Silvia Schütte

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Noise abatement – rules and measures to reduce noise

Noise has highly detrimental effects on health, as numerous studies in the field of noise impact research show. In its Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides a list of adverse health outcomes associated with noise: they include cardiovasc

Analysis and assessment of the design of an offsetting system for international aviation

This discussion paper assesses how robust accounting could be implemented under the Paris Agreement in order to avoid double counting between nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) implemented under the Internatio

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Participation: Fair and transparent planning of major projects

Large infrastructure projects such as transport networks, waste management facilities and power generation plants often result in significant landscape change. The German energy transition (Energiewende) demonstrates this very clearly: wind and solar electricity production has to be further expanded

ENER/C1/2014 -688

Study on Technical Assistance in Realisation of the 2016 Report on Renewable Energy, in preparation of the Renewable Energy Package for the Period 2020 -2030 in the European Union ("RES-Study")

The objective of this study is to provide technical assistance in the preparation of the 2016 Report on Renewable Energy, in preparation of the Renewable Energy Package for the period 2020-2030 in the European Union. Key findings are: Renewable energy sources (RES) are deployed by all EU Member St

Studie für das Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Wu?rttemberg

Auswertung verschiedener Formate der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung im Umfeld kerntechnischer Anlagen und Einrichtungen

Im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg hat das Öko-Institut die in den letzten Monaten und Jahren im Kontext kerntechnischer Anlagen und Einrichtungen in Baden-Württemberg eingesetzten Formate der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung untersucht. Das Ziel war