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In this paper, we asked: Why is farming seaweed an all-purpose solution to the Earth’s problems? Who is making such a claim, and with what background assumptions about seaweed, farming, and the planet?

In this report, we claim that although there is no national deployment or consultation program for OceanNETs in the US, Germany, or Australia, the very idea is sufficiently open-ended to accommodate and even federate different development pathways

The interconnectedness of climate change and conflicts is manifold and increasingly being addressed in politics and research.

The European Union has recognised hydrogen as essential for industrial decarbonization and for achieving its climate goals.

Auf den folgenden Seiten finden Sie kurze Einblicke in zentrale Forschungsergebnisse und insgesamt 18 Vorschläge für die zukünftige Gestaltung von Transformationsprozessen im Bereich Mobilität und Verkehr.

This deliverable is a synthesis report of the research undertaken in OceanNETs Task 2.2.

Even pioneering nations lag in systemic change toward full decarbonization, yet their examples show that acceleration is possible.

Enhancing the ocean’s ability to sequester and store carbon dioxide has been proposed to contribute to the global climate strategy towards carbon neutrality.

This policy paper takes stock of ongoing hydrogen policy developments in Europe, placing particular attention on how the European Union (EU) can most effectively mobilize its domestic hydrogen potential.

This Roadmap, a collaboration between the Cascade Institute, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, presents a plan

The PermaGov Deliverable focuses on exploring the EU policy landscape within the context of the European Green Deal (EGD), structured around four regime complexes: marine life, marine plastics, marine energy, and maritime transport.

CrossGov D2.1 EU and international policy landscape - Mapping EU policies and Green Deal objectives: general observations for policy coherence in the marine domain aims to provide a mapping of the European Green Deal policy landscape relevant to t

Zentrale Aushandlungs- und Gestaltungsprozesse in der Energiewende finden vor Ort in den Regionen und Kommunen statt.

Key message: A decolonial approach is needed to fulfil IASC’s commitment to recognizing that Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge and academic scientific knowledge are co-equal and complementary knowledge systems that all can and should inf

This deliverable provides a summary of a two-day expert workshop conducted in hybrid format.

This deliverable 5.2 is a compilation of novel research of 16 coal-and-carbon-intensive regions (CCIRs). These case studies were carried under the umbrella of the Tipping Plus project from 2020 until 2023.

This is the first Deliverable (D5.1) of the Work Package 5 (WP5) whose aim is to improve the understanding of the concept(s) of a region to be applied in regional socio-ecological energy systems.

A crucial task to accelerate global decarbonisation is to understand how to enable fast, equitable, low-carbon transformations in those regions of the world most intensive in the production and use of fossil fuels.

Die Internationale Meeresbodenbehörde, ISA, handelt im Namen der gesamten Menschheit und kontrolliert das Gebiet und seine mineralischen Vorkommen, das gemeinsame Erbe der Menschheit.

Wir befinden uns in der Vorbereitungsphase für eine neue industrielle Aktivität, die Gewinnung von mineralienreichem Substrat aus dem Meeresboden im "Gebiet" ("the Area"), dem Meeresboden außerhalb der Grenzen der nationalen Gerichtsbarkeit.

Die Mitgliedstaaten der Internationalen Meeresbodenbehörde verhandeln derzeit über einen umfassenden Kodex für den Abbau mineralischer Rohstoffe wie Manganknollen, Massivsulfide und kobaltreicher Krusten im Meeresbodengebiet jenseits der Grenzen n

The European Union’s (EU) Zero Pollution Action Plan, adopted in May 2021, aims to drastically reduce pollution in air, water and soil.

Deutschland will bis 2045 klimaneutral sein. Ohne den Rückhalt der Bevölkerung wird dieses Ziel nicht zu erreichen sein.

Das vorliegende Ariadne-Kurzdossier verbindet verschiedene Perspektiven, die für den Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien eine erhebliche Rolle spielen: Flächenpotenziale und estaltungsmöglichkeiten der räumlichen Steuerung des Zubaus und Rückwirkunge

The Global Assembly on the Climate and Ecological Emergency was a pioneering civil society-led initiative.

