Peter Kasten

Climate protection in aviation and maritime transport: Roadmaps for achieving the climate goal

The climate neutrality of air and sea transport can hardly be achieved without the accelerated use of almost GHG-neutral fuels. Such fuels are generated from renewable electricity and are thus called electro fuels or (synthetic) e-fuels. To illustrate how these e-fuels can be made available and how

Working Paper 8/2021

Sustainability dimensions of imported hydrogen

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 countries. It focuses on the production of hydrogen based on renewabl

Total costs of electro-fuels and direct air captureand carbon storage while taking into account directandupstream emissions and environmental risks

E-fuels versus DACCS

Study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E) For defossilizing European aviation,synthetic fuels or electro fuels (e-fuels) might play a pivotal role in the longterm.The UK’s Committee on Climate Change, however, suggests that offsetting aviation’s emission from fossil kerosene thro

Study on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Plug-in hybrid electric cars: Market development, technical analysis and CO₂ emission scenarios for Germany

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 transport by 2030. Following a comprehensive market analysis

Decarbonization of on-road freight transport and the role of LNG from a German perspective

The use of trucks running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of diesel is not a suitable measure for climate protection in road freight transport. Even in an optimistic scenario, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions of less than 10 % are achieved when using LNG instead of diesel. In theory,

State of play, current and future challenges

EU Environment and Climate Change Policies

This study reviews the state of play of on environmental and climate legislation in the EU and pinpoints key challenges for the next five years. Part 1 of this study summarizes the status of EU legislation, major EU targets and strategies in the area of environment and climate change policies, with