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Stop premature replacement of electrical and electronic equipment
Prevent premature obsolescence, prolong service life – Recommendations for sustainable product policy
Introduce mandatory minimum lifetime information, strengthen purchasers’ rights, improve conditions for repairs – these and other strategies for…
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Research to shape the energy transition
Ariadne project launched within the Kopernikus initiative
From electricity supply to industrial production and the Paris climate goals, from individual sectors to the big picture: the Ariadne project, a key…
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Two goodbyes and two new
General Assembly elects Oeko-Institut Committee
Meeting on Saturday, 20 June 2020, in Merzhausen near Freiburg, the Oeko-Institut’s General Assembly elected two new Committee members: Dr. Susanne…
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Academy for Transdisiplinary Research
Launch of the tdAcadamy platform: Research to solve social problems and crises is strengthened
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Environmental and climate protection as a benchmark for economic stimulus packages
Coronavirus crisis: sustainability check for economic stimulus measures
The German government has announced that it will unveil plans tomorrow for another major package of measures to boost the country’s economic recovery…
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[Translate to Englisch:] Weniger Kunststoffe konsumieren, mehr recyceln
Living without plastics – but how?
Plastics are an efficient, practical and cheap material. But the way in which we use plastics has numerous negative impacts, especially on the…
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Less climate protection with change of CORSIA
Climate action in the aviation sector under threat
The aviation industry proposes to change the international agreement to address CO2 emissions from international aviation (CORSIA). Oeko-Institut’s…
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The environmentally friendly disposal of old electronic equipment costs money
Close gap in the law to improve environmental standards in online shopping
Some sellers of electronic equipment from non-EU countries such as China who market their products on the Internet do not contribute to the costs…
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