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Latest Press releases
Most certificates have a low quality
Expansion of Carbon Credit Scoring Tool Reveals Opportunities to Improve Quality of Carbon Market
The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) launched an expanded version of its interactive scoring tool to assess the quality of several newly added…
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Can the forests still be saved?
Forests: Cash from conservation, not timber
Until now, Germany’s two million forest owners have relied on sales of timber to generate an income. However, this may be about to change: the…
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Setting the course in the EU now
Emissions trading: a key component of climate action
At the United Nations negotiations on ambitious global climate action, due to commence in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday, 6 November…
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Avoiding emissions at the tournament
Reducing the carbon footprint of UEFA EURO 2024
Around 80% of the expected total emissions from the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship (UEFA EURO 2024), which is contested by the men’s…
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Solar mandates for as many building types as possible
As many rooftops as possible: Recommendations for an ambitious EU-wide solar mandate
The EU should phase in the solar mandate as swiftly as possible – from the end of 2024 – for as many building types as possible, as well as for car…
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Climate-friendly heating of residential buildings with heat pumps
Why we must make the heat transition a success – and how
17 million central heating and self-contained heating systems are currently burning up oil and gas to heat Germany’s 19 million residential buildings.…
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Archive press releases
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Background information
Here you will get background information on key research areas of Oeko-Institut. more
Newsletter
Our EcoMail keeps you informed about current research activities, new publications, exciting reports from the…
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Infographics
Here you can find the latest infographics from our projects. All graphs and diagrams have a CC license and can…
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Images
Here you can find images of the Executive Board and our offices. To download a printable version of an image, please click on the relevant thumbnail image. more