This Policy Brief highlights lessons learned from the last period review process, explains why it is timely and relevant for the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to launch this review, and provides recommendations to ensure the

Under the European Green Deal, hydrogen plays a central role in the decarbonisation of so-called »hard-to-electrify« sectors and represents an important target of green industrial policy, as Europe seeks to gain leadership in this emerging segment

Akzeptanz ist ein zentraler Erfolgsfaktor für die Energiewende.

The Global CO2 Initiative hosted the 2023 TEA/LCA Workshop on Harmonizing CCU Assessments on May 16-18.

The overall aim of SOS-ZEROPOL2030 is to develop a holistic zero pollution framework which can help guide the EU towards achieving zero pollution in European seas by 2030, focusing on the four priority pollutants: microplastics, underwater noise,

The report presents the initial findings of T1.1 of the CrossGov project on improving coherence in marine policies within the framework of the European Green Deal (EGD).

The Green Deal is a package of strategies, goals and targets; realizing it as a whole requires that achieving certain targets does not adversely affect progress towards achieving other targets. Thus, it requires cross-compliance.

Das Soziale Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer untersucht die gesellschaftlichen Dimensionen der Energie- und Verkehrswende.

The "Comprehensive Policy Brief to the EU Commission - Roadmap to Decolonial Arctic Research" is an evidence-based tool for achieving decolonial innovation in methodology and funding mechanisms in the Arctic research landscape, including the natur

At the end of 2022, the G7 countries launched a so-called climate club.

This paper discusses the key questions and challenges for promoting international cooperation between the EU and potential international partners within an emerging hydrogen economy.

In diesem Grundsatzpapier werden die zentralen Fragen und Herausforderungen diskutiert, die sich im Aufbau von Kooperationen zwischen der EU und potenziellen internationalen Partnern in der entstehenden Wasserstoffwirtschaft stellen.

In dieser Analyse untersuchen wir in zwei parallel durchgeführten Befragungen im Rahmen der Ariadne Bürgerdeliberation und einer repräsentativen Panelbefragung die Haltung der Bürger:innen gegenüber verschiedenen Politikoptionen in den Bereichen V

The Deliverable 7.2 “Full Project Knowledge Integration Report with Results, Procedures and Recommendations” aims to present the operational process of knowledge integration and key project results and recommendations on Social-Ecological Tipping

Der Lenkungskreis der Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz (WPKS) hat in dieser Stellungnahme sechs Themen identifiziert, die für die mittel- und langfristige Klimapolitik relevant sind und die Grundlage für eine Langfriststrategie der deutschen Kli

LOSLAND hat zehn Kommunen in ganz Deutschland dabei begleitet, mit den Menschen vor Ort einen Schritt in Richtung einer enkeltauglichen Zukunft zu gehen.

This issue mapping report presents the results of the desk study. It starts out by giving an overview on the current state of research and already-identified future research needs on the knowledge of SDG interaction (trade-offs and synergies).

This report is divided into three parts. Part one introduces the project and the dialogue process. Links to the summary report of the initial SHAPE webinar and a synthesis of the questionnaire results are provided.

The international consortium project Sustainable Development Pathways achieving Human well-being while safeguarding the climate And Planet Earth (SHAPE) is co-developing a set of quantitative target-seeking scenarios, the Sustainable Development P

Ariadne-Forschende haben deshalb auf Grundlage von zwei bundesweit durchgeführten Panel-Umfragen die Zustimmung von 26 Klimaschutzmaßnahmen auf regionaler Ebene geschätzt und dabei geographische und zeitliche Meinungsunterschiede sichtbar gemacht.

Auf Grundlage des im Februar 2022 erschienenen Jahresgutachtens 2021 haben Prof. Dr. Anita Engels und Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn des Lenkungskreises der Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz im September 2022 zu einem Workshop „Gerade jetzt!

In this deliverable, we focus on the third and final step of the overall SENTINEL stakeholder engagement strategy and we aim (a).

This report presents the results of a large group process over several days to jointly explore the relationship between collective trauma, social polarization and democracy. The process was realized in cooperation between Pocket Project e. V.

