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Contributions of marine ecosystems to CO2 storage and biodiversity

Press releases 07/15/2024

Seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and salt marshes can absorb and store up to 216 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere worldwide every year. Over centuries to millennia, they form an enormous carbon store of up to 22,000 million tonnes of carbon in marine sediments. At the same time, they make an important contribution to the preservation of biodiversity in the oceans and on the coasts, help to protect against storm surges and coastal defences and thereby contribute to the nutrition and safety of millions of people. This is shown in a research report by Oeko-Institut and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research and commissioned by the German Environment Agency. The report examines the importance of coastal ecosystems for global climate protection.
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Germany can do more to combat energy poverty

Press releases 06/20/2024

Between 2.7 and 6.5 million households in Germany are affected by energy poverty – they cannot keep their homes adequately warm, for instance, or spend an excessively high proportion of their income on electricity and heating. At the same time, the data available in Germany lacks the quality needed to measure energy poverty and transport poverty suitably. Yet this would be the basis for taking measures tailored closely to reducing these specific forms of poverty.
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“Everyday knowledge and a broad array of outlooks for sustainable transformations”

Press releases 05/16/2024

The wind farm just outside town or the new traffic calming zone in the town centre – the projects needed for sustainable transformations often encounter reservations or raise questions that are not answered sufficiently. In order for citizens to be able to access comprehensive information, debate divergent interests and negotiate the best solution in a shared process, participation is vital. The new episode of the Oeko-Institut’s Wenden bitte! podcast explores how participation can help to take better decisions in the course of the energy or transport transitions.
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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.

The twelve largest chemical parks in German industry

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The twelve largest German chemical parks generated 23 million tonnes of CO2 (mt CO2) in 2022, which corresponds to three percent of German greenhouse gas emissions.

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Küstenökosysteme: Blue Carbon Speicher

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Seegraswiesen, Mangrovenwälder und Salzmarschen können jedes Jahr weltweit bis zu 216 Millionen Tonnen Kohlenstoff aus der Atmosphäre aufnehmen und speichern. Dabei bilden sie über Jahrhunderte bis Jahrtausende einen enormen Kohlenstoffspeicher im Meeressediment von bis zu 22.000 Millionen Tonnen Kohlenstoff aus. Gleichzeitig leisten sie einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt in den Meeren und an den Küsten, tragen zum Schutz vor Sturmfluten und zum Küstenschutz bei und damit zur Ernährung und Sicherheit von Millionen Menschen bei. Das zeigt ein Forschungsbericht des Öko-Instituts und des Leibniz-Zentrums für Marine Tropenforschung im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes, der die Bedeutung von Küstenökosystemen für den globalen Klimaschutz untersucht.

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Genuegend Platz für Freiflächen-Photovoltaikanlagen

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In Deutschland stehen deutlich mehr Flächen für den Ausbau von Freiflächen-Photovoltaikanlagen zur Verfügung als nach aktuellen Abschätzungen für ein vollständig erneuerbares Stromsystem benötigt werden.

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