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Widening the European Green Deal’s perspective towards a sustainable Europe

The European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in 2019, represents a new and ambitious approach to put environment and sustainability at the heart of European policy. Its ambitions are high, yet the planned measures might not be sufficient to actually meet them. The report analyzes the European Green Deal from the perspective of the German Environment Agency and places it in the context of the global challenge of achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. In addition to necessary measures in the thematic fields of the European Green Deal, the report also addresses the structural adjustments needed as key levers to achieve the desired goals. The report concludes that the European Green Deal is an important step forward, but that further efforts beyond those described there are still needed in order to achieve a sustainable Europe. Veröffentlicht in Texte | 20/2021.

Review and revision of empirical critical loads of nitrogen for Europe

This report contains the scientific background to the review and revision of the empirical critical loads of nitrogen (CL emp N) that had been established for Europe in 2011 under the ⁠ UNECE ⁠ Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. This review uses for the first time gradient studies to evaluate and determine the Cl emp N. The results, as presented in Table 1 of the Executive Summary, show that in many cases the outer ranges of the CL emp N have decreased compared to the 2011 values. The outcomes of this report are of major importance for the protection of N-sensitive natural and semi-natural ecosystems across Europe. This knowledge is used to support European policies to reduce air pollution. Veröffentlicht in Texte | 110/2022.

Green Markets: Investitionen in eine zukunftsfähige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung

Internationale UBA-Konferenz berät über nachhaltige Wohlstandsmodelle Konzepte für Grüne Zukunftsmärkte und eine ‘Green Economy‘ stehen im Mittelpunkt der internationalen UBA-Konferenz „Green Markets - World of Sustainable Products“ am 29. und 30.09.2011 in der Urania Berlin. ‘Green Economy‘ steht für ein energie- und ressourceneffizientes Wirtschaften. Damit soll weltweit eine nachhaltige Entwicklung initiiert werden, die Armut abbaut und ökologische Grenzen einhält. Einen wichtigen Schritt dazu bilden Investitionen in grüne Zukunftsmärkte. Die Tagung findet im Vorfeld der Rio+20-Konferenz im Juni 2012 statt, bei der die internationale Staatengemeinschaft über Wege zur ökologischen Modernisierung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft verhandelt. „Green Economy ist eine Schlüsselstrategie um Hunger und Armut in der Welt erfolgreich zu bekämpfen und die weltweite wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den Grenzen der ökologischen Belastbarkeit unseres Planeten zu halten“, sagt UBA-Präsident Jochen Flasbarth. The pathway to a green economy provides industrial and developing countries with the prospect of ensuring prosperity without encroaching on the limits of the environment. In June 2012 – 20 years after the 1992 Rio Conference – the international community will gather at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD). At this so-called ‘Rio +20’ Conference the parties to the conference will discuss how the global community can move towards becoming an environmentally friendly, resource-saving and energy-efficient ‘green economy.’ Flasbarth comments, “Environmental protection may not be regarded as a niche policy. Development towards a green economy not only affects green sectors, but the very core of the economy“. Investment in green future markets lays the groundwork for a green economy. The Federal Ministry of Environment and the Federal Environment Agency have identified six green lead markets for Germany: environmentally friendly energy production, energy efficiency, material and resource efficiency, sustainable mobility, sustainable water management, and waste and recycling management. On a global scale these markets alone hold enormous potential valued at up to 3.1 trillion euros by 2020. The Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, published on 20 September 2011, details the key components for a transition to an energy and resource-efficient economy in Europe. European Commissioner for Environment Janez Potočnik comments, “In a cooperative effort of Member States and interest groups in industry and civil society, we must create the conditions in which our economy can undergo fundamental changes in the coming years. We must send the right market signals, abolish subsidies harmful to the environment, and promote sustainable production and consumption.” Resource efficiency must be borne in mind in all policy-making areas- from waste management, research and innovation, to energy and transport. If nothing else, a true green economy will help to reduce absolute poverty in developing countries. The ⁠ UN ⁠ Environment Programme-led Green Economy Initiative of 2008 launched has made several proposals to this end. ⁠ UNECE ⁠ General Secretary Ján Kubiš comments, “Investment in natural capital—water, soil, ecosystems- not only makes an important contribution to global climate protection and the preservation of biodiversity, it also represents an investment in the economic viability of billions of people“. Dessau-Roßlau, 29.09.2011