Der vorliegende Bericht stellt die Ergebnisse eines mehrtägigen Großgruppenprozesses zur gemeinsamen Erforschung der Beziehung von kollektivem Trauma, gesellschaftlicher Polarisierung und Demokratie vor.

Crises like climate change, the recent pandemic and the war in Ukraine have a profound effect on all of us. Crises are growing in number, severity and complexity, and at an accelerating pace.

Dieser Bericht stellt das Befragungskonzept sowie die Indikatoren zur Messung der subjektiven Bewertung sozialer Nachhaltigkeit in den Bereichen Energie und Verkehr dar.

This report contributes to the modelling work in SENTINEL and beyond in three main ways.

In the last years, the concept of tipping points received increasing recognition in social science and rose on the political agenda.

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant loss of human life and degradation of public health and has increased food and nutritional insecurity and poverty.

The global transition to a low-carbon economy will significantly impact existing energy value chains and transform the production to consumption lifecycle, dramatically altering interactions among stakeholders.

Das Soziale Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer untersucht die gesellschaftlichen Dimensionen der Energie- und Verkehrswende.

In April 2021, under the “IMPACT R” project, IASS Potsdam and HEDERA Sustainable Solutions GmbH in Berlin, together with University of Rwanda and Sustainable Villages Foundation (SVF), conducted a household survey in two villages in Rwanda.

This synthesis report presents the results of the workshop “Models for the European Energy Transition: Your Questions, Your Needs!”, held on the 1st of October 2020.

In this report, we showcase the applicability and usefulness of the SENTINEL modelling suite in the context of three case studies, as these have been specified in the SENTINEL Deliverable 7.1 (Stavrakas et al., 2021), namely: a.

Bologna’s Neighborhood Labs (Laboratori di Quartiere) are the bedrock of the city’s participation network. They represent both physical spaces and permanent processes of participation and collaborative governance conducted at the district level.

Future Melbourne is a participatory process that aimed to draft 10-year strategic plans and visions to direct policymaking processes in the city.

Mexico City’s Laboratorio para la Ciudad (Laboratory for the City, or LabCDMX) ran from 2013 to 2018 as a participatory space with the goal of generating common understanding and prototyping collaborative processes between citizens, the government

Digitalization – the use and adoption of digital technologies – is driving massive economic, social and environmental changes.

Als Teil des Begleitvorhabens führt das IASS eine Analyse von deutschen Printmedien, Online Medien und Social Media durch.

Innovative Technologien brauchen gesellschaftliche Legitimation und Akzeptanz.

Reclaiming self-sovereignty for all South African citizens’ data by 2030 This paper consists of eight vignettes, followed by a concluding section.

Research undertaken in Task 2.2 identified a range of governance challenges to ocean-based NETs related to the global ocean governance framework, e.g., linked to the transboundary nature of the ocean, potential effects of ocean-based NETs on the o

In this paper, we investigate the socio-economic transition processes of Essen and Duisburg as part of the wider structural change in the Ruhr Region.

The DAAD TU Berlin Alumni Online Seminar, Energy Transition in Africa – Cooperations and Networks to Strengthen North-South and South-South Interventions, was organized by the TU Berlin Alumni Program, in cooperation with TUB Institute for Energy

The RECIPES guidance advises on how to deal responsibly with uncertain risks in the development and implementation of technology in the EU.

Over 30% of the world’s population lives within 100 km of the oceanic coast. More than three billion people rely on fishing and other ocean-related livelihoods.

What are the main challenges of capacity development in the marine context, and what are possible approaches to meet them?

This report explores what a just and fair transition looks like in the four country cases of Germany, Poland, South Africa and Indonesia.

This Briefing Note represents an integrated perspective of climate, environmental and disaster risk science and practice regarding systemic risk.

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) or CO2 utilization technologies attract researchers, policy makers, and industry actors in search of sustainable solutions for industrial processes.

Durch die ambitionierten Klimaschutzziele Deutschlands und der EU nimmt der Dekarbonisierungsdruck auf die ganze Gesellschaft zu, insbesondere auf die Industrie.

