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Altfahrzeuge enthalten sowohl Schadstoffe als auch Wertstoffe und sind daher nach den Vorgaben der Altfahrzeugverordnung ordnungsgemäß zu behandeln und zu verwerten. Gefahren für die Umwelt können so vermieden und Wertstoffe zurückgewonnen werden. Dementsprechend ist es wichtig, dass die ordnungsgemäße Behandlung und Verwertung von Altfahrzeugen auch belegt werden kann. Grundlegend ist vor diesem Hintergrund, dass nachvollziehbar ist, wo Fahrzeuge verbleiben, die außer Betrieb gesetzt und in Deutschland nicht wieder zum Straßenverkehr zugelassen werden. Mit den vorliegenden statistischen Angaben war dies in den letzten Jahren nur teilweise möglich. Beispielsweise war vor Projektbeginn für das Jahr 2013 der Verbleib von 1,18 Millionen Fahrzeugen nicht aufklärbar. Ziel des Vorhabens war es daher, den Verbleib von außer Betrieb gesetzten Fahrzeugen möglichst lückenlos aufzuklären. Darauf aufbauend erarbeiteten die Autoren Vorschläge, um die Datenlage dauerhaft zu verbessern.
To minimize the impact of end-of life vehicles on the environment they have to be managed in accordance with the legal requirements. Against this background it is important to comprehend the whereabouts of permanently decommissioned passenger cars. From the available statistical sources it was only possible to account for the whereabouts in parts for the last years. The subject-matter of the research project was the closure of this "statistical gap" to the maximum extent possible. The objectives of the project were the identification of the possible reasons underlying the "statistical gap", the determination, itemisation and, to the maximum extent possible, quantification of information on the actual whereabouts of permanently decommissioned vehicles and the development of measures and instruments that can be used to permanently improve the data situation.
The paper undertakes a closer look on the relation of institutions and policy mixes within the multi-level scope of the European Union in the policy field of resource efficiency and maps out different configurations. Based on an extensive analysis of scope, foci, instruments and especially the distribution of institutional responsibilities in 32 EU countries, the paper aims to amplify the categorisation of policy mix characteristics developed by Rogge and Reichardt by considerations on the institutional background of policy mixes. It specifically brings into question the potential impact of different institutional settings on the consistency and coherence of approaches in this evolving policy field. Resource efficiency is an eminently cross-cutting policy concept and a specific interesting unit of analysis due to the observable heterogeneity of implementation approaches. However, it is still mainly disconnected from energy issues and, at the same time, EU policy has shifted to the circular economy approach, indicating further need for streamlining with the resource efficiency approach. The paper stresses the need to include institutional and multi-level governance issues for policy design and the development of policy mixes, especially in the context of the now refocused resource efficiency agenda to the transition to a circular economy.
Stepping up waste prevention : challenges and opportunities for national waste prevention programmes
(2017)
Facing an ever-increasing global consumption of natural resources and related environmental as well as socioeconomic challenges, the transition towards a circular economy will be of crucial importance. The issue is high on the political agenda, especially since the European Commission published its Circular Economy Action Plan in December 2015. Apparently different stakeholders have very different perceptions of the concept as well as different expectations for its implementation. During a workshop series by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, experts from policy, science, administration, industry and unions discussed key issues for the circular economy: What's the status quo in Germany? How can the circular economy be implemented in a comprehensive and efficient way? Which instruments are available? Is the legal framework on EU and national level sufficient for the evolvement of a circular economy? What is the role of the consumer? What are the economic potentials especially with regard to job creation? How can research and innovation policy contribute to this process? This paper aims to summarise the different discussions.