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Germany's Electric Future
Coal phase-out 2035
The planet has a limit and it shows us this forcefully. With record temperatures, melting poles, acidified seas. With dying species. Not least of all, humans are affected: every year the emissions of coal-fired power plants in Germany…
Short analysis of the RED 2009, the iLUC Directive 2015 and the 2016 RED proposal regarding implications for nature protection
The present study examined the current proposal for the amendment of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). From a nature protection perspective, the RED proposal shows several shortcomings and gaps.The paper closes with a discussion…
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…
Early CO2 emission estimates for 2015 based on Eurostat monthly energy data
Annual project report
This report includes a description of the method used, a verification of the early CO2 emission estimates for the year 2014 by comparing them to the final GHG inventory CO2emission data submitted to the UNFCCC and the calculation of the…
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
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
The Self-reflecting Process – a New Challenge (?)
Presentation by Beate Kallenbach-Herbert at the ENTRIA Final Conference, 26.9. 2017, Braunschweig
New Reactor Concepts
An assessment
Presentation by Dr. Christoph Pistner, INRAG Meeting, 16.9.2017, Vienna
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…
Renewables versus fossil fuels – comparing the costs of electricity systems
Electricity system designs for 2050 – An analysis of renewable and conventional power systems in Germany
The study considers four different scenarios for the power system in 2050: two scenarios based on fossil fuels (one on coal, and one on natural gas), and two scenarios for renewables-based systems that differ in their deployment of…
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…
The current electricity costs of energy - intensive industries in Germany
Memo
The electricity costs incurred by electricity-intensive industries feature significantly in current discussions surrounding the transformation of the energy sector in Germany. A key problem relating to these discussions is that, although…
Platforms for strategic dialogue: a possible way forward
STRADE Policy Brief 07/2017
STRADE is an EU-funded research project focusing on the development of dialogue-based, innovative policy recommendations for a European strategy on future raw materials supplies. In a series of policy briefs and reports, the project will…
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…