Der Tourismus spielt eine nicht zu unterschätzende Rolle für den Klimawandel. Denn je weiter das Urlaubsziel, desto größer ist der Energieverbrauch auf dem Reiseweg und die damit verbundenen klimarelevanten Umweltauswirkungen.
in einer Ferienwohnung an der Ostsee schlägt mit 52 kg CO2 deutlich geringer zu Buche
Unternehmen verpflichtet sich, Treibhausgasemissionen bis zum Jahr 2015 um 15 Prozent zu senken Weltweite Klimaveränderungen lassen keinen Zweifel daran, dass der Ausstoß an Treibhausgasen erheblich gesenkt werden muss. Dieser Verantwortung wollen sich zunehmend auch Unternehmen stellen. Das Öko-Institut bietet dabei fachliche Unterstützung für die Praxis. Aktuell haben die WissenschaftlerInnen für das Handelsunternehmen Metro Group eine Klimabilanz erstellt und geprüft, wie der Konzern seine Treibhausgasemissionen wirkungsvoll verringern kann. Das Ergebnis: Im Untersuchungsjahr 2006 hat das Unternehmen 4,15 Millionen Tonnen CO2 emittiert. Jetzt hat sich die Metro Group verpflichtet, ihre Emissionen bis zum Jahr 2015 um 15 Prozent zu senken. Das soll vor allem mit Energieeinsparungen erreicht werden.
Werbemittel macht rund 8,5 Prozent aus und Dienstreisen schlagen mit 1,5 Prozent zu Buche
Neuer Kostenrechner als Entscheidungshilfe
Plug-In-Hybrid oder ein Elektrofahrzeug lohnt und welche Kostenbestandteile wie hoch zu Buche
Interview mit Hermann Graf von Hatzfeldt (Privatwaldbesitzer)
Hier zeigt sich zum Beispiel, dass sich die Buche sehr gut gegen die Fichte durchsetzen
Meeting energy and climate targets requires phasing out the use of fossil fuels in the heating sector, demanding an extensive overhaul of infrastructure. The expansion of district heating and electricity distribution grids will be essential for this transition, while parts of the gas distribution network will become redundant. Regional and municipal heating plans, mandated by the EED and the decarbonised gas and hydrogen market package, require planning that should involve identifying areas where gas distribution networks will be decommissioned or dismantled in the future. The process will be accelerated by phasing out or introducing efficiency regulations for heating installations. How should the efficient and orderly transformation of the gas network be accomplished? To this end, we compare the status-quo as well as recent the developments of gas grid infrastructures across four European countries, namely Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Additionally, we analyse the current regulations for ga
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The 24th international climate conference in Katowice, Poland, in December 2018 was a major achievement in the multilateral response to climate change. More than 190 countries managed to agree on nearly all elements of a comprehensive rulebook that puts flesh on the bones of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The rules require, for the first time, that all countries provide detailed information on their climate change mitigation targets and regularly report on their progress in implementing and achieving them. However, one important chapter is still missing: rules for international carbon markets discussed under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Competing views on how to avoid “double counting”—counting the same emission reduction more than once to achieve climate mitigation targets—were a major roadblock to reaching consensus. Completing the missing chapter on Article 6 will be one of the key tasks when countries reconvene at the 25th international climate conference in Santiago, Chile, in December of this year. We highlight why resolving double counting is critical for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and identify essential ingredients for a robust outcome that ensures environmental effectiveness and facilitates cost-effective mitigation. Science 11 Oct 2019: Vol. 366, Issue 6462, pp. 180-183 DOI: 10.1126/science.aay8750
counting and the Paris Agreement rulebook 11.10.2019 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
International carbon markets can be an important tool in achieving countries’ mitigation targets under the Paris Agreement, but they are subject to a number of environmental integrity risks. An important risk is that some countries have mitigation targets that correspond to higher levels of emissions than independent projections of their likely emissions. If such ‘hot air’ can be transferred to other countries, it could increase aggregated emissions and create a perverse incentive for countries not to enhance the ambition of future mitigation targets. Limits to international transfers of mitigation outcomes have been proposed to address this risk. This article proposes a typology for such limits, explores key design options, and tests different types of limits in the context of 15 countries. Our analysis indicates that limits to international transfers could, if designed appropriately, prevent most of the hot air contained in current mitigation targets from being transferred, but also involve trade-offs between different policy objectives. Given the risks from international transfer of hot air and the uncertainty over whether other approaches will be effective in ensuring environmental integrity, we recommend that countries take a cautious approach and pursue a portfolio of approaches to ensure environmental integrity, in which case limits could provide for additional safeguards.
under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement 08.11.2018 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
International carbon markets can be an important tool in achieving countries’ mitigation targets under the Paris Agreement, but they are subject to a number of environmental integrity risks. An important risk is that some countries have mitigation targets that correspond to higher levels of emissions than independent projections of their likely emissions. If such ‘hot air’ can be transferred to other countries, it could increase aggregated emissions and create a perverse incentive for countries not to enhance the ambition of future mitigation targets. Limits to international transfers of mitigation outcomes have been proposed to address this risk. This article proposes a typology for such limits, explores key design options, and tests different types of limits in the context of 15 countries. Our analysis indicates that limits to international transfers could, if designed appropriately, prevent most of the hot air contained in current mitigation targets from being transferred, but also involve trade-offs between different policy objectives. Given the risks from international transfer of hot air and the uncertainty over whether other approaches will be effective in ensuring environmental integrity, we recommend that countries take a cautious approach and pursue a portfolio of approaches to ensure environmental integrity, in which case limits could provide for additional safeguards.
under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement 08.11.2018 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
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