German Advisory Council on the Environment

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Renaturierung - Landschaft (refer to: Nature restoration: Strengthening biodiversity and managing land sustainably)

Nature restoration: Strengthening biodiversity and managing land sustainably

We are dependent on functioning and resilient ecosystems. In Germany the state of nature has continued to deteriorate in recent decades. In addition to protecting the remaining nature, the condition of damaged ecosystems should be improved increasingly. In this statement the SRU, WBBGR and WBW are giving recommendations for the implementation of the nature restoration law in Germany.

 

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Impulspapier CO2 Budget (refer to: Where do we stand with Germany’s CO₂ Budget? An Update)

date of issue 2024.11.13 · Topic: Cli­mate and en­er­gy Where do we stand with Germany’s CO₂ Budget? An Update(PDF, 435KB, File meet accessibility standards)

Earlier this year, the SRU has updated its calculations on the remaining CO₂ budget for Germany and the EU. This budget quantifies the maximum amount of CO₂ Germany and the EU could still emit as a fair share of the remaining global CO₂ budget. Today, we publish the English language version of this update. More: Where do we stand with Germany’s CO₂ Budget? An Update …

Suffizienz - Fingerabdruck  (refer to: Sufficiency as a "Strategy of the Enough": A Necessary Debate)

date of issue 2024.06.12 · Topic: Cli­mate and en­er­gy , Con­struc­tion in­dus­try , Cli­mate and en­er­gy , Mo­bil­i­ty , Law, pol­i­tics and strate­gies , Raw ma­te­ri­als and cir­cu­lar econ­o­my , Econ­o­my and so­ci­ety , Agri­cul­ture and soil Sufficiency as a "Strategy of the Enough": A Necessary Debate(PDF, 101KB, File meet accessibility standards)

Human consumption of nature must be reduced quickly and drastically. At the same time, many people do not have sufficient access to energy and resources. The SRU calls for a social debate on a previously neglected dimension of future policy: Sufficiency. More: Sufficiency as a "Strategy of the Enough": A Necessary Debate …

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