Joerss, W.Handke, V.Institut fuer Zukunftsstudien und Techno...Umweltbundesamt, Berlin (Germany)
An emission forecast for the years 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, including a reference for 2000 for the emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO_2), nitrous oxides (NO_x), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) and ammonia (NH_3) in Germany was elaborated. To this end, in the relevant source categories stationary combustion, traffic, distribution of ...
This paper examines national projects (NP) in climate protection according to their environmental effectiveness, their static and their dynamic economic efficiency, their transaction costs and their social and political feasibility. NP are defined as voluntary, unilateral climate protection projects in a country with a binding greenhouse gas emissi...
The project had two main fields of emphasis: 1. Description of a low-particle combustion process without exhaust recirculation. 2. Reduction of NOx emissions by exhaust recirculation. A one-cylinder aggregate was used for both functions, and the following influencing parameters were investigated: Compression ration, combustion chamber geometry, hyd...
Die Erarbeitung von technischen Regeln zur Konkretisierung des 'Standes der Technik' in Rechtsvorschriften und zur Durchfuehrung von Umweltschutzmassnahmen ist eine zentrale und aktuelle Gemeinschaftsaufgabe von VDI und DIN. Die Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft im VDI und DIN - Normenausschuss KRdL gestaltet bereits seit 1957 erfolgreich die technis...
The new 'Vauban' district of Freiburg will have neither parking lots nor motor cars. This concept is unique in Germany, and studies were therefore carried out in parallel with the intention to identify shortcomings and find remedies. The Vauban project shows that a concept of this kind must be based on three strategies: Urban planning emphasizing s...
The boundary conditions of communal waste management - legal specifications and future waste volumes, to name just two central aspects - are difficult to assess, so the best possible management strategy between public authorities and private organizations is a central issue. The conference discussed this central issue and some related fields, inclu...