Das Projekt "FP6-SUSTDEV, Integration of European Wetland research in a sustainable management of water cycle (EUROWET)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.The final goal of the EUROWET project is to integrate the substantial multidisciplinary European research in wetlands to help attain the sustainable management of the water cycle. This will be achieved by the translation of state-of-the art science developed at both national and European levels, into practical guidance for end-users. This will be achieved by a comprehensive review, expert assessment and a focussed dissemination strategy. There is considerable scientific knowledge and technical experience gained in diverse aspects of wetland science and management including hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology restoration, socio-economic and policy analysis. However the results of research and management experience are still too fragmentary and not sufficiently orientated to problem-solving or simply inadequately framed to be effectively transferred to, or used by, stakeholders and policy-makers. Simultaneously the general outcome of the scientific research has been increased awareness of the significance of wetlands in delivering goods and services important for human welfare including quality of life, biodiversity conservation and maintenance or enhancement of environment quality. Despite this wetlands continue to be degraded and lost throughout Europe without adequate consideration of the wider benefits to be achieved from this management. The new Water Framework Directive (WFD) promotes a unique opportunity to redress this problem by means of the holistic, integrated approach to water management. There is currently in preparation horizontal guidance on Wetlands as part of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) process. There is however work still to be done on providing more specific scientific and technical guidance on the effective implementation of the Directive with respect to wetlands. This is particularly the case in relation to Integrated River Management, the CIS cluster within which wetlands are being considered in the WFD.
Das Projekt "Perspektiven des Linking von Emissionshandelssystemen (ETS) - Überführungsmöglichkeiten nationaler Klimaschutzprogramme in ein ETS, Methoden zur Beurteilung der Chancen und Risiken eines Linking des EU-ETS mit anderen Emissionshandelssystemen" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit (BMUB), Umweltbundesamt (UBA). Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Adelphi Research gemeinnützige GmbH.Nach der Abschaffung des australischen Emissionshandelssystems durch die neue australische Regierung ist zwar das für 2018 geplante Linking des europäischen mit dem australischen Emissionshandel unwahrscheinlich geworden. In anderen Ländern werden aber weiterhin Emissionshandelssysteme ausgestaltet und implementiert. Das Linking verschiedener Kohlenstoffmärkte bleibt somit ein relevantes zukunftsweisendes Thema. Aufbauend auf bestehende Arbeiten sollen die Kriterien für ein erfolgreiches Linking von Emissionshandelssystemen weiterentwickelt werden (z. B. ökologische Wirksamkeit bzw. Integrität und Stringenz, Abbau von Wettbewerbsverzerrungen, Verteilungswirkungen, Investitionsanreize). Im weiteren Verlauf des Projekts sollen ökonomische Kennzahlen bestimmt werden, mit deren Hilfe anhand von vorhandenen bzw. zu ermittelnden Daten (z.B. Baseline der Emissionsentwicklung, Wirtschafts-/Bevölkerungsentwicklung, Vermeidungspotenziale und -kosten, Handelsintensität zwischen den Linking-Partnern, etc.) eine Analyse der ökonomischen Auswirkungen des Linkings zweier Emissionshandelssysteme vorgenommen werden kann. Zudem sollen ergänzend zu den Arbeiten laufender UFOPLAN Projekte die aktuellen Entwicklungen in anderen relevanten Themenfeldern (z.B. Cap Bestimmung, Register, Allokationsregeln, Marktaufsicht, Marktregulierung, Umfang Offsetnutzung) untersucht und insbesondere die Ausgestaltungsmerkmale identifiziert werden, die vor einem Linking harmonisiert werden müssten bzw. langfristig konvergieren sollten. Aus diesen grundsätzlichen Arbeiten soll anschließend eine Methode zur strukturierten Bewertung eines Linkings entwickelt werden, die praxisorientiert und einfach in der Handhabung ist und als Orientierungshilfe in Form eines Handbuchs oder excel-basiertem Tool dokumentiert werden sollen. In einem weiteren Arbeitsschritt sollen die Kriterien und die Bewertungsmethode exemplarisch an ein bis zwei im Laufe des Projekts festzulegenden Beispielen überprüft werden.
