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The 2nd quarterly report published by the Renewable Energy Statistics Working Group on the development of renewable energies in Germany clearly shows that they are not growing as quickly as in the previous year. The expansion of photovoltaics fell from 614 megawatts in the first half of 2015 to just 514 megawatts in the current year. There was also a decline in wind energy from 2,858 megawatts in the previous year to 1,952 megawatts. The supply of heat from renewable energies increased by around 3 per cent year-on-year to 94.1 billion kilowatt hours.
To the quarterly report of the Renewable Energies Working Group
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DE-News, Renewable, New books and studies, Environmental policy
Environmental crises endanger health. At the same time, an ecological change of course offers many opportunities to create healthier living conditions. This is the core message of the special report that the Environment Council is handing over to Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Health Minister Prof. Karl Lauterbach in Berlin today.
15 % of deaths in Europe are due to environmental risks, the WHO estimates. Health hazards arise, for example, from air pollutants, noise, chemicals and the spread of antibiotic resistance. New burdens, such as those caused by climate change and biodiversity loss, are also emerging.
"We have known about some of these problems for many years, and policy-makers should now tackle them consistently," says Prof. Claudia Hornberg, Chair of the Environmental Council. "For example, the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry must be more limited in order to reduce the risk of resistance. In addition, chemical regulation should focus on inherently safe chemicals as far as possible."
Only if the federal, state and local governments consistently think together about environment and health can healthy living conditions be created for all. Established instruments such as monitoring, limit values and environmental assessments must be adapted to new challenges. The report provides numerous suggestions for this.
There is also a need for action in urban design: "We need more nature in cities, also to cushion the effects of climate change," says Council member Prof. Wolfgang Köck. "Socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods are often subject to multiple stresses, especially noise and air pollution. Municipalities should specifically relieve these neighbourhoods. Health-related environmental protection in urban planning needs more active involvement of public health departments and greater public participation, as well as financial support from the federal and state governments."
"How important nature is for our health is often underestimated," adds Council member Prof. Josef Settele. "It helps to reduce stress, motivates us to exercise and strengthens the immune system, to name just a few examples. To preserve all these functions, we need to protect it better and give it more space."
Special report of the SRU
2023, 282 pages, 35 illustrations, 6 table(s), ISBN 978-3-947370-25-2
The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) has been advising the German government on environmental policy issues for over 50 years. The Council's composition of seven professors from different disciplines ensures a scientifically independent and comprehensive assessment, both from a scientific-technical and a social science perspective.
The Council currently consists of the following members:
Prof. Dr Claudia Hornberg (Chair), Bielefeld University
Prof. Dr Claudia Kemfert (Deputy Chair), Leuphana University Lüneburg and German Institute for Economic Research Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Dornack, Dresden University of Technology
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Köck, University of Leipzig and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Lucht, Humboldt University Berlin and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Prof. Dr Josef Settele, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Prof. Dr Annette Elisabeth Töller, Open University in Hagen
German Advisory Council on the Environment
Luisenstraße 46, 10117 Berlin, + 49 30 263696-0
www.umweltrat.de
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The ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE) is today publishing its latest conference volume entitled "Research for the energy transition - shaping the energy system". The presentations collected here from the last annual conference present current research results and instruments for a successful energy transition.
The spectrum of contributions ranges from scenarios for the transformation of the energy system to the importance of sector coupling, grids and storage systems to the specific roles of the various renewable technologies such as photovoltaics, wind energy and bioenergy in a sustainable energy system.
The conference proceedings "Research for the Energy Transition - Shaping the Energy System" are available to all interested parties on the internet and can also be ordered there as a printed booklet free of charge.
The Member institutions of the FVEE:
Link to download and order online:
www.fvee.de/publikationen/themenhefte
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Kaiserslautern (energate) - The Energy Agency Rhineland-Palatinate and the consulting firm BET Aachen have published a study on the topic of "Attractive business models with PV systems".
Click here to download the pdf
www.energieagentur.rlp.de/...Solarinitiative_Brosch_170526.pdf
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DE-News, Renewable, New books and studies, News Blog RLP, PV, Ecology
