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Transcript of the Podcast:  “Will transport make the transition?”

Transcript of the Podcast: “Will transport make the transition?”

The Podcast with Carl-Otto Gensch for reading. Weiterlesen →
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Cooking up Quality: Carbon credits from efficient cookstove projects face integrity issues worth fixing

Cooking up Quality: Carbon credits from efficient cookstove projects face integrity issues worth fixing

Cookstove projects are gaining interest on the voluntary carbon market. In this blog, Dr. Lambert Schneider et.al unpack their integrity risks based on our evaluations under the Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) and Calyx Global. Weiterlesen →
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Mitigation of industrial N2O – Low-hanging fruit in industrialised countries

Mitigation of industrial N2O – Low-hanging fruit in industrialised countries

In a recent study on behalf of the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) we found significant ‘low-hanging fruit’ mitigation potential for emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from chemical industry and a lack of dedicated climate policies. Wolfram Jörß summarises the results. Weiterlesen →
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Enhancing Public Support for Climate Policy: Addressing Research Gaps and Necessities

Enhancing Public Support for Climate Policy: Addressing Research Gaps and Necessities

Dirk Arne Heyen summarizes the key messages of the webinar about climate policy acceptability. Weiterlesen →
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Study reveals major climate change mitigation potential in film production

Study reveals major climate change mitigation potential in film production

The greenhouse gas emissions of film productions and TV series have been systematically analysed in a comprehensive study for the first time. The idea for a sustainability initiative came from the film industry itself and aimed to ensure that in future, climate impacts are taken into account and mitigated from the start of production onwards. Weiterlesen →
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“Continuity is the maxim”

“Continuity is the maxim”

Managing science well – that was what Susanne Fröschl’s work was all about during her time on the Oeko-Institut’s executive board. She now leaves the institute after a stint of… Weiterlesen →
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Waste management in practice in Ghana and Nigeria

Waste management in practice in Ghana and Nigeria

Tobias Schleicher, scientist at the Oeko-Institut, was on the road in West Africa, where two of his waste management projects are on the home straight. In this blog post, Tobias Schleicher describes his impressions. Weiterlesen →
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Goodbye, nuclear power!

Goodbye, nuclear power!

The latest issue of the Oeko-Institut’s eco@work magazine turns the spotlight on the phase-out of nuclear power. So let’s take a look back at nuclear power in Germany. Weiterlesen →
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