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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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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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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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Introduction to the IPHE Methodology

Determining the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of hydrogen via electrolysis of water

authors: Heinemann, C. | Krieger, S. | Seebach, D. | Scheyl, J. | Stelter, J.
Year of publication: 08 / 2023

This briefing provides an introduction to the IPHE methodology for determining the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of hydrogen. The purpose of this paper is to inform regulatory authorities and private…

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Legitime Aussagen zur Klimabilanz von Ökostromprodukten

Autoren: Seebach, D. | Timpe, C.
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07 / 2023

In dem Gefüge aus Markt und Regulierungen werden (potenzielle) Kund*innen von Stromversorgern mit unterschiedlichen ökologischen Argumenten angesprochen, um sie zum Wechsel zu bestimmten Ökostromprodukten zu bewegen. In dieser…

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Designing the EU 2040 Climate Target

Political context, level of ambition, implications for Member States and sectors

authors: Meyer-Ohlendorf, N. | Spasova, D. | Graichen, J. | Gores, S.
Year of publication: 07 / 2023

The EU has to adopt a legally binding climate target for 2040 in the coming years. The European Climate Law obliges the EU to adopt such a target. With the recent report of the European Scientific Advisory Body on Climate Change (ESABCC)…

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Introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the EU

Year of publication: 07 / 2023

The EU will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (⁠CBAM⁠) on October 1, 2023. The main idea is to apply the same carbon price to imported emission-intensive goods as if they had been produced under EU carbon pricing rules (EU…

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Development of an energy efficiency label for data centres

Contribution to the discussion for more transparency in the digital economy

authors: Gröger, J. | Behrens, F.
Year of publication: 06 / 2023

What is now common practice for electricity-consuming products has so far not been implemented for data centres: a harmonised and easily understandable efficiency label. Within the PeerDC project ("Public Energy Efficiency Register of…

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PTX Business Opportunity Analyser

Excel-Tool & Data documentation

Year of publication: 06 / 2023

On behalf of Agora Energiewende and Agora Industry, the Oeko-Institut has developed a new Excel tool, the PTX Business Opportunity Analyser. The tool is designed to identify regions with promising business opportunities within the PtX…

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CO2 shadow prices and the social cost of carbon

An analysis of the application in UK, US, France, and Canada

Year of publication: 06 / 2023

The study analyses the application of shadow CO2 prices in the G7 countries, except for Germany. For four countries – the United Kingdom, the United States (US), Canada, and France – meaningful examples of the application of CO2 shadow…

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