Projects
The Oeko-Institut’s researchers work on more than 350 national and international projects a year, focusing on Chemicals Management and Technology Assessment, Energy and Climate, Emission and Ambient Pollution Control, Radiation Protection, Agriculture and Biodiversity, Sustainable Consumption, Mobility, Resource Management and Industry, Nuclear Engineering and Facility Safety, and Law, Policy and Governance.
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Sufficiency in everyday life – concept, necessity, potentials, and political steering options
The goal of the project is to compile and process existing knowledge on sufficiency and to launch an internal debate with the goal of preparing further activities (especially acquisitions). In Module 1, the current stand of research…
To publication "When less is more - Sufficiency – Need and options for policy action" To publication "When less is more - Sufficiency: Terminology, rationale and potentials"
Ecological and economical aspects in a comparison of desktop computers intended to be used by public authorities, under consideration of the user behavior
Sustainable software – expert talk and documentation
Indicators and criteria of an overarching sustainability seal
The expert opinion on "Indicators and Criteria of a general sustainability label" investigates- challenges in terms of content and methodology arising from the development of criteria and indicators for a general sustainability label,…
Towards an overall measurement methodology of the carbon and energy footprints of the ICT sector - SMART 2011/0073
The objective of this review is to perform an exhaustive analysis of all the initiatives which are explicitly designed for or could be applicable to measuring the GHG emissions and energy consumption of the ICT sector.
Revision and further development of the `Blue Angel` climate label: Expertises on the revision of existing award criteria for eco-labels and on the update of the Top 100 project on climate-relevant products
Maximising TopTen Communication on Top Runner Products (Euro-TopTen-Max)
The Euro-TopTen-Max goal is for the 19 national TopTen website (covering 90% of Europe`s population), through highlighting top runners and championing best available technology, to increase the demand for top runner products (raising…
EcoTopTen 2.0 - Promoting energy efficient products and energy savings through market surveys, social media activities and campaigns
Advising the Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH on structure and design of the website `Veggie Guide` on the issue of climate and environmental impacts of nutrition
Presenting the results of two UBA-ICT-studies to the International Expert Community
Estimating the potential of consumer electronics devices in terms of energy and resource efficiency
Update on the label-review: Evaluation of selected product groups according to environmental and social criteria
Scientific consultation on the implementation of Directive 125/2009/EG (Ecodesign) and Directive 2010/30/EU (Energy labelling)
PCF-evaluation of a speedport router in the rentable Telekom terminal service pack (Telekom leasing model): Comparison of PCF and primary energy input of the speedport router in leasing and purchase models
International industrial competitiveness, carbon leakage and approaches to carbon pricing
Report form the Workshop 18 May 2010, Berlin
Healy, S. and Schumacher, K. (2011): Product classification and its implication on competitiveness and carbon leakage Aluminium Climate Strategies Report
Healy, S. and Schumacher, K. (2011):…
Common appliance policy - All for one, One for all - Energy Labels (ComeOn Labels)
Technical support on reporting obligations and update of the Community Implementation Plan under the POP regulation
The goal is to support DG ENV in drafting the sythesis report under the EU POP Regulation and to draft the CIP under the Stockholm Convention; the project will also include consultation with Competent Authorities and an online…
Comparison of frozen food with other types of presentation in terms of climate
Ecological Consumer Policy: Tools for Implementation. Sub-project 1: Orientation Portal for Sustainable Consumption
The aim of the project is the development of an online platform on sustainable consumption, directed at opinion leaders and interested end consumers. In a first step, a synopsis of existing sites and a literature study on user…
Sustainable Industry Monitor: adressing challenges and opportunities on way towards a low-carbon economy: Study for the extension of the Sustainable Monitor to include data on non-EU countries and available technologies