Climate

Green House Gas Emissions and EU Enlargement

August 2000 to December 2000

In the course of their accession to the European Union, the acceding countries have to implement the existing body of European rules (acquis communautaire). As a result, the level of their greenhouse gas emissions can be expected to be affected. In this project, the effects of the accession of Estonia, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republik and Hungary on their greenhouse gas emissions were assessed. The study analyses the effects the EU accession of Estonia, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary may have on the greenhouse gas emissions of these countries.

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Publication

Global Environment

1998 ODS Data in the European Union

Ecologic analysed and compared different sources of data on the production and trade in Ozone Depleting Substances. Reporting data on production, imports and exports of ozone depleting substances (ODS) is one of the most fundamental bases for checking compliance with the Montreal Protocol. There are different sources for generating the necessary data. The European Commission has generally relied on the reporting by producers and importers/exporters as required under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) 3093/94 to generate the needed information. These data have provided the basis for submitting the annual data required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol to the Secretariat of the Protocol in Nairobi. Read more

Publication

Instruments and Options for Environmental Policy during the Accession Process of EU Associated Countries in the Area of Environment and Energy

Bär, Stefani; Martin Cames; Michael Krug et al. 2000: Instruments and Options for Environmental Policy during the Accession Process of EU Associated Countries in the Area of Environment and Energy. Öko-Institut, Ecologic, FFU, Berlin.Read more

Project

Environmental Law

Ecologic Legal

Kyoto Mechanisms and Compliance

March 2000 to December 2002

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol to protect the global climate is an incomplete agreement. Many of its provisions require a further specification in order to make the Protocol ratifiable for countries. In this project, concrete options and proposals for the elaboration of the Kyoto Protocol were developed for the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.Read more

Publication

Book

The Kyoto-Protocol

International Climate Policy for the 21st Century

The adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997 was a major achievement in the endeavour to tackle the problem of global climate change at the dawn of the 21st century. After many years of involvement in the negotiation process, the book's two internationally recognised authors now offer the international community a first hand and inside perspective of the debate on the Kyoto Protocol.Read more

Publication

GEF Evaluation Report

Study of Impacts of GEF Activities on Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting Substances

Oberthür, Sebastian 1999: Study of Impacts of GEF Activities on Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting Substances. GEF Evaluation Report. Berlin.Read more

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Study of Impacts of GEF Activities on Phase-Out of Ozone Depleting Substances in CEITs

Final Report to Global Environment Facility UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme

In this study, Ecologic provided a detailed account of the effects of GEF support and other progress made in 15 countries supported in East Europe and Central Asia awards phasing out ozone depleting substances (ODS), as mandated by the Montreal Protocol. The study is based on data reported by the countries to the Ozone Secretariat in Nairobi, and by data from the implementing agencies and verified by the countries themselves.Read more

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Book