The report reflects on the state of the art in terms of accuracy, reliability and reproducibility of different sensors used for the measurements of reactive and greenhouse gases, and aerosols, along with the key analytical principles and what has

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika erleben seit dem Amtsantritt Joe Bidens eine Kehrtwende in der Klimapolitik. Biden erklärte die Klimapolitik zum Fokus seiner Präsidentschaft.

The Atlas offers an illustrative compendium of sustainability initiatives at the company level in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, analyzing more than thirty Latin American multinationals in key sectors, namely, agri-food; Oil / Energy; Min

Citizens’ assemblies are relatively new political institutions that enable a randomly-selected group of everyday people to deliberate and make collective recommendations on climate policy and action.

Many Russian stakeholders no longer fiercely reject the EU’s plans to tax carbon intensive imports, but look at the global decarbonisation efforts more foresightedly. Windows of opportunities for international cooperation appear.

Leading experts from various fields of German polar and marine research presented an executive summary of the MARE:N concept paper “Polar Regions in Transition” to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

The decarbonisation of the European energy system is a large-scale transformation, which demands not only for a techno-economic feasibility analysis, but also for an assessment of the social and political feasibility and environmental impacts.

This paper makes the case for integrated ecosystem-based management, which combines value creation and the safeguarding of ecosystem health.

This report of the EU funded project entitled REconciling sCience, Innovation and Precaution through the Engagement of Stakeholders (RECIPES) will compare the results of the inter-case study analysis with the results of WP1.

This document fulfils RECIPES delivery 2.4.2, the inter-case study analysis and delivery 2.4.3, identification of issues cutting across multiple case studies.

Das Working Paper präsentiert Ergebnisse einer Organisationsbefragung zur Auswirkung der COVID-19 Pandemie auf Vereine und Initiati- ven in Deutschland. Die Studie zeigt, dass die Zi-vilgesellschaft mit großer Wucht getroffen wurde.

The marine environment, subject to multiple pressures, is transboundary by nature. For ocean management and conservation, there is a need of enhanced collaboration and cross-sectoral solutions.

Diese Studie wurde vom Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg zu Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie im Frühjahr 2020 in Auftrag gegeben.

The European Commission (EC) with the European External Action Service (EEAS) launched the European Union (EU) International Ocean Governance Forum (IOG Forum) in 2020.

This report is about the arts in the world after this. The world after COVID-19, the world after colonialism and globalization, the world after the digitization of society, and the world after climate change.

Air pollution exposure in urban areas is a threat to human health. One of the largest sources of air pollution in urban areas is vehicles.

Die Luftverschmutzung in urbanen Gebieten gefährdet die menschliche Gesundheit. Eine der größten Quellen der Luftverschmutzung in der Stadt – insbesondere durch Stickstoffdioxid (NO2) – sind Fahrzeuge mit Verbrennungsmotoren.

Mit ihrer Stellungnahme zum Corona-Konjunkturpaket nimmt die im letzten Jahr gegründete Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz eine erste klimapolitische Bewertung der Konjunkturpolitik in der Corona-Krise vor.

This report contributes to the modelling work in SENTINEL and beyond in two main ways.

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is one of the few renewable power technologies capable of generating dispatchable electricity on demand.

Mit der Orientierungshilfe macht die Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz deutlich, welche Methoden und Annahmen bei der Bewertung einzelner Maßnahmen zur Minderung von Treibhausgasen offengelegt werden müssen.

In diesem Bericht der Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz gehen die Autorinnen und Autoren der Frage nach, ob sich aus Verhaltensanpassungen im Laufe der Coronakrise nachhaltige Verhaltensgewohnheiten entwickeln werden und ob man dies durch politis

The update of Vietnam’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) can serve as a role model for putting the socio-economic opportunities and co-benefits of climate action into focus.

In this deliverable, we aim to (i). identify and specify policy-relevant scenarios, along with the respective energy targets, and qualitative narratives to base modelling runs on, and (ii).

Although energy models advance rapidly in terms of technical and techno-economic details, social and political aspects and environmental burdens beyond greenhouse gas emissions are currently underrepresented.

