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Co-design of an implementation concept for a deep geothermal energy project at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
EGW 2020, Session „Socialacceptability“
Presentation by Melanie Mbah, EGW 2020, Session „Socialacceptability“, 13.10.2020
Experimenting with policies: Regulatory Innovation Zones as a tool for sustainability transitions
Working Paper 4/2020
This paper deals with regulatory experiments as a way to develop and test in practice new regulatory options as an important contribution to sustainability transitions. This is set against the background of the role of experiments in…
Real-world experiences of ERS
Best practices from demonstration projects in Sweden and Germany
The purpose of this report is to report best practices from
- demonstrations of ERS technologies along public roads in Sweden, and
- procurement and the start of ERS demonstration projects in Germany.
Readers in need of a state-of-the-art…
Guidance document for ex-post evaluation of climate policies in Effort Sharing sectors
This guidance provides support to European Member States to further enhance systematic ex-post evaluation of Effort Sharing related policies. The Effort Sharing legislation establishes binding annual greenhouse gas emission …
Ex-post investigation of cost pass-through in the EU ETS - an analysis for six industry sectors
In the discussion on the potential risk of carbon leakage related to the EU ETS and the effect of safeguard measures, the scope for passing through carbon costs into final product prices is considered a key issue. This study investigates…
Plug-in hybrid electric cars: Market development, technical analysis and CO₂ emission scenarios for Germany
Study on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
This study examines the deviation of real-world CO₂ emissions of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) from type-approval values, the driving factors of these deviations, and implications for achieving the German climate protection targets for…
How to Raise Europe’s Climate Ambitions for 2030
Implementing a -55% Target in EU Policy Architecture
On 4 March 2020, the European Commission proposed a Climate Law setting out a legal framework to steer Europe towards the 2050 greenhouse gas-neutrality target. The Commission also announced that by September 2020 it will present a…
The climate impact of forest and land management in the EU and the role of current reporting and accounting rules
An investigation into the incentives provided by LULUCF reporting and accounting and their implications - Briefing for ECF and Fern
The EU LULUCF Regulation considers, for the first time, a separate target for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector. The sector is also supposed to contribute to the legally bind-ing target of net zero greenhouse gas…
Environmental and socio-economic challenges in battery supply chains: graphite and lithium
Short study prepared within the framework of the BMBF joint project Fab4Lib
The European Commission set a clear goal with the Green Deal to establish a transition towards a greener economy with the transport sector being one of the main pillars. A key ingredient are lithiumion batteries required for the uptake…
Conversion Necessities in Climate and Energy System Modelling
With this briefing we provide definitions for units and metrics commonly used in climate and energy modelling. We provide this briefing, because in climate and energy system modelling,the same data can be represented using a diverse set…
Improving international soil governance
Analysis and recommendations
Soil protection is a neglected topic of environmental policy. This study develops options for the German government to improve international soil governance in the short, medium and long term. The study first takes stock of existing…
Municipalities in focus: Evaluating the Local Authorities Guideline (LAG) within the National Climate Initiative (NCI) of Germany: challenges and findings
Germany has approximately 11,000 municipalities which can make a significant contribution towards achieving national climate targets. The Local Authorities Guideline (LAG) of the German National Climate Initiative (NCI) has been…
Assessment of the planned compensation payments for decommissioning German lignite power plants in the context of current developments
The electricity industry in Germany and Europe is in a state of upheaval. Due to the developments on the international markets for natural gas and hard coal, the politically driven expansion of power generation from renewable energy…
Turning points for the ambition of European climate targets
Getting granular on the process and identifying cornerstones for discussion
Climate policy in the European Union (EU) is undergoing a paradigm shift. At the time of writing, policy-makers are debating changes in targets, governance and instruments to fit (better) with the newly established overarching objective…
Environmental Criticality of Raw Materials
An assessment of environmental hazard potentials of raw materials from mining and recommendations for an ecological raw materials policy
Within the project OekoRess II, more than 50 mineral raw materials were evaluated with regard to the environmental hazard potential of mining using and further refining the methodology developed in the predecessor project OekoRess I.
The…
What makes a high-quality carbon credit?
Phase 1 of the “Carbon Credit Guidance for Buyers” project: Definition of criteria for assessing the quality of carbon credits
World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Oeko-Institut are developing a “Carbon Credit Guidance for Buyers” to guide buyers of carbon credits amidst a complex market. The project is implemented in four phases:…
National and EU freight transport strategies
Status quo and perspectives and implications for the introduction of electric road systems (ERS)
National and international freight transport in Europe is significantly influenced by both, national and the European Union (EU) strategies and regulations. The successful market launch of Electric Road Systems (ERS) can only succeed…
Commodities that shape the world!
Guidance for sustainability in the value chains of cotton, palm oil and timber
Learnings, conclusions and recommendations of the “Bio-Macht” Project for companies and policy makers.
The project aims at researching sustainability and power aspects in the value chains of the commodities palm oil, cotton, and timber…
Practical strategies to avoid overselling
Final Report May 2020
A fundamental difference in the context of Article 6 mechanisms compared to the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms is that, under the Paris Agreement, all countries have mitigation pledges – unlike the Kyoto Protocol where only the industrialized…
Should CORSIA be changed due to the COVID-19 crisis?
This paper analyses a recent proposal by the aviation industry to change the scheme in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. We find that the proposal delays climate action by the industry for several years and could reduce the overall…