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Supporting climate protection in the transport sector
Reshaping mobility for the future
How can a reform of taxes and surcharges guide the transport sector towards a sustainable future? Higher CO2 prices in combination with the abolition…
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Including environmental aspects in the regulation of AI
The power of data for environmental policy
The foundations of the emerging data economy that are currently being laid must be aligned with environmental and climate protection goals. Yet…
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Boosting climate action in buildings
Making the EU heat sector carbon-free
More than a quarter of the energy consumed in the European Union is used to heat buildings. Much of this energy is obtained from fossil fuels: only…
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COP26 will be crucial to international market mechanisms
World Climate Conference: Preparatory analysis for the EU Parliament
In recent months many countries have submitted new climate targets. However, these are insufficient to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. In…
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Series of events to mark the anniversary
Knowledge for Change: Ten Years of Ecornet
The network of independent institutes for environmental and sustainability research marks its tenth anniversary. In 2011, eight non-profit scientific…
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Men between 40 and 60 with high incomes often drive company cars
Company cars: tax benefits cause multi-billion-euro social and environmental misalignment
The taxation of company cars is increasingly causing a social and environmental misalignment in German transport policy, according to a study by think…
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Change towards sustainability
Environmentally sound, collective and fair. Considering the social aspects of transformation
Climate and environmental policy plays a big part in the transition towards greater sustainability – and hence also in the future wellbeing of all.…
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Supply chains: they look harmless, but they aren’t
Climate due diligence in future supply chain law
Environmental due diligence requirements feature to only a very limited extent in the German government’s new Supply Chain Act. Work on extending such…
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