The overall aim of WP2 is to understand both the actual and possible application of the precautionary principle in eight different cases, and explain potential commonalities and differences in the application of the precautionary principle in the

This document fulfils RECIPES delivery 2.1, the literature research for the multi-case study analysis, and covers the theoretical component of criteria for multi-case study analysis.

This report presents 100 research questions that have been identified by scientific experts as key priorities for Social Science and Humanities (SSH) research on renewables, in order to inform and support EU-funded research and innovation leading

In this report, we identify the needs of the energy model users and the users of energy model results in policy, industry, civil society, and science, both in the present and future.

This study conceptualizes international monetary hierarchy by focusing on different mechanisms to supply emergency US-Dollar (USD) liquidity from the Federal Reserve (Fed) to non-US central banks.

Our report is to be understood as a first step towards a deeper understanding of social tipping points and as a suggestion for indicators to be used in empirical case study analysis.

Wird Deutschland bis zum Jahr 2050 klimaneutral oder nicht doch eher treibhausgasneutral beziehungsweise CO2-neutral sein? Eines ist klar: Wir wollen den Klimawandel stoppen, haben uns dafür ein Ziel gesetzt und wollen es bis 2050 erreicht haben.

Die arktische Umwelt ist vielen Einflüssen ausgesetzt, die ihren Fortbestand bedrohen: Der Klimawandel und seine Folgen stellen bereits jetzt viele Ökosysteme vor große Herausforderungen.

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has completely changed the European Union’s internal geopolitical landscape, including in the energy domain.

Achieving the EU’s commitment under the Paris Agreement, the Energy Union Strategy, and the European Green Deal, requires a significant transformation of current energy systems.

Early warning systems (EWSs) have been effective in reducing loss of life and injury associated with extreme weather events, but it is less clear what influence they have on other household decisions.

This document describes the data underlying the modelling works for Deliverable 8.2 Market uptake of concentrating solar power in Europe: model-based analysis of drivers and policy trade-offs (Resch et al., 2020).

Monetary union has been a centerpiece of the European integration project.

Die Corona-Krise stellt das Gesundheitssystem auf eine nie dagewesene Belastungsprobe: Ein ungebremster Anstieg der Anzahl der Infektionen würde vor allem Krankenhäuser an ihre Kapazitätsgrenzen bringen.

We conducted a model-based analysis evaluating the role of CSP in the EU electricity system up to 2050.

Some climate engineering technologies are being developed to remove CO2 from the atmosphere (carbon dioxide removal, CDR), which is expected to contribute to reducing and preventing climate change.

Some scholars have labeled the financial structures that faced a run during the 2007-9 Financial Crisis as ‘shadow banking system’ and have connected it to the emergence of new monetary instruments.

This is a write-up of an expert workshop held in November 2019 jointly organised by the IASS and UBA.

In line with its commitments to lower carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement and its own 2030 Climate & Energy Framework, the European Union (EU) has committed to increase the share of renewable energy use-around 15% in 2018-to be at least

Methan ist ein besonders wirksames Treibhausgas sowie ein Vorläufer von bodennahem Ozon, einem Schadstoff, der die menschliche Gesundheit und Ökosysteme belastet.

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) offers flexible and decarbonised power generation and is - as a solar power-based balancing opportunity – able to contribute to the transition towards sustainable and stable future electricity systems.

This worked example is part of a series of examples that are designed to provide practical guidance to the application of the Techno-Economic Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for CO2 Utilization.

This worked example is part of a series of examples that are designed to provide practical guidance to the application of the Techno-Economic Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for CO2 Utilization.

This worked example is part of a series of examples that are designed to provide practical guidance to the application of the Techno-Economic Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for CO2 Utilization.

Der Bericht stellt die Resultate einer multikriteriellen Bewertung verschiedener Szenarien eines Kohleausstiegs in Deutschland vor.

This report provides guidance to decision makers in all types of public and private organizations involved in the planning and development of CCU.

The report is confidential and only available for the Chinese government.

As Oxfam International progresses to its 2020 goal of establishing a Worldwide Influencing Network, it has prioritized developing an evidence base to inform future programme strategies.