Das Projekt "Weiterentwicklung des europäischen Emissionshandels nach 2012" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU), Umweltbundesamt (UBA). Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Öko-Institut. Institut für angewandte Ökologie e.V..Ausgangslage / Zielstellung / Methodik des Vorhabens: Das europäische System für den Handel mit Treibhausgasemissionen stellt einen Eckpfeiler der europäischen Klimaschutzanstrengungen dar. Aufbauend auf den Erfahrungen der ersten beiden Handelsperioden sollen für die Zeit ab 2013 weitreichende Änderungen am System vorgenommen werden. In der Novelle der Emissionshandelsrichtlinie 2003/87/EG, die bis Ende 2008 beschlossen werden soll, zeichnen sich u.a. folgende Änderungen ab: Einführung eines EU-weiten Caps mit festgelegtem jährlichen Minderungspfad; Auktionierung als grundlegende Zuteilungsmethode; kostenlose Zuteilung nur noch als Übergangslösung, vorauss. auf Grundlage von europaweit harmonisierten, produktspezifischen Benchmarks; Einbeziehung weiterer Sektoren wie Flugverkehr und (perspektivisch) Schifffahrt; stärkere internationale Einbindung und ggf. Verknüpfung mit anderen EH-Systemen (linking). Hinzu kommt die Frage, in welchem Umfang der EH zu Verlagerungen von Produktion und Emissionen außerhalb Europas führen kann (Leakage), und wie diesen Tendenzen begegnet werden kann. Auch von Belang ist die Frage nach Wechselwirkungen zwischen EH und anderen Instrumenten. Das Forschungsvorhaben dient der wissenschaftlichen Unterstützung des BMU als federführender Stelle innerhalb der BReg und der DEHSt als vollziehender Behörde. Darin sollen wissenschaftlich fundierte Vorschläge erarbeitet werden, wie die oben beschriebenen Änderungen in der EH-RL praktisch umgesetzt werden können. Zudem soll die Bundesregierung im Komitologie-Verhandlungsprozess zur Ausgestaltung einzelner Regelungen durch Analysen unterstützt werden.
Das Projekt "Supporting SME driven olive industry to comply with EU directives directives by turining olive oil waste water into energy through innovative bioreactor biotechnology, and extraction of olive oil industry by-products (EN-X-OLIVE)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Tecnologias Avanzadas Inspiralia SL.Technical scenario: Olive production is a significant economic sector in southern Member States, especially in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. However, the extraction process involved in olive oil production generates non biodegradable phytotoxic waste, and is therefore a significant source of pollution. Despite the introduction in the 90s of improved separation systems such as 2-phase centrifugation system, that reduce both water use and the quantities of liquid residues produced, the problems of waste toxicity, high energy consumption and the disposal of final residues remain. Olive oil production gives a final waste consisting in a solid and very humid by-product called alperujo (AL) or Olive wet cake. The problem of AL disposal has not been fully resolved and research into new technological procedures that permit its profitable use is needed. In addition, these wastes also contain valuable resources such as phenolic compounds, (approximately 53Prozent in olive oil mill waste waters), characterised by different biological activity properties which could be of interest in industry (i.e. their strong antioxidant activity). Current extraction of these compounds is not available from olive oil waste water, since technology is not fully developed and optimised to get large scale prototyping such as Pilot plant stage. Proposed solution: We propose a method focused on both treatment of olive waste waters with by anaerobic digestion transforming biomass into biogas, basically Methane, and extraction from liquid fraction of valuable products, such as polyphenols. vSynergy between these technologies will allow overcome technical barriers such as polyphenol inactivation of the digestion process, making more efficient the process and letting a higher purity of the waste water product.
Das Projekt "CO2 market; Report: Pathways to a global CO2 market" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Auswärtiges Amt. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V..The project investigates barriers and opportunities for establishing a global carbon market by linking future emission trading schemes to the European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Applying an explorative model comprising international trade it explores the economics of linking emission trading schemes. Crucial design issues and institutional aspects of linkages are analyzed as well as the possibilities of linking the EU ETS to emerging regional emission trading schemes in the USA.
Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, FuncTional tOOls for Pesticide RIsk assessmeNt and managemenT (FOOTPRINT)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Landschaftsökologie und Ressourcenmanagement.FOOTPRINT aims at developing a suite of three pesticide risk prediction and management tools, for use by three different end-user communities: farmers and extension advisors at the farm scale, water managers at the catchment scale and policy makers/registration authorities at the national/EU scale. The tools will be based on state-of-the-art knowledge of processes, factors and landscape attributes influencing pesticide fate in the environment and will integrate innovative components which will allow users to: i) identify the dominant contamination pathways and sources of pesticide contamination in the landscape; ii) estimate pesticide concentrations in local groundwater resources and surface water abstraction sources; iii) make scientifically-based assessments of how the implementation of mitigation strategies will reduce pesticide contamination of adjacent water resources. The three tools will share the same overall philosophy and underlying science and will therefore provide a coherent and integrated solution to pesticide risk assessment and risk reduction from the scale of the farm to the EU scale. The predictive reliability and usability of the tools will be assessed through a substantial programme of piloting and evaluation tests at the field, farm, catchment and national scales. The tools developed within FOOTPRINT will allow stakeholders to make consistent and robust assessments of the risk of contamination to water bodies at a range of scales relevant to management, mitigation and regulation (farm, catchment and national/EU). They will in particular i) allow pesticide users to assess whether their pesticide practices ensure the protection of local water bodies and, ii) provide site-specific mitigation recommendations. The FOOTPRINT tools are expected to make a direct contribution to the revision of the Directive 91/414/EC, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the future Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. Prime Contractor: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières; Paris; France.
Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, Science-policy inferfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation (SPI-WATER)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V..Many current water-related RTD projects have already established operational links with practitioners, in several catchments / river basins, which allow the needs of policymakers to be taken into account. However, experience has shown that this interrelationship is not as efficient as it could / should be. Often, RTD results are not easily available to policy oriented implementer (policymakers) and, vice versa, research scientists may lack insight in the needs of policymakers. This project proposes a number of concrete actions to bridge these gaps in communication by developing and implementing a science-policy interface, focusing on setting up a mechanism to enhance the use of RTD results in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation. As a first action, existing science-policy links will be investigated. RTD and LIFE projects that are of direct relevance for the implementation of the WFD will be identified and analysed. The results of these projects will be extracted, translated and synthesised in a way that can efficiently feed the WFD implementation. Secondly, an information system (WISE-RTD Web Portal) will be further developed to cater for an efficient and easy to use tool for dissemination as well as retrieval of RTD results. The Web Portal will be tested in 4 selected river basins to better tune the product to the needs of WFD stakeholders, policymakers and scientists. In parallel, the Web Portal will be disseminated to WFD stakeholders. This dissemination will focus on how to better access and use the RTD results and practical experiences. As third action, this science-policy interfacing of WFD related topics will be extended to non-EU countries taking into account their specific needs. An assessment of recent practices and needs of non-EU countries, together with an in-depth analysis of the operational needs in two Mediterranean pilot river basins, will allow to prepare recommendations for an efficient transfer of knowledge. Prime Contactor; Hydroscan NV; Leuven; Belgium.
Das Projekt "Rechtsfragen im Bereich Klimaschutz" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Ecologic Institut gemeinnützige GmbH.Das Projekt besteht in der laufenden rechtlichen und ökonomischen Beratung in Fragen des Emissionshandels und anderer klimaschutzrechtlicher Instrumente. Schwerpunkte bilden der Review zur Verbesserung der Emissionshandels-Richtlinie, die Einbeziehung des Flugverkehrs in den Emissionshandel, das CO2-Einlagerungsgesetz, die Überführung des TEHG in das UGB V sowie Rechtsfragen der Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung. Es werden die ökonomische Stimmigkeit der Instrumente und ihre Auswirkungen auf Umwelt und Wirtschaft untersucht. Weiterhin werden die Gesetzesentwürfe auf Verfassungsmäßigkeit, Gesetzgebungstechnik und Zusammenspiel mit dem bestehenden Rechtsrahmen geprüft.
Das Projekt "FP6-POLICIES, Methodology Development towards a Label for Environmental, Social and Economic Buildings (LENSE)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Bauphysikbüro Prof. Kornadt und Partner.LEnSE is a research project that responds to the growing need in Europe for assessing a building's sustainability performance. The project draws on the existing knowledge available in Europe on building assessment methodologies. LEnSE aims to develop a truly holistic methodology that addresses the overall, integrating concept of sustainability. The main objective of LEnSE is to develop a methodology for the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing, new and renovated buildings, which is broadly accepted by the European stakeholders involved in sustainable construction. This methodology will allow for future labelling of buildings, in analogy with the Energy Performance Directive. The work should result in increased awareness of the European stakeholders and will allow adequate policy implementation on sustainable construction. The project consists of three main themes. The first theme is the identification and scope of the issues which need to be included in a sustainability assessment. This has to be wide enough to be acceptable and limited enough to be practicable. A broad consensus on these issues will be reached through strategic consultation of the relevant stakeholders. The second theme is the actual development of the assessment methodology. The content of the assessment will be developed for a limited, but representative range of key issues. Guidelines on how to address local variations will be provided. This work will be validated by the development of a prototype tool and tested on case study buildings. The key stakeholders on the European and national level will be highly involved in the development of the methodology, to guarantee a wide acceptance and implementation of the project results. These consultations will include national meetings with stakeholders and trans-national expert workshops. Thematic -stepping stone- publications, will serve as strategic reference and discussion documents for the stakeholder consultation rounds. Prime Contractor: Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction; Bruxelles; Belgium.
Das Projekt "A Regional Model for Integrated Water Management in Twinned River Basins (RIVERTWIN), Sub project: University Innsbruck" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Hohenheim, Institut für Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre.The project 'RIVERTWIN' aims in adjusting, testing and implementing an integrated regional model for the strategic planning of water resources management in twinned river basins under contrasting ecological, social and economic conditions. The regional model will take into account the impacts of demographic trends, economic and technological development, the effects of global climate and land use changes on the availability and quality of water bodies in humid temperate, subhumid tropical as well as semiarid regions. The existing integration framework will be first tested in a European river basin with high data availability and data density. The Transferability of the model to other regions with different economic level, ecological standards and with low data availability will be jointly tested by the project team and river basin organisations in two river basins in Westafrica and Uzbekistan. Here, the problem of adequate human resources and the uncertainties of input data for the implementation of computer based decision suppport tools will be addressed. Capacity building through training of end users supports the transfer of the research results into application. In cooperation with stakeholders and potential users integrated scenarios of economic growth, land use and climate change will be developed and the model will be used to assess the implications for water management under the respective scenario assumptions. The twinning of river basins will promote mutual transfer of know-how and technology between European and Third countries. Based on the results, river basin management plans can be prepared. Through its holistic basin wide approach, the project contributes to the EU water directive, the Millennium Goals defined by the WSSD and the EU water initiative for Africa and Newly Independent States.
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