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Policy Brief: The European Parliament’s amendments to the AI Act

A plausible approach for the “Ecological Alignment" of AI?

authors: Gailhofer, P. | Führ, M. | Gröger, J.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

According to the European Parliament’s (EP) amendments on the commission’s proposal for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, adopted on 14 June 2023, a whole series of new, environment-related requirements for AI systems shall be…

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Perceptions of surface facilities of a potential disposal site and the role of place attachment

authors: Mbah, M. | Kelly, R. | Bremer, S. | Muxlhanga, H.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Presentation by Dr Melanie Mbah, safeND-Conference, Berlin 14.09.2023

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The role of Nuclear Cultural Heritage in long-term nuclear waste governance

authors: Noka, V. | Mbah, M. | Kelly, R. | Lampke, A. | Kuppler, S.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Presentation by Viktoria Noka, safeND-Converence 2023, Berlin 15.09.2023

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Transformative mitigation actions as an outcome of the Global Stocktake

authors: Moosmann, L. | Jeffery, L. | Obergassel, W.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement offers an opportunity to formulate specific messages for increasing climate change mitigation to inform Parties in updating and enhancing their actions. Based on available literature, an…

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Citizens call for sufficiency and regulation — A comparison of European citizen assemblies and National Energy and Climate Plans

authors: Lange, J. | Thema, J. | Zell-Ziegler, C. | Best, B. | Cordroch, L. | Wiese, F.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

There is a growing body of scientific evidence supporting sufficiency as an inevitable strategy for mitigating climate change. Despite this, sufficiency plays a minor role in existing climate and energy policies. Following previous work…

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Factsheet Wind Power (Onshore)

Understanding CCQI scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Onshore wind power projects have high additionality risks. The technology is mature, and many countries support wind power with feed-in tariffs, renewable energy auctions, tax credits, or other policy instruments. Quantification…

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Factsheet Solar Photovoltaic Power

Understanding CCQI scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Solar photovoltaic projects have very high additionality risks. The technology is mature, and many countries support solar power with feed-in tariffs, renewable energy auctions, tax credits, or other policy instruments. Quantification…

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Factsheet Landfill gas utilization

Understanding CCQI scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Additionality risks for this project type are low. Our analysis finds that revenues from carbon credits often boost internal rates of return significantly and help clearing financial benchmarks. However, we find that application of…

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Factsheet Household Biodigesters

Understanding CCQI scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Emission reductions achieved through the installation of household biodigesters have a high likelihood to be additional. Carbon credit revenues often remove key barriers that hinder market uptake. Applying the available quantification…

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Factsheet Establishment of Natural Forests

Understanding CCQI Scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Additionality risks for this project type are likely low. Many projects exclusively rely on revenues from selling carbon credits to fund the planting of trees as well as maintaining and protecting the grown forest. Additionality risks…

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Factsheet Efficient Cookstoves

Understanding CCQI Scores

Year of publication: 09 / 2023

Emission reductions from projects supporting rural households to switch to an efficient stove for cooking are likely to be additional. Projects typically support poor households in developing countries, which would likely not be able to…

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Securing Germany’s Sovereignty

Resilient supply chains for the transformation to climate neutrality by 2045

authors: Althoff, E. | Bichlmeier, T. | Bierhaus, L. | Dietzsch, N. | Dambeck, H. | Kemmler, A. | Krampe, L. | Lübbers, S. | Sahnoun, M. | Schulz, L. | Phoung Vu, M. | Wendring, P. | Wünsch, A. | Wünsch, M. | Ziegenhagen, I. | Betz, J. | Buchert, M. | Schön-Blume, N. | Eckert, D. | Göckeler, K. | Görz, W. | Heutmanek, U. | Merz, C. | Steinbach, I. | Schneider, C. | Holtz, G.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

The transformation to climate neutrality requires a rapid and decisive investment and modernisation program in Germany and the EU.
A resilient supply of the necessary raw materials and strategic goods is an elementary prerequisite for…

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Sufficiency – A Scoping Paper

Working Paper 3/2023

authors: Zell-Ziegler, C. | Ortiz Sanchez, M. | Borragán, G. | Liste, V. | Toulouse, E.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

The aim of this scoping paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of sufficiency and to show or recommend how it could be operationalised in the context of EU or national policymaking. Furthermore, open questions…

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Banning boilers: An analysis of existing regulations to phase out fossil fuel heating in the EU

authors: Braungardt, S. | Tezak, B. | Rosenow, J. | Bürger, V.
Year of publication: 09 / 2023

In view of the current geopolitical situation, the EU and its Member States are accelerating efforts to reduce their dependency on fossil fuel imports, while simultaneously tackling the climate crisis. With heating in buildings…

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Short Typology of Carbon Dioxide Removals

How to best differentiate methods and technologies for establishing and enhancing carbon sinks?

Year of publication: 08 / 2023

This fact sheet presents a suggested typology of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) that serves as a basis for

  • introducing and defining key terminology around CDR,
  • differentiating general methods of CDR regarding their effectiveness to…

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RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Policy Makers

Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

authors: Degreif, S. | Betz, J. | Bachmann, H.
Year of publication: 08 / 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion…

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RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Industry

Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

authors: Degreif, S. | Betz, J. | Bachmann, H.
Year of publication: 08 / 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion…

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RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Civil Society

Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

authors: Degreif, S. | Betz, J. | Bachmann, H.
Year of publication: 08 / 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion…

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StratES - Scenarios for the electrification of road freight transport

Study based on market ramp-up modeling

Year of publication: 08 / 2023

The objective of this study is to evaluate electric drive technologies in terms of their techno-economic potential and identify key factors influencing market adoption. The basis for this evaluation is the modeling of scenarios that…

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Scope estimate update 2023: estimate of 2005-2020 emissions for stationary installations to reflect fourth trading period scope (2021-2030) of the EU ETS

Year of publication: 08 / 2023

The EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) was launched in 2005. Since its inception, the scope of the system has expanded by including new countries, sectors and gases. An analysis of ETS emissions over time and across trading periods…

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