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• Carbon pricing

  Ariadne 2: Evidence-based assessment for the design of the German energy transition on the way to climate neutrality - Subproject: F0-2

  09/01/2023

  In this funding phase, Ariadne continues to show ways through the complex detailed issues of the energy transition: Ariadne researches energy transition strategies and their systemic effects as well as sectoral interactions. Ariadne explores policy instruments to achieve climate goals in an e

• Energy & Climate

  New objective and necessary increase in ambition for EU climate protection by 2040

  03/01/2023

  In this project, ideas and proposals for an ambitious EU-wide goal for 2040 are formulated, with sector contributions and sector goals also being discussed and, if necessary, formulated. In addition, implementation measures and adjustments to current EU legislation ar

• Germany

  Direct Marketing of renewable energies and further marketing models for renewable energies

  11/24/2022

  The project aims at monitoring the status quo of public support and marketing of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E), as well as at developing proposals for adaptations to the support and marketing framework. Different marketing options for RES-E are assessed based on av

• Germany

  The role of energy sufficiency in the energy transition and society - Sub-project: Impact chains of sufficiency

  05/01/2020

  Energy system models are established tools for modelling technically feasible and economically advantageous energy transition paths in the interplay of efficiency and sufficiency strategies. Developments that enable a reduction in absolute energy consumption through changes in practices and r

• Germany

  ENSURE: New Energy Grid Structures for Energy Transition (Phase II)

  02/01/2020

  The Kopernikus project ENSURE uses a holistic approach to research new energy network structures for the energy transition. A major focus is on clarifying the question of how centralised and decentralised elements of the future system of energy supply should be designed. In a demonstration

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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.

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  Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem

  Press releases 03/21/2024

  A new scientific study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) indicates that the market launch of alternative reactor concepts (also known as "Generation IV") is currently not on the horizon. "Despite some intensive advertising by manufacturers, we currently see no development that would make the construction of alternative reactor types on a large scale likely in the coming years. On the contrary: "From a safety perspective, we should expect the potential advantages of these reactor concepts to be outweighed by the disadvantages and the questions that remain unresolved," says BASE President Christian Kühn, and emphasises that "The concepts solve neither the need to find a repository for radioactive waste nor the pressing issues of climate protection."