Basierend auf den Ergebnissen des 2011 veröffentlichten Energy Reports hat Ecofys für den WWF mögliche EU-2030-Ziele für Energieeffizienz und erneuerbare Energien entwickelt. Die Ergebnisse differenzieren zwischen den verschiedenen Nachfrage-Sektoren Gebäude, Industrie und Transport. Die Übertragung der Berechnungen des Energy Reports auf die EU-Ebene ergibt, dass die Primärenergienachfrage im Jahr 2030 um ca. 40Prozent gegenüber der Baseline-Entwicklung reduziert werden kann. Erneuerbare Energien können ca. 40Prozent des gesamten Energiebedarfs und über 65Prozent des Strombedarfs decken. Die Analyse beinhaltet auch einen umfassenden Vergleich der erarbeiteten Ergebnisse mit den Ergebnissen anderer EU-Szenarien.
Europe needs to triple the impact of its energy efficiency policies to achieve its 2020 targets set last year, according to a new study written by Ecofys and the Fraunhofer ISI. The study reveals that the potential exists to reach the 20 percent energy saving by 2020 goal cost-efficiently, cutting energy bills by € 78 billion for European consumers and businesses annually by 2020. However, current EU policy is delivering only one-third of the potential cost-effective savings measures. Increased energy savings will also warrant easier and less expensive achievement of a 20 percent share of renewables in the EU energy mix in 2020. The study was commissioned jointly by the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP).
The GeoERA proposal is put forward by the national and regional Geological Survey Organisations (GSO) of Europe. Its overall goal is to integrate the GSO's information and knowledge on subsurface energy, water and raw material resources, to support sustainable use of the subsurface in addressing Europe's grand challenges. The GeoERA consortium will organise and co-fund together with the EC a joint call for transnational research projects that address the development of 1) interoperable, pan-European data and information services on the distribution of geo-energy, groundwater and raw material resources; 2) common assessment frameworks and methodologies supporting better understanding and management of the water-energy-raw materials nexus and potential impacts and risks of subsurface use; 3) knowledge and services aimed at European, national and regional policy makers, industry and other stakeholders to support a more integrated and efficient management and more responsible and publicly accepted exploitation and use of the subsurface. The transnational projects selected in the call will be implemented by the consortium partners themselves, who provide their co-funding in-kind. GeoERA will contribute to the overall EU objective of building the ERA through enhanced cooperation and coordination of national and regional Geological Survey research programmes. GeoERA will also include forward looking activities, including the creation of opportunities for future collaborative research, and the feasibility assessment of an Article 185 initiative in Applied Geoscience as follow-up to the GeoERA ERA-NET towards the development of the ultimate goal of delivering a Geological Service for Europe.
Ubiquitous use of plasticizers has led to a widespread internal exposure of the European population. Until today, metabolites are detected in almost every urine sample analysed. This raised the urgent need for a toxicological interpretation of the internal exposure levels. The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) contributes substantially to the knowledge on the actual exposure of European citizens to chemicals prioritised within HBM4EU, on their potential impact on health and on the interpretation of these data to improve policy making. On that account, human biomonitoring guidance values (HBM-GVs) are derived for the general population and the occupationally exposed population agreed at HBM4EU consortium level. These values can be used to assess phthalate exposure levels measured in HBM studies in a health risk assessment context. HBM-GVs were derived for five phthalates (DEHP, DnBP, DiBP, BBzP and DPHP) and for the non-phthalate substitute Hexamoll® DINCH. For the adult general population, the HBM-GVs for the specific metabolite(s) of the respective parent compounds in urine are the following: 0.5 mg/L for the sum of 5-oxo-MEHP and 5-OH-MEHP; 0.19 mg/L for MnBP, 0.23 mg/L for MiBP; 3 mg/L for MBzP; 0.5 mg/L for the sum of oxo-MPHP and OH-MPHP and 4.5 mg/L for the sum of OH-MINCH and cx-MINCH. The present paper further specifies HBM-GVs for children and for workers. Quelle: © 2021 The Author(s)