Widening the European Green Deal's perspective towards a sustainable Europe

The European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in 2019, represents a new and ambitious approach to put environment and sustainability at the heart of European policy. Its ambitions are high, yet the planned measures might not be sufficient to actually meet them. The report analyzes the European Green Deal from the perspective of the German Environment Agency and places it in the context of the global challenge of achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals. In addition to necessary measures in the thematic fields of the European Green Deal, the report also addresses the structural adjustments needed as key levers to achieve the desired goals. The report concludes that the European Green Deal is an important step forward, but that further efforts beyond those described there are still needed in order to achieve a sustainable Europe. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de

Setting an ambitious EU climate target for the year 2040

The European Climate Law (ECL) mandates the European Commission to propose an emission reduction target for 2040 within six months following the first global stocktake referred to in the Paris Agreement, i.e. by May 2024. The ECL obliges the European Commission to take into account the latest and best scientific findings and to take the recommendations by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (Advisory Board) as a point of reference for setting the 2040 climate target. This recommendation was published in the Advisory Board's comprehensive report, published in June 2023, and advises a net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction by 90-95% for the EU by 2040, relative to 1990, corresponding to a 2030-2050 budget of 11-14 Gt CO2eq. The report provides extensive reasoning and scientific evidence how this target range was derived. The German Environment Agency (UBA) welcomes the timely publication of this report and urges the European Commission and European policy makers to follow scientific advice, aim for the most plausible climate ambition and set an intermediate domestic 2040 net GHG emission reduction target of 95%, compared to 1990. However, a discussion that focuses only on the final figure of the 2040 target would not adequately address the intricate nature of GHG reductions and the essential prerequisites for successfully achieving the target. Therefore, the proposal for the 2040 climate target needs to be supplemented with additional information by the European Commission, allowing politics and stakeholders to evaluate the ambition of different target options, to provide clear guidance on the architecture of the target, in particular regarding the relation of emission reductions and carbon sinks, and to address the burden sharing between sectors and member states. Moreover the 2040 target should not be understood as a single-year target only, but rather as a process of continuous ratcheting up of climate ambition with regular reviews and updates. Quelle: Bericht

Long-Term Policy Problems (LoPo)

Das Projekt "Long-Term Policy Problems (LoPo)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. durchgeführt. Will the European countries be able to pursue long-term policies? The debates on managing climate change, pension plans, public health insurance plans, and public sector debt spring to mind. Many of these problems share the characteristics that they will impact large segments of society, and cumulative changes will not allow a reversal to the present state if changes are substantially delayed. Long-term policy (LoPo) issues are likely to fall prey to the intergenerational fallacy: Governments are interested in re-election, but this may create the danger of repeatedly deferring substantive policy change until a later point in time. Fortunately, select countries have been able to demonstrate that they attempt to address select long-term policy challenges.

CLOUDS

Das Projekt "CLOUDS" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Bremen, Fachbereich 1 Physik,Elektrotechnik, Institut für Umweltphysik,Fernerkundung durchgeführt. Gegenstand des Projektes CLOUDS ist die Studie eines neuen Satelliten, der genaue, umfassende, konsistente und haeufige Informationen ueber Wolkenstrukturen und die dazugehoerigen Strahlungsparameter liefert. Diese Daten sollen von operationellen und Forschungszentren fuer verbesserte Wettervorhersage und Klimaforschung genutzt werden. Die Analyse des aktuellen Szenarios der Beobachtungen von Wolken und Strahlung zeigt, dass eine Reihe von Prozessstudien durchgefuehrt wird bzw. geplant ist, waehrend es eine grosse Luecke in laufenden und geplanten kontinuierlichen Beobachtungen gibt. Deshalb liegt der Schwerpunkt von CLOUDS auf einer operationellen Mission. Dies entspricht auch der EG-Orientierung auf Anwendungsbezogenheit und erlaubt der EG, eine Rolle in der Anfangsphase eines Prozesses zu uebernehmen, der zu einem Erdbeobachtungsprogramm fuehren koennte, entsprechend der European Policy on Earth Observation, das gemeinsam von EG, ESA und EUMETSAT einwickelt wurde. Wenn sich eine operationelle Phase anschliesst, wuerde CLOUDS die gesamten europaeischen Dienstleistungen ueber den Stand hinaus verbessern, der mit den gegenwaertig von ESA und EUMETSAT fuer METOP und MSG geplanten Instrumenten erreicht werden kann. Das Konzept von CLOUDS zielt auf einen kleinen bis mittleren Satelliten, um alle Nachhaltigkeitsvoraussetzungen zu erfuellen, wie sie fuer eine operationelle Langzeitmission notwendig sind. Der Satellit soll haeufig viele Parameter ueber Wolken und Strahlung messen, ausserdem Land- und Meeresoberflaechenparameter. Herausragendes Merkmal ist die Beobachtung des Inneren von Wolken zusaetzlich zu Oberflaechenparametern.

