Emissions

Every year, the " Earth Overshoot Day" reminds us of the enormous extent to which we are exceeding planetary limits in terms of resources. A consortium project is now developing instruments based on sufficiency policy in heat supply, regional development and air pollution control - for a better quality of life and less consumption of environmental resources. more...

Thanks to two new partners, the IZT can now also disseminate its research results on climate-friendly school kitchens in Estonia and Croatia. The aim is to give renewed impulses to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions at school kitchens. more...

The national air pollution control program describes the measures by which Germany intends to reduce emissions and particulate matter in the long term. However, active public involvement is fundamental to the success of the program. The project commissioned by the UBA discusses how exactly such participation can be structured. more...

On behalf of the Bundesverband Deutscher Anzeigenblätter e.V. (BVDA), the IZT develops a life cycle assessment of advertising journals. On that basis, optimization potentials are identified which can be put into practice in the future with economically justifiable effort. more...

IZT evaluates the project “Support of market monitoring” that is part of the German National Action Plan Energy Efficiency (NAPE). In the project, methods for testing the energy efficiency of electrical appliances are optimised. more...

The EU guideline for airborne pollutants was tightened. The Umweltbundesamt commissioned scientists to develop new projections for the emissions of Germany from 2020 to 2035, to determine if the national mitigation measures are sufficient. more...

IZT evaluates the German National energy efficiency label for old heating installations. The goal of the labelling is to prompt more owners to replace their old heating installations by new, more efficient facilities. more...

Scientists analyse all processes from purchase to waste disposal in 24 canteens in elementary schools. Subsequently menus and processes are optimized to maximize CO2 and energy savings. more...

Scientists analyse all processes from purchase to waste disposal in 24 canteens in elementary schools. Subsequently menus and processes are optimized to maximize CO2 and energy savings. more...

IZT evaluates the German National Top-Runner Initiative with the goal of promoting energy efficient products in penetrating markets at an increasing speed. more...

The goal of this endeavor was a consistent distinction between emissions that require trading and those that do not. more...

By order of NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION UNION (NABU) the IZT will identifiy 'green' future technologies which promise on the one hand high environmental impacts and for which a particular resource economic relevance can be attested on the other hand. In the following the short-term study aims to provide an overview of companies which offer products based on 'green' future technologies and which are particularly interested in resource conservation. more...

The European Directive on Emissions from Non-Road Mobile Machinery (97/68/EC) includes the Stage III B exhaust emission values for railway application which will come into force from 2011 onwards. These values are a challenge to operators, manufacturers and suppliers and new solutions for clean exhaust emissions have to be found. The four years project is build on the basis of several application sub-projects that will enable the industry to evaluate the different solutions to be applied to rail systems in real operating conditions. more...

The attitudes of young people towards sustainable development are ambivalent: a decreasing interest in environmental topics is juxtaposed with a high awareness of major societal themes. Ten recommendations for better communication with young people were developed in the project. more...

The "Integrated Technology Roadmap Automation 2020+" continues the roadmapping activities started in 2005 for the "Automation Association" of "the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers e.V. (ZVEI)". Based on socio-economic trends orientation knowledge is provided for future needs of automation in the future markets of energy, water and sewage as well as megacities. more...

Das Projekt sollte die Umweltperformance der europäischen Bahnen steigern, indem bei der Beschaffung neuer Züge und Lokomotiven ökologische Anforderungen stärker berücksichtigt werden sollten. more...

Das IZT schätzte erstmals systematisch die Emissionen von vier Luftschadstoffen für zukünftige Jahre ab. Denn Schwefeldioxid, Stickoxide, Ammoniak und flüchtige Kohlenwasserstoffe sind verantwortlich für Sommersmog und für die Versauerung und Überdüngung von Böden und Gewässern. more...