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The Challenges of Assessing “Collective Progress”
Design Options for an effective Global Stocktake process under the UNFCCC
The Paris Agreement combines collective goals with individual countries’ contributions. This hybrid approach does not guarantee that the individual contributions add up to what is required to meet the collective goals. The Paris…
Technical assistance for the preparation of guidance for the implementation of the new bioenergy sustainability criteria set out in the revised Renewable Energy Directive
REDIIBIO : final report
The aim of the REDIIBIO project is to provide technical assistance to the Commission to promote the robust and harmonised implementation of the new sustainability criteria for forest and agricultural biomass under the REDII (call for…
Introducing the Open Energy Ontology: Enhancing Data Interpretation and Interfacing in Energy Systems Analysis
Heterogeneous data, different definitions and incompatible models are a huge problem in many domains, with no exception for the field of energy systems analysis. Hence, it is hard to re-use results, compare model results or couple models…
Raising the climate policy ambition of the European Union
Reforming the EU Emissions Trading System
The report “Raising the Climate Policy Ambition of the European Union. Reforming the EU Emissions Trading System” analyses the impacts of the different options for the revised ETS and market stability reserve (MSR), based around the…
Using knowledge to cope with crisis - Annual Report of the Oeko-Institut 2020
Options for multilateral initiatives to close the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap – Policy field forest protection
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires increased global climate action, especially reduced deforestation and restoration of forests to protect and rebuild ecosystems carbon stocks. Based on a sound analysis of existing…
Options for multilateral initiatives to close the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap - Policy field Sustainable Food Systems
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires increased global climate action for sustainable food systems, especially a reduction of food loss and waste and dietary shifts towards plant-based diets. Based on a sound analysis of…
Methodology and criteria for assessing multilateral initiatives to close the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap
Background Paper
Staying within the limit of the Paris Agreement of 1.5 °C global warming requires closing the global 2030 ambition and action gap arising from insufficient current policies and contributions. This background paper documents the…
Persistent degradation products of halogenated refrigerants and blowing agents in the environment: type, environmental concentrations, and fate with particular regard to new halogenated substitutes with low global warming potential
Final report
Climate-impacting refrigerants and blowing agents are often replaced by halogenated substances which, despite their low global warming potential, are not unproblematic for the environment. The study examines quantities used and emissions…
Measuring a Just Transition in the EU in the context of the 8th Environment Action Programme
An assessment of existing indicators and gaps at the socio-environmental nexus, with suggestions for the way forward
This paper discusses how to measure whether and to what degree EU environmental policy is socially just by using easily interpretable indicators. Its main task is to assess existing (or officially discussed) European-level indicators at…
How to design and evaluate a Regulatory Experiment?
A Guide for Public Administrations
These guidelines have been developed in the context of the two-year research project entitled “Regulatory experiments for the reflexive and adaptive governance of innovation”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and…
Structural Supply Side Management in the EU ETS
Reviewing the market stability reserve
Presentation by Verena Graichen, Virtual MSR Workshop, Berlin, 23 March 2021
Exploratory Analysis of an EU Sink and Restoration Target
Commissioned by Greenpeace Germany
In a public consultation in early 2021, the EC looked for stakeholder input on the revision of the LULUCF Regulation. This paper presents a short exploratory analysis that discusses important elements for a separate EU land net sink and…
Model-based evaluation of decentralised electricity markets at different phases of the German energy transition
Presentation by David Ritter, MES 2021; Bangladesh / Online, March 4th 2021
Strengthening synergies between climate effort sharing & energy savings obligations
An input to the "Fit for 55" package
The new 55% climate target will bring major revisions of the EU’s energy and climate laws. This study looks at the interactions and synergies between three of the key policy instruments: Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), EU Emission…
Designing Governance Structures and Transactional Documentation for Mitigation Outcome Transactions under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Summary Report
This report aims to assist host countries of climate mitigation projects in creating the governance frameworks needed to make decisions on the engagement in international carbon market transactions under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.…
ETC/CME Report 8/2020
Trends and projections under the Effort Sharing Legislation. Overview on developments and drivers
This report provides an analysis of the progress of the European Union, its Member States as well as Iceland, Norway and United Kingdom in reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Effort Sharing legislation between 2005 and 2030. The…
Voluntary offsetting: credits and allowances
Report
To date, the supply of units for the voluntary carbon market has been almost exclusively in the form of credits generated by climate protection projects elsewhere. This report analyses the merits and challenges of another possible source…
Options for multilateral initiatives to close the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap - Policy field synthetic e-fuels
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires increased global climate action, especially towards the production and use of synthetic e-fuels. This paper focuses on aviation and maritime transport and the role of green hydrogen for…
Averaging or multi-year accounting?
Implications for environmental integrity of carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Single-year targets present considerable challenges if countries use international carbon markets to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This paper assesses the environmental integrity…