Energy Savings 2020: How to triple the impact of energy saving policies in Europe?

Das Projekt "Energy Savings 2020: How to triple the impact of energy saving policies in Europe?" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Ecofys Germany GmbH durchgeführt. Studie 'Energy Savings 2020': Die EU muss ihre Maßnahmen zur effizienten Nutzung von Energie verdreifachen, wenn sie wie geplant in den nächsten zehn Jahren den Energiebedarf um 20 Prozent reduzieren will. Mit einem besseren Nutzungsgrad kann Europa bis 2020 jedes Jahr 78 Mrd. Euro sparen, so die Studie von Ecofys und des Fraunhofer-Instituts für System- und Innovationsforschung. Zurzeit liegt die Europäische Union bei ihren Zielen zur Effizienz zurück. Erhöhte Energieeinsparung soll zu einer CO2-Reduzierung um 20 Prozent bis 2020 erzielen, im selben Zeitraum soll der Anteil Erneuerbarer Energien auf 20 Prozent steigen. Die Studie wurde im Auftrag der European Climate Foundation (ECF) und des Regulatroy Assistance Projects (RAP) durchgeführt.

March 2011 Progress report - 100 % Renewable Electricity

Das Projekt "March 2011 Progress report - 100 % Renewable Electricity" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. durchgeführt. This project builds on the Policy Roadmap study pursued by PwC, PIK and IIASA in 2010, in which policy changes and measures, their timing and dependency on each other for a transformation of the European and North African power systems to 100% renewables were analysed. In this project, we take stock of whether events of the last year were consistent with that Roadmap and identify key areas of concern where no or little progress has been made. The main methods are stakeholder consultations and a review of legislative and regulatory documents.

Flash-flood risk assessment under the impact of land use changes and river engineering works

Das Projekt "Flash-flood risk assessment under the impact of land use changes and river engineering works" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institut für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft, Fachgebiet Hydromechanik und Hydraulik durchgeführt. General Information: Large uncertainties affect the policies for mitigation of flood hazard in flashy streams. These descend from complexity of physical processes, including scale problems in both observation and modelling, and from the lacking knowledge on the effects of man-induced changes on flood frequency regime. The present proposal is aimed at reducing the above uncertainties, also searching for a unified approach to risk assessment in Europe. This requires a deeper insight of the unsolved complexity, jointly with an appropriate framework to include the river basin system in the analysis of extreme events. Accordingly, the major objectives of the project are (a)an insigth of complex mechanisms producing extreme flash-floods with (apparently) high return periods; (b)the production of physically-based methods for flood risk assessment, accounting for land use changes, and river engineering works; (c)the substantiation of criteria to evaluate regional sensitivity of flood risk to climate, land use changes, and river engineering works. These objectives are achieved through (l)the development of physically-based methods for regionalization of flood frequency estimates, because of the major role of spatial homogeneity; (2)the development of spatially-distributed methods for flood risk analysis based on derived distribution techniques, towards a unified approach to dynamics of flood frequency, including climate and the river basin system; (3)the development of spatially-distributed methods for flood risk analysis based on simulation techniques, in order to investigate flood mechanisms and compare flood hydrographs under different scenarios; and (4)the development of, and demonstration with spatially-distributed models for regional and basin cases studies as a paradigm for different climate, land use, river basin exploitment and flood regime in different countries of Europe (AT, DE, IT, ES, CH and UK). This is to assess the sensitivity of study areas to climate and land use variability. In addition, it will provide flood risk assessments under control and modified climate, land use and river regulation scenarios. Also, criteria are provided to integrate hydrological risk with historical data on land use, river regulation rules, river and catchment training works, as an essential issue to work out historical, present and modified scenarios, and to predict the response of a basin to future actions. Project benefits are user-friendly, integrated, spatially-distributed technologies at regional and basin scales; an improved, unified European framework for flood risk assessment; and objective criteria to substantiate the policies for mitigation of flood hazard in Europe. ... Prime Contractor: Politecnico di Milano, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Informatica Territoriale e Ambientale; Milano.

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