The Berlin Biogas-Project - The Production of Biomethane from Organic Waste -

The objective of the federal government is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 40 % as compared to 1990, by 2020 by the latest. An objective that can only be achieved through a sustainable economic system - saving energy, generating renewable energy and more efficient use of energy. Waste management and in particular that of organic waste can contribute significantly to the achievement of the set resource, energy and climate targets.

In recent decades much has changed in German waste management. A mere disposal contractor has become an expert for recycling and utilisation. With an excellent carbon footprint the German waste disposal industry is a pioneer in the implementation of climate protection objectives. This is documented in the study Klimaschutzpotenziale der Abfallwirtschaft (Climate Protection Potentials in Waste Management). The study looks at potential in recycling and the conversion into energy of the relevant waste fractions. The results prove that the German waste industry already contributes significantly towards the reduction of national greenhouse emissions. And it presents opportunities to reduce the emissions in Germany even further.

Against the background of rising prices for fossil fuels there is not just a substantial socioeconomic pressure, but the economic evaluation of the use of waste for the generation of energy is also getting more and more important. For many years now residual waste has been used for the production of energy in waste incineration plants, which has contributed significantly to the conservation of resources.

 

 

Rechtliche und praktische Unsicherheiten bei der Durchführung des europäischen Klimaanpassungsrechts durch das Bundes- Klimaanpassungsgesetz (KAnG)
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In the context of the European Climate Law (EU) 2021/1119), the Governance Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and the Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991, the KAnG came into force on July 1, 2024.

Transformatives Klimarecht: Raum, Zeit, Gesellschaft
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This article contends that climate law should be conceived as inherently transformative in a double sense. The law not only guides the necessary transformation of economy and society, but is itself undergoing transformation.

Maßnahmen zur Klimaanpassung sächsischer Talsperren
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Die Landestalsperrenverwaltung des Freistaates Sachsen (LTV) betreibt aktuell insgesamt 87 Stauanlagen, darunter 25 Trinkwassertalsperren. Der Stauanlagenbestand ist historisch gewachsen und wurde für unterschiedliche Zwecke errichtet.

 

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