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New issue of eco@work online now New issue of eco@work online now Once again, nuclear power is fuelling heated debate. And once more, the Öko-Institut is sounding the alarm. Yet parts of the energy…

UNEP environment report gives its assessment / Öko-Institut expert Christian Hochfeld is one of the authors UNEP environment report gives its assessment / Öko-Institut expert Christian Hochfeld is…

Scientists examine sustainability instruments and policy strategies Scientists examine sustainability instruments and policy strategies Buying products and services is part of most people’s…

Ecodesign directive can set new standards for product design in the 21st century Ecodesign directive can set new standards for product design in the 21st century Products should be aesthetic,…

Consumption is a key lever to attain a more sustainable development: unsustainable consumption patterns are major causes of global environmental deterioration, including the overexploitation of…

Welcome to a new edition of Öko-Institut’s e-paper eco@work. This time the “Big Issue” section addresses the question of “Energy efficiency – yes please! But how?” We want to show you why efforts to…

The EU Emissions trading scheme is under review to help meet much stricter emissions targets as agreed upon by EU leaders in March 2007. Within their proposal for a European Energy and Climate Change…

Roundup of projects, milestones and products The Öko-Institut’s latest annual report is hot off the press: On 24 pages, it showcases the research projects completed in 2007 and ongoing in 2008, and…

The World Cup, the European Football Championships, the Olympics: sporting events form an important part of our culture, but they also present environmental problems. Does that have to be the case?…

Briefing Paper for World Wide Fund for Nature Germany Briefing Paper for World Wide Fund for Nature Germany The analysis covers the five largest German electricity production companies: E.ON, RWE,…

From international climate protection to carbon footprinting, the newly published Öko-Institut leaflet gives a valuable insight into the work and methods of the leading environmental research…

For 30 years the Öko-Institut has been a non-profit organization. It is true that our work is financed primarily through project-related contracts and funding from public and private clients. But we…

Info event on May 27, 12.00 -13.00 h at the “Plaza of Diversity”, Forum Booth 1 Info event on May 27, 12.00 -13.00 h at the “Plaza of Diversity”, Forum Booth 1 The Federal Environment Agency (UBA),…

Politicians, scientists, environmental groups – almost everyone had great hopes that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali – the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the…

Öko-Institut, together with ten international energy institutions, has published recommendations for a European system of electricity disclosure. In the final report of the E-TRACK project, the…

Nowadays, practically every major company seeks to project an environmentally and socially responsible image. But what of this is windowdressing and what is real change? Latest issue…

A look behind the scenes of the Öko-Institut A look behind the scenes of the Öko-Institut Are you interested in taking a glance behind the scenes of the so called Solar Ship, a part of the Solar…