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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Material requirements in the award criteria of the Blue Angel environmental label - development of a guideline for action
The requirements for chemicals in products that are awarded the Blue Angel differ from product group to product group. In the project, a guideline is being developed to ensure more uniform and practical requirements.
Representative survey on environmental awareness and behaviour including social science analyses
In the project, the 2020 Environmental Awareness Study is conducted The Environmental Awareness Study is a representative study on the environmental awareness and behaviour of the German population, which is carried out every two…
Counseling of the administrative district of Emsland regarding the results of the Sub-Areas Interim Report of the German Repository Search
Within the course of the German Repository Search sub-areas have been identified in which favourable geological conditions for the safe final disposal of high-level radioactive waste can be expected. Three salt domes have been named…
Public acceptability and political feasability of regulating consumption
The Oeko-Institut's own-funded project pursues the following research questions:
- Which factors influence public acceptability and thus political feasibility of proposals for consumption-related regulatory law ("command & control"…
Study to support the impact assessment for the review of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles
The ELV Directive aims at making the dismantling and recycling of end-of-life vehicles more environmentally friendly. It includes provisions as to the deisgn of vehicles, such as prohibitions of hazardous substances, and sets clear…
Study to assess requests for a renewal of seven (-7-) exemptions 18(b), 18(b)-I, 24, 29, 32 and 34 of Annex III and exemption 34 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/65/EU
Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) states that "electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market, including cables and spare parts…
A short scientific analysis that evaluates the potential and different means to define the EU land sink target from an ecological perspective.
E-Waste Compensation as an International Financing Mechanism in Nigeria
The project main objective is to advance the concept of ‘waste compensation’ where international brands and users of electrical and electronic equipment can contribute to a sound management of equivalent e-waste volumes in developing…
Transparent monitoring in practice: Supporting post-Paris land use sector mitigation
What is transparent monitoring?
Transparent Monitoring (TM) approaches refer to datasets, tools, and portals etc. that support countries’ needs, e.g. in the land use sector, by providing complementary data to what is mandated by their…
Greening Cloud Computing and Electronic Communications Services and Networks: Towards Climate Neutrality by 2050
The aim of the research project is to investigate measures to increase energy efficiency and improve circularity for data centres and electronic communication networks. For data centres, the aim is to establish definitions for data…
Technical support for analysis of some elements of the CO2 emission standards for heavy duty vehicles
Support to the assessment of the long-term strategies of the EU member states
SUstainable Management in EXtractive industries —SUMEX (action)
Support for SMEs on mineral supply chain due diligence – maintenance phase (conflict minerals)
Renewable Heating and Cooling Pathways, Measures and Milestones for the implementation of the recast Renewable Energy Directive and full decarbonisation by 2050
Study on behalf of DG ENER
Heating and cooling (H&C) account for around half of the EU energy use, with space heating taking the largest share of the EU’s final energy demand for H&C, followed by process heating and hot water. The EU H&C sector is largely based…
Advise and support the Alliance Secretariat in the implementation of corporate due diligence, in particular the further development of the environmental strategy
This project encompasses the provision of consulting services to the alliance secretariat in the Textile Alliance on the integration of ecological risks into the due diligence requirements in the review process. In this context,…
Developing recommendations for technical standards and a licensing scheme for the management of lead-acid batteries in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies of Africa and will experience a rapid increase in battery deployment in the next decade. While the use of batteries serves multiple development goals, there is concern that current waste…
Tracking and processing the state of the art in science and technology for alternative disposal options for highly radioactive waste (altEr)
As a basis for its recommendation, the German Final Repository Commission presented and evaluated different disposal options and committed itself to deep geological disposal in the Site Selection Act. On behalf of BASE, the project…
Research & stakeholder engagement for improved management of used batteries in Africa
Access to clean, reliable electricity is one of the greatest challenges to sustainable development in Africa. Energy storage, particularly batteries, will be critical to supporting Africa’s progress to full energy access by 2030,…
Study to assess requests for a renewal of nine (-9-) exemptions 6(a), 6(a)-I, 6(b), 6(b)-I, 6(b)-II, 6(c), 7(a), 7(c)-I and 7 (c)-11 of Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU - Specific Contract n° 070201/2020/835848/ENV.B.3, implementing Framework Contract n
The RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment requires“that EEE placed on the market, including cables and spare parts for its repair, its reuse,…