Publications
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The changeover from the NEDC to the WLTP and its impact on the effectiveness and the post-2020 update of the CO2 emission standards
The CO2 emission regulation based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) has successfully decreased emissions in chassis dynamometer measurements during type approval procedures. However, CO2 emissions in operation on the road have...
Climate and energy policies in Poland
Briefing for the ENVI delegation to Warsaw, Poland, on 18-20 September 2017
This briefing compiles background information for the ENVI’s delegationto Warsaw on 18-20 September 2017 which will look at Polish projects and initiatives contributing to the fightof climate change and to the decarbonisation of the...
Long-term macroeconomic effects of the German Energy Transition
Presentation by Dr. Johanna Cludius at the "First Moroccan-German Energy Day", 28 September 2017, Rabat
The Self-reflecting Process – a New Challenge (?)
Presentation by Beate Kallenbach-Herbert at the ENTRIA Final Conference, 26.9. 2017, Braunschweig
Raising Public Awareness of Nuclear Waste Management by Active Information – a Field Report
Presentation by Julia Mareike Neles at the ENTRIA Final Conference, 26.9. 2017, Braunschweig
International Climate Initiatives – A way forward to close the emissions gap?
Initiatives’ potential and role under the Paris Agreement - Final Report
Current commitments under the Paris Agreement are not sufficient to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels; the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2015 showed that a mitigation gap of 14 GtCO2e exists for 2030....
Costs of new electricity generation plants
Memo from the Energy & Climate Division
The statement that “wind and solar power are now cheaper, like new power plants, new nuclear power plants and new gas-fired power plants”1 is a correct reference to how new power plants compare, i.e. it is a correct comparison of the...
Case study on the governance of labour standards in Bangladesh’s garment industry
Oeko-Institut Working Paper 4/2017
Bangladesh’s garment industry is a key driver of the country’s economy and development, employing around four million people and accounting for over 80 percent of the nation’s export earnings (ILO, 2016a). At the same time, a series of...
Briefing for the ENVI delegation to the Porto Marghera refinery in Venice on 17 -18 July 2017
The EU has set a target to replace 10% of transport fuel of every EU country by fuels from renewable sources by 2020. Although making good progress, efforts in the EU will have to increase to meet the target. To avoid negative effects on...
Improving the accounting of renewable electricity in transport within the new EU Renewable Energy Directive
Policy paper for Transport & Environment
This policy paper assesses whether the proposed accounting rules for electricity consumed in the transport sector in the draft new EU Renewable Energy Directive are consistent and whether they create appropriate incentives for the...
Key Issues at Stake at the 71st Session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71)
Despite efficiency improvements, CO2 emissions from international shipping are projected to be two to five times higher in 2050 than in 1990. At the Paris climate conference, countries agreed to limit climate change to well below 2°C....
An analysis of recent Member State proposals on rules for accounting of managed forest land and the impact on emissions
We use historic data reported by MS on managed forest land to UNFCCC until June 2016 and EUROSTAT1 and combine them with projections of LULUCF emissions and removals presented by European Commission (EC 2016a, 2016b). For consistency...
An analysis of recent Member State proposals on rules for accounting of managed forest land and the impact on emissions
We use historic data reported by MS on managed forest land to UNFCCC until June 2016 and EUROSTAT1 and combine them with projections of LULUCF emissions and removals presented by European Commission (EC 2016a, 2016b). For consistency...
Improving governance for responsible business
Stakeholder lab on recommendations for policy, civil society and the private sector
Prresentation for the GLOBAL VALUE Consortium by Franziska Wolff , 7. 6.2017, Brussels
ETC/ACM Technical Paper 2017/2
Estimate of historical emissions for stationary installations to reflect the current scope of the EU ETS (2013-2020)
The Emission Trading System (ETS) was launched in 2005. The two first trading periods were 2005–2007 and 2008–2012. In 2013, the EU ETS entered its third trading period, covering approximately 12 000 stationary installations. The scope...
EEA Report No 4/2017
Application of the European Union Emissions Trading Directive in 2015
Analysis of national responses under Article 21 of the EU ETS Directive.
The report was prepared on behalf of the European Environment Agency, as partner of the European Topic Centre on Air Pollution and Climate change Mitigation.
...Potential for restoring carbon stocks in temperate managed forests – need for independent data
Presentation by Hannes Böttcher et al., Protecting and Restoring the Global Forest Carbon Stock | Side event at UN Climate Change Conference (SB46), Bonn, 17.5.2017
Nuclear safety in crisis regions
To what extent are nuclear facilities at risk in crisis areas? Which factors are of relevance in this context? Are policy-makers, the media and society around the world aware of the threat – and do they dismiss it too easily? These are...
Pointing the way for society - Annual Report of the Oeko-Institut 2016
EEA Report No 3/2017
Renewable energy in Europe 2017: recent growth and knock-on effects
Addressing climate change requires a globally coordinated, long-term response across all economic sectors. The 2015 Paris Agreement provides the framework for limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial...