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ETC/ACM Technical Paper 2017/9
Quality assurance and quality control procedure for national and Union GHG projections
The quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedure is an element of the QA/QC programme of the Union system for policies and measures and projections to be established in 2017 according to Article 12 of the MMR. The European…
EEA Report No 23/2017
Renewable energy in Europe – 2017 Update: Recent growth and knock-on effects
This report outlines the progress renewable energy sources (RES) made in 2015 in the European Union (EU) as a whole, and at country, market sector and technology level. It also provides early European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates…
An outline of sustainability criteria for synthetic fuels used in transport
Policy paper for Transport & Environment
If relevant volumes of hydrogen and synthetic fuels are to be used in the European transport sector until 2030, there is a need for sustainability criteria for these fuels to ensure their environmental benefit. Such criteria should not…
EEA Report No 20/2017: Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2017
Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2016.
The report was prepared on behalf of the European Environment Agency, as partner of the Europ…
Response systems to risks and accidents of nuclear power plants
Challenges of the early phase after an accident
Presentation by Dr. Veronika Ustohalova at the "Seoul International Safety Forum", 23.11.2017
ETC/ACM Technical Paper 2017/11
Estimate of 2005 - 2012 emissions for stationary installations to reflect the current scope (2013 - 2020) of the EU ETS
The EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) was launched in 2005. The two first trading periods were 2005–2007 and 2008–2012. In 2013, the EU ETS entered its third trading period, covering approximately 12 000 stationary installations. The…
Does the Effort Sharing Regulation require sufficient emission reductions to meet the EU 2030 target?
Oeko-Institut Working Paper 7/2017
This paper analyses the legislative proposal of the European Commission and the negotiating positions of the Council and the Parliament related to the EU Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). The ESR sets the framework for the reduction of…
Approximated EU greenhouse gas inventory 2016
This briefing presents early ‘approximated’ (proxy) estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2016 in the European Union (EU), as reported by Member States in July 2017. Detailed results are available in the report, Approximated…
EEA Report No 18/2017
The EU Emissions Trading System in numbers
This 2017 report of the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides an analysis of past, present and future emissions trends under the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS), based on the latest data and information available…
EEA Report No 17/2017
Tracking progress towards Europe's climate and energy targets
The 2017 edition of the annual European Environment Agency (EEA) report, Trends and projections in Europe, provides an updated assessment of the progress of the European Union (EU) and European countries towards their climate…
Germany's Electric Future
Coal phase-out 2035
The planet has a limit and it shows us this forcefully. With record temperatures, melting poles, acidified seas. With dying species. Not least of all, humans are affected: every year the emissions of coal-fired power plants in Germany…
Short analysis of the RED 2009, the iLUC Directive 2015 and the 2016 RED proposal regarding implications for nature protection
The present study examined the current proposal for the amendment of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). From a nature protection perspective, the RED proposal shows several shortcomings and gaps.The paper closes with a discussion…
The changeover from the NEDC to the WLTP and its impact on the effectiveness and the post-2020 update of the CO2 emission standards
The CO2 emission regulation based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) has successfully decreased emissions in chassis dynamometer measurements during type approval procedures. However, CO2 emissions in operation on the road have…
Early CO2 emission estimates for 2015 based on Eurostat monthly energy data
Annual project report
This report includes a description of the method used, a verification of the early CO2 emission estimates for the year 2014 by comparing them to the final GHG inventory CO2emission data submitted to the UNFCCC and the calculation of the…
Climate and energy policies in Poland
Briefing for the ENVI delegation to Warsaw, Poland, on 18-20 September 2017
This briefing compiles background information for the ENVI’s delegationto Warsaw on 18-20 September 2017 which will look at Polish projects and initiatives contributing to the fightof climate change and to the decarbonisation of the…
Long-term macroeconomic effects of the German Energy Transition
Presentation by Dr. Johanna Cludius at the "First Moroccan-German Energy Day", 28 September 2017, Rabat
Raising Public Awareness of Nuclear Waste Management by Active Information – a Field Report
Presentation by Julia Mareike Neles at the ENTRIA Final Conference, 26.9. 2017, Braunschweig
The Self-reflecting Process – a New Challenge (?)
Presentation by Beate Kallenbach-Herbert at the ENTRIA Final Conference, 26.9. 2017, Braunschweig
New Reactor Concepts
An assessment
Presentation by Dr. Christoph Pistner, INRAG Meeting, 16.9.2017, Vienna
International Climate Initiatives – A way forward to close the emissions gap?
Initiatives’ potential and role under the Paris Agreement - Final Report
Current commitments under the Paris Agreement are not sufficient to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels; the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2015 showed that a mitigation gap of 14 GtCO2e exists for 2030.…