SDHp2m stands for Solar District Heating (SDH) and actions from Policy to Market. The project addresses market uptake challenges for a wider use of district heating and cooling systems (DHC) with high shares of RES, specifically the action focuses on the use of large-scale solar thermal plants combined with other RES in DHC systems. The key approach of the project is to develop, improve and implement in 9 participating EU regions advanced policies and support measures for SDH. In 3 focus regions Thuringia (DE), Styria (AT) and Rhone-Alpes (FR) the regulating regional authorities are participating as project partners to ensure a strong implementation capacity within the project. In 6 follower regions from BG, DE, IT, PL, SE the regulating authorities are engaged through letters of commitment. The project activities aim at a direct mobilization of investments in SDH and hence a significant market rollout. The project work program in the participating regions follows a process including 1) strategy and action planning based on a survey, best practices and stakeholder consultation 2) an implementation phase starting at an early project stage and 3) efficient dissemination of the project results at national and international level. Adressed market uptake challenges are: Improved RES DHC policy, better access to plant financing and business models, sustained public acceptance and bridging the gap between policy and market through market support and capacity building. Denmark and Sweden reached already today a high share of RES in DHC and shall be used as a role model for this project. The direct expected outcome and impact of SDHp2m is estimated to an installed or planned new RES DHC capacity and new SDH capacity directly triggered by the project until project end corresponding to a total investment of 350 Mio. € and leading to 1 420 GWh RES heat and cold production per year. A multiple effect is expected in the period after the project and in further EU regions.
Although there is a large body of knowledge available on soil threats in Europe, this knowledge is fragmented and incomplete, in particular regarding the complexity and functioning of soil systems and their interaction with human activities. The main aim of RECARE is to develop effective prevention, remediation and restoration measures using an innovative trans-disciplinary approach, actively integrating and advancing knowledge of stakeholders and scientists in 17 Case Studies, covering a range of soil threats in different bio-physical and socio-economic environments across Europe. Within these Case Study sites, i) the current state of degradation and conservation will be assessed using a new methodology, based on the WOCAT mapping procedure, ii) impacts of degradation and conservation on soil functions and ecosystem services will be quantified in a harmonized, spatially explicit way, accounting for costs and benefits, and possible trade-offs, iii) prevention, remediation and restoration measures selected and implemented by stakeholders in a participatory process will be evaluated regarding efficacy, and iv) the applicability and impact of these measures at the European level will be assessed using a new integrated bio-physical and socio-economic model, accounting for land use dynamics as a result of for instance economic development and policies. Existing national and EU policies will be reviewed and compared to identify potential incoherence, contradictions and synergies. Policy messages will be formulated based on the Case Study results and their integration at European level. A comprehensive dissemination and communication strategy, including the development of a web-based Dissemination and Communication Hub, will accompany the other activities to ensure that project results are disseminated to a variety of stakeholders at the right time and in the appropriate formats to stimulate renewed care for European soils.
The main objective of the DEEDS project is to create a broad dialogue on the vision for a carbon-free Europe by 2050 and associated decarbonisation pathways. DEEDS will do this through 1) developing a solid knowledge base and synthesizing six Decarbonisation Pathways documents for important sectors of the European economy: energy production, industry, mobility, agriculture, cities, and an integrated pathways document, 2) organizing a stakeholder dialogue for knowledge assessment, and co-creation of policies and strategies with policy makers (on different levels), business representatives, NGO's and other stakeholders, and 3) producing six policy briefs with policy recommendations and a Business Guide for decarbonisation in Europe (by WBCSD). DEEDS has designed a specific interface for supporting the EDPI and its High-level Panel in their tasks and has built in some flexibility to be able to accommodate questions and requests for 'deep dives' of the HLP and DG R&I. The project will support further alignment and coordination of European and Member State research and innovation through targeted Research & Policy Workshops that will result in a Research Agenda for Decarbonisation Pathways in Europe. We have secured cooperation with networks in Europe on several topics and levels relevant for the project that will assist DEEDS to invite stakeholders to the dialogue sessions and to disseminate the DEEDS outcomes to their constituency. The project is supported by a targeted communication and dissemination approach that will create outreach through traditional media, like a website, factsheets, brochures, and through social media, like twitter, short video clips, blog articles, etc. In this way DEEDS will strengthen the information flow, enhance the exchange of experiences on R&I activities, and creates an evidence based dialogue between science, business, policy and civil society on the decarbonization of Europe's economy.
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