. BC is defined and criteria for identifying BC measures are outlined based on a comprehensive analysis of current scientific literature. The potential of coastal ecosystems in mitigating climate change and their significance in shaping international climate policy are assessed, while evaluating th…weiterlesen

Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

Identifizierung schützenswerter Gebiete mit fernerkundlichen Methoden zum Zwecke der Ausweitung des kohärenten Netzwerks an Schutzgebieten in der Antarktis

Die Konsultativstaaten zum Antarktisvertrag sind bemüht, ein kohärentes Netzwerk an Schutzgebieten in der Antarktis zu schaffen. Um hierzu erstmalig einen Beitrag von Seiten Deutschlands vorzubereiten, wurden mit Hilfe dieses Projektes potenzielle Schutzgebiete in der Antarktis zunächst identifiziert, bewertet und schließlich zwei konkrete Schutzgebietsvorschläge ausgearbeitet. Einer davon, das In…weiterlesen