9:43 min, 2012
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The Federal Cabinet today approved a draft for the Climate Protection Act and now mentions, among other things, a new expansion target for photovoltaics in the Climate Protection Programme 2030. The law now enters the parliamentary consultations.
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www.solarserver.de/...kabinett-beschliesst-98-gw-ausbauziel-fuer-photovoltaik.html
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100% EEs, DE-News, Renewable, PV, PlusEnergy house/settlement, Environmental policy
Too many greenhouse gases, air pollutants and other environmental burdens damage our health, destroy ecosystems and cause animals and plants to die out. They also lead to economic losses through, for example, production stoppages, crop losses or damage to buildings and infrastructure. For many of these damages, there are established scientific methods for expressing them in monetary terms. In its recently published Methodological Convention 3.0, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has updated its recommendations for determining such damages and recalculated the costs of environmental pollution. According to this, for example, the emission of one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) causes damages of around 180 euros. Converted to Germany's greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, this corresponds to total costs of around 164 billion euros. Maria Krautzberger, President of the Federal Environment Agency: "Measures for environmental and climate protection save us and future generations many billions of euros through reduced environmental and health damage. We should not forget this when discussing air pollution control or the coal phase-out."
In the "Methodological Convention 3.0 for Determining Environmental Costs", numerous parameters were used to calculate the costs of environmental pollution. These include the cost of restoring damaged buildings and infrastructure, the market value of crop losses and lost production, and the amount people would be willing to pay to avoid damage to their health. The "Methodological Convention 3.0" helps to make the damage caused by environmental pollution clear and to compare it with the costs of environmental protection.
The cost rates of the "Methodological Convention 3.0" can be used, among other things, to determine the costs incurred by environmental pollution in the generation of electricity and heat or in passenger and freight transport. For example, one kilowatt hour (kWh) of lignite-based electricity causes environmental damage costs of 20.81 cents on average. Accordingly, the lignite-based electricity generated in Germany in 2016 resulted in environmental damage costs of €31.2 billion. By comparison, one kilowatt-hour of electricity from wind power only leads to environmental damage of 0.28 cents.
The emission of one tonne of particulate matter (PM2.5) in traffic causes average environmental damage of 59,700 euros, the emission of one tonne of nitrogen oxides (NOx) 15,000 euros. Extrapolated to the total emissions of traffic in Germany in 2016, this results in environmental damage of 1.49 billion euros for particulate matter and 7.29 billion euros for nitrogen oxides per year.
Maria Krautzberger: "These examples show the huge scale of the damage caused by environmental pollution in Germany every year. Even if they are not immediately reflected as a financial burden, for example in the public budget: this damage is real and causes enormous economic costs."
Methodological convention 3.0 for the determination of environmental costs
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DE-News, Climate protection, New books and studies, Environmental policy, Ecology
The Schweighofer Prize rewards innovative ideas, technologies, products and services along the entire value chain with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of the European forestry and timber industry.
The Schweighofer Prize has been awarded every two years since 2003 and is endowed with a total amount of € 300,000 before taxes. The Schweighofer Prize is divided into a main prize and several innovation prizes.
All natural persons and groups of persons, irrespective of their age, level of education or employment status, who have performed a service in accordance with the tender conditions are eligible to participate. Organisations may also submit entries. However, the main focus should be on people who have already achieved great things for the European forestry and timber industry or who are currently developing innovative solutions.
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www.schweighofer-prize.org
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DE-News, Wood construction, Contests & Prizes
12/2011: Foundation stone laid for the 10 square kilometre ecology park in Qingdao, China www.detail.de/...
11/2011: Grants for integrated neighbourhood concepts and refurbishment managers: New KfW funding programme "Energy-efficient urban refurbishment". The pilot phase for the integrated energy neighbourhood concept was launched on 15 November. The new KfW programme "Energy-efficient urban refurbishment" is intended to develop and implement measures to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and infrastructure, in particular for heat supply in the neighbourhood. For 2012, 92 million euros are available from the special "Energy and Climate Fund".
11/2011: BUND Yearbook 2012 "Ecological building and renovation" Published
The 244-page, full-colour booklet combines ecological building principles and practical tips for all phases of construction or renovation - from planning and financing to implementation with appropriate building materials and technologies and furnishing. Written in an easy-to-understand and clear style, with many examples and practical suggestions, it offers an all-round service for building owners and renovators. Reading sample (pdf) Order directly for EUR 8.90 (plus EUR 2 postage) from: www.ziel-marketing.de
10/2011: Passive house residential complex with 155 flats in Austria
In Eisenstadt, the capital of Burgenland, the largest passive house complex in the Austrian province to date is being built on the Kirchäcker site: www.detail.de/...
9/2011: Gardening in the centre of the city. Christa Müller: "Urban Gardening - On the return of gardens to the city"
"Until recently, most urban planners reacted patronisingly to
urban mini-farming." How thoroughly the tide has turned
The book "Urban Gardening", which the journalist
and crime writer Susanne Billig for Deutschlandradio Kultur in a
in a revealing 7-minute conversation.
www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/kritik/1532625
9/2011: Climate protection in municipalities. The practical guide was funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and compiled by the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) in co-operation with the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (ifeu) and the Climate Alliance and is now available in a fundamentally revised version. The guide (514 pages, loose-leaf collection in a folder) can be ordered from Difu for a nominal fee of EUR 14.40 and is available to download free of charge as a PDF file:
www.leitfaden.kommunaler-klimaschutz.de
9/2011: Funding programme launched for energy-plus homes
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) has launched a new funding programme for model houses that meet the so-called "Plus Energy Standard". Around 1.2 million euros will initially be available for this programme in 2011. The programme supports developers who construct buildings that produce significantly more energy than is required for their operation.
www.forschungsinitiative.de
8/2011: Documentation of the "Ecovillages and Sustainable Living" Conference in Portugal from 7-11 July 2011 of the Global Ecovillage Network Europe:
7/2011: DGNB certification for sustainable urban neighbourhoods
The criteria for sustainable urban neighbourhoods were developed over the course of a year. More than 10 urban neighbourhoods are now on their way to a DGNB certificate. In October, the DGNB will present the first awards in Munich at the Expo Real commercial property trade fair.
www.dgnb.de/...
6/2011: Topping-out ceremony for the 8-storey timber house in Bad Aibling: Topping-out ceremony after 4 weeks of assembly on 10 June 2011 in the zero-energy city in Bad Aibling:
www.huber-sohn.de/...
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