Yifaat Baron
Senior Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Special Expertise
Main areas of research: Sustainable production and technology assessment with interfaces to resource and waste management and handling
Topics:
- Technology and product assessment, waste management regulation (EEE (RoHS and WEEE), cars (ELV) and batteries)
- Hazardous substances in products (electrical and electronic equipment, cars, batteries, etc.)
Methods:
- Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
- Socio-economic analysis (SEA)
- Impact Analysis
- Stakeholder consultations
Key Projects
- Assessment of applications for exemptions from the substance restrictions under the RoHS Directive and the ELV Directive
- Legislation review (evaluation and impact assessment) according to the European Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines (ELV, Batteries, RoHS)
Professional Training and Career
- Since 2012: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
- 2010-2012: Consultant, Project Manager and Director of Water and Environmental Engineering Section, Planning and Environment Division, Infrastructure and Environment Unit at AVIV AMCG (consulting firm)
- 2009-2010: Researcher at the National Investigation Committee Concerning the Water Crisis in Israel, consultant for water management for the Judiciary, State of Israel
- 2006-2009: Researcher at The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, Department for National Planning, Environment and Infrastructure
- 2005-2009: Master of Arts, Natural Resource & Environmental Management, University of Haifa, Israel
- 2000-2001: Academic year abroad at Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, Germany
- 1996-2002: Bachelor of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Language Skills
English and Hebrew (mother tongues), German