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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."
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Battery recycling: cooperation between Nigeria and Germany launched

Press releases 03/05/2024

Improving battery recycling in Nigeria, raising labour and environmental standards, and establishing sustainable trade flows for raw materials – these are the declared aims of the new project Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal Recycling. In this new project, partners from Nigerian civil society, the metal processing industry and the solar industry are working together with the Oeko-Institut to develop a cooperative approach to the responsible recycling of lead-acid batteries. To this end, the project is liaising closely with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment and the environmental enforcement agency, Nigeria Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).
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Prospects for battery recycling in Latin America

Press releases 02/28/2024

Reuse and recycling are core elements of a sustainable approach to used lithium-ion batteries in Latin America. This is essential to conserve valuable resources and avoid climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The application of tried-and-proven best practices here would potentially avoid the disposal of up to two million tonnes of batteries as waste and enable up to 2.8 million tonnes to be recycled in the region by 2050.
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Quality Scores for Forestry Carbon Credit Types Reveal a Complex Landscape of Integrity Risks, Uncertainties, and Transparency Issues

Press releases 02/21/2024

The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) released new scores for two types of forestry carbon credits: improved forest management (IFM) and commercial afforestation. Together, these project types comprise approximately ten percent of recent credit issuances in the voluntary carbon market.

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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Climate protection in road freight transport: Trucks in long-haul operation particularly relevant

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The climate protection targets for Germany require a reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emissions of at least 40 % by 2030 and thus a significant trend reversal compared to the development of the past decades. By 2050, emissions from transport must fall to virtually zero in order to meet Germany's international obligations.

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Klimaschutz im Straßengüterverkehr: Lkw im Fernverkehr besonders relevant

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Die Klimaschutzziele für Deutschland erfordern bis zum Jahr 2030 eine Minderung der verkehrsbezogenen Treibhausgasemissionen um mindestens 40 % und damit eine deutliche Trendumkehr gegenüber der Entwicklung der vergangenen Jahrzehnte. Bis zum Jahr 2050 müssen die Emissionen des Verkehrs praktisch auf null sinken, um den internationalen Verpflichtungen Deutschlands gerecht zu werden.

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