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Current Situation and Ongoing Projects on Carbon Capture and Storage and Carbon Capture and Utilization in Germany and Japan
Contribution to the research project Scientific orientation of the German-Japanese cooperation on selected climate protection technologies within the framework of the German-Japanese climate protection declaration and the German-Japanese…
Policy brief: integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities
The way forward for businesses
Key messages
- Biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services (ES) are among the greatest systemic risks to the global economy and the health of people and the planet.
- Protecting and restoring biodiversity is vital to…
Analysis of the European Commission proposal for revising the EU LULUCF Regulation
Commissioned by Agora Energiewende
This paper addresses national and EU policymakers, experts and NGO-representatives looking for an interpretation of the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a revised LULUCF Regulation and other suggestions for revisions currently…
Architectural change in accelerating transitions
Insights from the German energy transition
As transitions accelerate, they often increase in depth and scope. Transition dynamics may go beyond changes in core technologies to include architectural change at the system level. In this paper, we study actor preferences for system…
Decomposition analysis of CO₂ emissions in the European cement sector
Identifying drivers of emission trends between 2005 and 2018
Based on a methodological approach developed by Branger und Quirion (2015), the authors analyse the drivers governing the development of CO2 emissions from cement production from 2005 to 2018 for the EU28 as a whole and selected EU…
Nature-based solutions and global climate protection
Assessment of their global mitigation potential and recommendations for international climate policy
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) build synergies between biodiversity conservation and societal challenges such as climate change. This paper derives a working definition of NbS based on an evaluation of existing definitions, in particular…
Primeval, natural and commercial forests in the context of biodiversity and climate protection - Part 2:
The narrative of the climate neutrality of wood as a resource
In the debate on climate protection and the promotion of renewable energies, the increased material and thermal use of wood as a supposedly climate-neutral building material and energy source is often promoted as necessary and sensible.…
Primeval, natural and commercial forests in the context biodiversity and climate protection - Part 1:
Functions for biodiversity and as carbon sinks and reservoirs
There are heated arguments about the use of forests in the debate about wood production, contributing to climate protection, and the obligation to protect the biodiversity of forest ecosystems. Climate protection arguments are also used…
Germany’s Agricultural Land Footprint and the Impact of Import Pattern Allocation
Footprints are powerful indicators for evaluating the impacts of a country’s bioeconomy on environmental goods, both domestic and abroad. We apply a hybrid approach combining a multi-regional input-output model and land use modelling to…
ETC/CME Report 10/2021
Matching of power plants by fuel
The aim of this paper is to develop a dataset identifying power plants in Europe and their main fuel type from power plants that are reported under activity code 20 together with other combustion installations. Since ETS data is one of…
ETC/CME Report 9/2021
Trends and projections in the EU ETS in 2021. The EU Emissions Trading System in numbers.
This report provides an analysis of past, present and future emissions trends under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), based on the latest data and information available from the European Commission and Member States. It also…
Averaging or multi-year accounting? Environmental integrity implications for using international carbon markets in the context of single-year targets
Under the Paris Agreement, most countries have communicated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) with mitigation targets for a single year. Single-year targets present considerable challenges when countries use international carbon…
Energy Vulnerability and Energy Poverty: Experience and Approaches in the EU
Working Paper 9/2021
The energy transition represents both an opportunity and a challenge for the European Union (EU). Analysis shows that an absolute energy-related household expenses could rise until 2030 after which the share of energy-related expenses as…
Transdisciplinary research: towards an integrative perspective
Since the emergence of transdisciplinary research, context dependencies, innovative formats and methods, societal effects, and scientific effects are key aspects that have been discussed at length. However, what is still missing is an…
Standard Operating Procedures for Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead-acid Batteries
This report entails Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for environmentally sound management of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs). The SOPs consist of 37 sheets, each covering one topic relevant for safe and environmentally sound ULAB…
Sustainability dimensions of imported hydrogen
Working Paper 8/2021
To achieve the climate neutrality target in Germany for 2045, large quantities of hydrogen will have to be imported from regions outside the EU. This report analyses the expected far-reaching and multi-layered impacts on importing…
Understanding the Transparency Guidance
Working Paper 7/2021
At the climate change conference in Glasgow in November 2021, the ‘guidance for operationalizing the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the enhanced transparency framework’ was adopted. This guidance, together with other decisions…
Sustainable consumption for biodiversity and ecosystem services
Current state and future requirements in information, communication and international cooperation
Prevailing consumption patterns are coupled to a rapid destruction of natural and near-natural ecosystems and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Currently, a comprehensive overview of existing policy recommendations and…
SUMEX Deliverable D4.2: Toolkit Learners & leaders League (3-L) Approach
November 2021
This deliverable provides a plan of action and engagement approach of SUMEX with people and organisations and their involvement in project actions, in order to facilitate the creation of a Learners & Leader League and a Community of…
Advancing multilateral cooperation on climate action
Ideas for new initiatives across four policy areas and how to use existing international venues as stepping stones
Multilateral initiatives and cooperation can be effective means to increase ambition and action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. This synthesis report summarizes the proposals for new initiatives in four policy fields –…