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A great deal of potential has yet to be unlocked
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Local authorities and climate action - The energy and mobility transitions in cities and municipalities

Cities and municipalities have immense greenhouse gas mitigation potential: they can put municipal enterprises such as transport providers and local…

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Local authorities and climate action - The energy and mobility transitions in cities and municipalities
Members’ Meeting in Darmstadt
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Members’ Meeting elects the Oeko-Institut Committee

On Saturday, 24 June 2023, the Oeko-Institut’s Members’ Meeting, which took place in the Darmstadt office and online, held elections for several seats…

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Members’ Meeting elects the Oeko-Institut Committee
New tool on value chains of power-to-X
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New tool informs about sustainability issues and chances for PTX supply countries

The interactive tool PTX Business Opportunity Analyser enables supply countries for Power-to-X (PtX) to evaluate their different products and compare…

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New tool informs about sustainability issues and chances for PTX supply countries
Circular Economy protects the climate and conserves resources
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New study: Building a circular future, safeguarding resources

The transition to a circular economy in Germany would have substantial positive effects on the climate, resource conservation and biodiversity. The…

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New study: Building a circular future, safeguarding resources
New episode: What can be done to make farming more climate-friendly?
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Towards sustainable agriculture – we’re still on the starting blocks

The challenges in switching to sustainable and organic farming are considerable. The agricultural sector needs to adapt to climate change and…

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Towards sustainable agriculture – we’re still on the starting blocks
Good solutions for the expansion of renewable energies
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Expediting renewable energy development in Europe

Renewable energy development is essential for achieving climate targets, and high-quality solutions to many of the barriers to renewables expansion…

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Expediting renewable energy development in Europe
New episode: How effective is the Supply Chain Act?
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New prospects for environmental rights through European supply chain legislation

With the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains, which entered into force in January 2023, Germany now has legislation in place which obliges…

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New prospects for environmental rights through European supply chain legislation
What could the use of negative emission technologies look like?
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CO2 capture and storage – five technologies point the way to net zero

If Switzerland is to achieve its target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, it will be reliant on the use of negative…

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CO2 capture and storage – five technologies point the way to net zero