Edda Winter

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• Circular Economy

  Resource-efficient motor vehicles for the circular economy: Instruments and measures to reduce the demand for raw materials in the transportation sector using circular economy principles in parallel with an energy transition in transport - AutoRess

  10/25/2022

  Within the framework of the project, technical and non-technical options across all vehicle life cycle phases (resource extraction, vehicle design, vehicle production, use and end-of-life) to reduce the impact of transport on climate protection and resource use will be analysed and concretised, an

• Circular Economy

  Mapping of the anthropogenic stock V - Strategy development for a national urban mining process

  10/21/2022

  The KartAL V project is preparing the urban mining strategy for political design in close coordination with the Federal Environment Agency. The aim of the research project is to produce a strategy document. This includes the essential contents and objectives of an urban mining strategy. This docum

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  Speed with Quality: Renewable Acceleration Areas can be a game changer that Member States need to get right

  Press releases 05/13/2024

  Today, the European Commission published their recommendations and guidance to Member States to improve and streamline permitting procedures and auctions for renewables, including guidance on designating Renewable Acceleration Areas (RAAs). This is a welcomed initiative from the Commission as Member States need to exponentially accelerate the deployment of wind and solar, but it must be done so in a manner that is sustainable, inclusive and respects nature.

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  CCQI scores for IFM projects point to substantial integrity risks

  Blog 03/25/2024

  The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) has released new scores for the integrity risks of carbon credits from improved forest management (IFM) projects. We find that unrealistic baselines and underestimated leakage are likely to lead to significant overestimation of emission reductions or removals under all assessed methodologies. The likelihood of additionality depends strongly on the forest management practices that are implemented. The sustainable development benefits are more limited compared to most other project types.