Publikationen | Umweltbundesamt

Klima | Energie

Climate change mitigation in emerging economies: From potentials to actions

This report provides an overview of current activities regarding climate change mitigation in six emerging economies: Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. We cover the institutional set up, measurement, reporting and verification systems for greenhouse gases and mitigation policies and measures. The analysis also addresses existing barriers to mitigation and considers where…weiterlesen

Gesundheit, Wasser

Flyer Trinkwasser wird bleifrei

Neuer Grenzwert für Blei im Trinkwasser ab 1. Dezember 2013

Blei im Trinkwasser gefährdet die Gesundheit. Dieses Faltblatt erläutert warum und erklärt, wie man Bleirohre erkennt und wie ein Austausch von Trinkwasserrrohren vonstattengeht.weiterlesen

Abfall | Ressourcen

Ecologically sustainable recovery of bio-waste

Suggestion for policy-makers at local authorities

Germany already excels in the separate collection of bio-waste and its recovery: on average more than 100 kg of bio-waste and green waste are collected separately per person and year, which translates into a total annual amount of around nine million metric tons.weiterlesen

Wasser

Water Framework Directive - Implementation of WFD programmes of measures - interim results 2012

The Water Framework Directive sets the ambitious goal of achieving “good status” for rivers, lakes, coastal waters, and groundwater by 2015. The management plans and programmes of measures for Germany’s ten river basins were issued in December 2009. In December 2012, a report on the implementation status of the programmes of measures was submitted to the European Commission.weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Spezifikation EDIFACT-Schnittstelle für ein elektronisches Herkunftsnachweisregister für Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien

Diese Spezifikation beschreibt die elektronische EDIFACT-Schnittstelle für den automatisierten Datenaustausch zwischen Netzbetreibern und dem Herkunftsnachweisregister (HKNR). Mit Hilfe der Schnittstelle sollen Informationen über erzeugten Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien an das HKNR gesendet werden. Neben den Strommengen, die im Rahmen eines Messwerte-Abo regelmäßig übertragen werden, werden auch…weiterlesen

Klima | Energie

Environmental Research at a Glance

UFORDAT - The environmental research database

 UFORDAT® is a database providing information on ongoing and completed research and development projects relating to the environment. You will find here descriptions of over 100 000 projects on all environmentally relevant subjects. In addition to documenting environmental research in the Federal Republic of Germany, it contains information on research projects from Austria and Switzerland.weiterlesen