In 2017, at the UN Ocean Conference in New York and the Our Ocean Conference in Malta, Germany and the European Union announced their support for establishing a "cross-sectoral and cross-bound-ary multi-stakeholder platform for regional ocean gove

Der Abschlussbericht stellt die Ergebnisse der mehrjährigen Arbeit im Wärme-Schwerpunkt des ENavi-Projektes vor.

Der Bericht stellt Zwischenergebnisse des Forschungsprojektes Energiewende-Navigationssystem (ENavi) für politische Szenarien eines deutschen Kohleausstieges vor.

Der vorliegende Bericht reflektiert die Präsentationen und Diskussionen der Teilnehmer des internationalen Experten-Workshops „A benefit sharing mechanism appropriate for the Common Heritage of Mankind“.

Chile, with less than 18 million inhabitants, is becoming a strategic actor in the world energy transition thanks to its Northern Atacama Desert that contains great mineral wealth, mainly copper and lithium, and the country’s huge potential for re

This report presents the results of the third and the last workshop in the series “Yamal 2040” organised within Blue-Action work package WP5 “Delivering and valuing climate and information services”.

Arctic stakeholders are faced with uncertainty as to the future development of social, political, economic, and environmental conditions, not least due to the ongoing transformations inflicted by climate change.

Dieser Bericht ist ein Ergebnis des Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojektes "Ökologische Leitplanken für den Tiefseebergbau", Oktober 2015 bis Dezember 2017, in Auftrag gegeben durch das Umweltbundesamt, UBA.

This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) explores the prospects for renewables to enhance national economies and strengthen the SEE energy mix.

Die Studie stellt verschiedene Visionen der Energiewende dar. Fokuspunkte sind dabei Technologieentscheidungen und die damit einhergehenden gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen in den Sektoren Strom, Wärme und Verkehr.

The open ocean hosts an inconceivable wealth of marine life. Most of it remains unseen and unknown.

In a decarbonised future electricity system, Europe will rely on fluctuating renewable sources, such as solar PV and wind power, to a much larger extent than today.

The report highlights the fact that many of the world’s most pressing problems are also incredibly complex — including climate change, environmental pollution, economic crises and the digital transformation of societies.

Against the backdrop of natural hazards and disaster risks, the Sendai Framework articulates the need for improved understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability and hazard characteristics as well as the strengthen

In diesem Bericht wird die Transformation des Stromsystems als zentrale Stellschraube zur Erreichung der Klimaziele analysiert. Dabei wird die Dekarbonisierung, insbesondere der Ausstieg aus der Kohleverstromung, in den Fokus gerückt.

An der STADTRADELN-Kampagne haben 2018 hauptsächlich Personen teilgenommen, die in ihrem Alltag regelmäßig mit dem Fahrrad fahren (91 %).

The Digital Revolution, including technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, additive manufacturing or 3D-printing, (general purpose) artificial intelligence, or the Internet of Things, has entered the public discourse in many countries.

Climate change is becoming an existential threat with warming in excess of 2°C within the next three decades and 4°C to 6°C within the next several decades.

On April 10th and 11th of 2019, a group of about 100 academics, industry experts, government officials, policymakers, and nonprofit representatives gathered at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to participate in a workshop focused on topics

The Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) consortium and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) organised a joint workshop on risk perception and the acceptability of human exposure to pesticides on 20 Decemb

In dieser Arbeit wird der Einfluss von sogenanntem stratosphärischen Geoengineering auf die Ozonschicht der Stratosphäre mit globalen Zirkulationsmodellen untersucht.

This study was initiated by the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action, and attributed to a team of experts from Ramboll, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Universität Kassel Center for Environmental Systems Re

Die Studie Bundesrepublik 3.0 leistet einen Beitrag zur Vitalisierung der parlamentarisch-repräsentativen Demokratie, indem sie ein innovatives Konzept für Partizipation auf Bundesebene entwirft.

While Marchetti (1977) was the first to propose using ocean density currents to transport and store anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the deep ocean, “marine geoengineering” first came to widespread public attention in 1990 when global headlines ann

This report discusses the use of country systems by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), focusing on social and environmental systems.

