Wolf Görz

Recent projects

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• Germany

  Update Climate-neutral Germany 2045

  10/30/2023

  In this project, the "Climate-neutral Germany 2045" scenario from 2021 will be updated. It will also focus more strongly on specific policy instruments for achieving the climate targets. The core of the study is a scenario that shows how Germany can achieve its climate targets by 2030 and become g

• Batteries

  Securing Germany's Sovereignty - Resilient Supply Chains for the Transformation to Climate Neutrality 2045

  10/10/2022

  Securing the necessary raw materials and strategic goods is elementary to achieving Germany's target of climate neutrality by 2045. The study pursues two goals. Firstly, it shows where relevant dependencies exist today and until 2045 in the supply of raw materials, components and strategic goods t

• Electromobility

  Revision of the EU fleet target values for CO2 reduction for passenger cars, light and heavy duty vehicles

  07/23/2021

  The aim of the project is to provide technical support to BMU and UBA in: -  the evaluation of the proposals of the EU Commission and the proposals of other stakeholders on European and national level for the revision of the CO2 Regulation for motor vehicles and - the development of own design

• Germany

  Climate protection scenarios 2050: Modelling, analysis and comparison of target scenarios

  04/01/2021

  The German greenhouse gas mitigation targets are laid down in the Federal Climate Change Act (as of August 2021) which was amended in June 2021. In the amended Act, the German greenhouse gas mititgation target is increased from minus 55% to minus 65% for the year 2030 as compared to 1990. By

• Carbon pricing

  CO2 pricing and the reform of taxes and levies on electricity

  01/01/2021

  With the repositioning of CO2 pricing in the German and European policy mix, the challenge arises to provide additional incentives to reduce emissions, but also to use the additional revenue from the various CO2 pricing instruments in a sensible and targeted manner. This requires a robust estimati

• Biodiversity

  Transformation to a completely greenhouse gas neutral Germany

  12/08/2020

  The goal is a completely greenhouse gas neutral Germany. Therefore, this project determines from a scientific perspective what paths are necessary to achieve the climate protection goals and what measures need to be underpinned from a political perspective in order to implement these transforma

Recent publications

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  Resilient supply chains for the transformation to climate neutrality by 2045

  Securing Germany’s Sovereignty - Condensed version

  September 2023

  The transformation to climate neutrality requires a rapid and decisive investment and modernisation program in Germany and the EU. A resilient supply of the necessary raw materials and strategic goods is an elementary prerequisite for this. In this context, new geopolitical challenges must be taken

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  Factsheets

  Resilient supply chains for the transformation to climate neutrality by 2045

  September 2023

  The transformation to climate neutrality requires a rapid and decisive investment and modernisation program in Germany and the EU. A resilient supply of the necessary raw materials and strategic goods is an elementary prerequisite for this. In this context, new geopolitical challenges must be taken

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  Resiliente Lieferketten für die Transformation zur Klimaneutralität 2045

  Securing Germany’s Sovereignty - Long version

  September 2023

  The transformation to climate neutrality requires a rapid and decisive investment and modernisation program in Germany and the EU. A resilient supply of the necessary raw materials and strategic goods is an elementary prerequisite for this. In this context, new geopolitical challenges must be taken

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  Study based on market ramp-up modeling

  StratES - Scenarios for the electrification of road freight transport

  August 2023

  The objective of this study is to evaluate electric drive technologies in terms of their techno-economic potential and identify key factors influencing market adoption. The basis for this evaluation is the modeling of scenarios that encompass various technology mixes, energy price developments, and

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  CCQI scores for IFM projects point to substantial integrity risks

  Blog 03/25/2024

  The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) has released new scores for the integrity risks of carbon credits from improved forest management (IFM) projects. We find that unrealistic baselines and underestimated leakage are likely to lead to significant overestimation of emission reductions or removals under all assessed methodologies. The likelihood of additionality depends strongly on the forest management practices that are implemented. The sustainable development benefits are more limited compared to most other project types.

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  Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem

  Press releases 03/21/2024

  A new scientific study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) indicates that the market launch of alternative reactor concepts (also known as "Generation IV") is currently not on the horizon. "Despite some intensive advertising by manufacturers, we currently see no development that would make the construction of alternative reactor types on a large scale likely in the coming years. On the contrary: "From a safety perspective, we should expect the potential advantages of these reactor concepts to be outweighed by the disadvantages and the questions that remain unresolved," says BASE President Christian Kühn, and emphasises that "The concepts solve neither the need to find a repository for radioactive waste nor the pressing issues of climate protection."