Die vier Kopernikus-Projekte zur Erforschung der Energiewende werden vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) gefördert und sind Ende 2016 angelaufen.

Climate change is one of the largest challenges of our time. One of the major causes of anthropogenic climate change, carbon dioxide, also leads to ocean acidification.

This report explores the potential implications which two groups of experimental technologies aimed at managing global climate risk, known as Carbon Removal and Solar Geoengineering, could have for delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (

The series of the Yamal 2040 Scenario Workshops is a part of the international research project “BlueAction – Arctic Impact on Weather and Climate” funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme.

Dieser Bericht stellt einen multikriteriellen Ansatz zur Bewertung von Energiewende-Politik vor. Der Bewertungsansatz wurde im Rahmen des Kopernikus-Projekts „Energiewende-Navigationssystem“ (ENavi) im Arbeitspaket „Bewertung“ (AP11) entwickelt.

The sea below 200 meters depth accounts for 95% of the volume of the ocean, making it the largest habitat for life on Earth.

This study provides a critical appraisal of intermediaries in demand-driven workforce development.

Germany is internationally renowned for its Energiewende. The country has been an early adopter of new renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar, which are now fundamentally transforming its electricity system.

The transformation of the Arctic due to climate change has wide-ranging impacts on the region’s people and ecosystems, not least because of the increasing accessibility of a more and more open Arctic Ocean.

This brochure presents the most important facts and figures on the IASS as well as a selection of journal articles and publications from the IASS Series from 2014 to 2016.

In dieser Broschüre finden Sie die wichtigsten Zahlen und Fakten zum IASS auf einen Blick. Außerdem eine Auswahl an Zeitschriftenartikeln und Publikationen der Schriftenreihe aus den Jahren 2014 bis 2016.

In diesem Jahr widmete sich das „World Forum for Democracy“ (8. -10. November 2017) der Frage „Ist Populismus ein Problem?“ Diskutiert wurde die Rolle politischer Parteien und Medien im Kontext des aufsteigenden Populismus. Am 07.

In a monetary economy of production, Say’s law is not verified for many reasons.

This white paper resulted from a risk dialogue project with climate scientists and experts on the subject of climate engineering – conducted by the neutral and independent Risk-Dialogue Foundation St. Gallen between April 2016 and March 2017.

Tenders are a fast spreading instrument for the expansion of renewable energies. However, there is aneed for current analysis of experiences and results as in many countries tenders were introducedonly few years ago.

How risks are regulated can affect domestic outcomes, such as the benefits and costs of protecting consumers, health and environment, and it can also foster or limit opportunities for international trade.

This report follows up on earlier ETC work on observed air pollution trends in Europe.

The present report includes two parts. The first part is a literature review that covers specificdimensions of knowledge about Green Business Models (GBMs) in respect of conceptualdefinitions and the assessment of GBMs.

This report aims to start a conversation on how these priorities can be achieved, focusingparticularly on the potential of Industry 4.0 to help achieve the UN Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs) related to affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), indu

An der Schnittstelle zwischen Energiewende und deutscher Außenpolitik entsteht ein neues Politikfeld: die Energiewende-Außenpolitik. Viele sowohl staatliche als auch nichtstaatliche Akteure arbeiten daran mit.

Partnering for a Sustainable Ocean: The Role of Regional Ocean Governance in ImplementingSDG14 highlights the major role that regional ocean governance can play in theimplementation of SDG14.

The anticipated growth of urban population will require immense development of housing and other accompanying infrastructures.

Der Beteiligung von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern, Gemeinden und Städten an der Gestaltung undUmsetzung gesellschaftlicher Großprojekte wie der Energiewende wird vielerorts eine großeBedeutung beigemessen.

The Academic Working Group (AWG) on International Governance of Climate Engineering is aninternational group of senior academics who have been assembled to formulate perspectives on theinternational governance of climate engineering research and p

In einer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme zur Novellierung der ETS-Richtlinie haben sich im Oktober 2015 sechs osteuropäische EU-Mitgliedstaaten (Bulgarien, Tschechien, Ungarn, Polen, Rumänien und die Slowakei) für eine Förderung von Carbon Capture and U