ifeu at "Week of the Environment" in Berlin
ifeu will be represented at the "Week of the Environment" in the park of Bellevue Palace in Berlin on 4 and 5 June. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) are inviting visitors to an attractive specialist programme, exciting discussions and a major innovation show on all aspects of a sustainable future. Further information can be found here: www.woche-der-umwelt.de.
Current data from the Federal Environment Agency on greenhouse gas emissions from transport show a significant shortfall from the target in 2023
On 15 March 2024, the Federal Environment Agency published the preliminary data on Germany's greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 in a press release. These form the basis for reporting and for the development of the Federal Government's climate protection emergency programmes in accordance with the National Climate Protection Act (KSG). The UBA found that a total of around 673 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) were emitted in Germany in 2023 - 76 million tonnes or 10.1 percent less than in 2022. However, the transport sector in particular needs to take action on climate protection.
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Federal funding for efficient buildings: evaluation of the 2022 funding year published
With the Federal Subsidy for Efficient Buildings (BEG), the German government is supporting both refurbishment efforts and the construction of new,…
Press release: Climate footprint of combustion engines far worse than that of electric cars
From a climate perspective, a battery-powered vehicle is always superior to a combustion engine, even if the latter refuels with synthetic fuels in the future. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the ifeu Institute on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, which analyses the environmental impact of cars, lorries and vans with different drive systems.
Open letter to the Federal Government: Continue practice-oriented research into electromobility!
A broad alliance from research and industry, including ifeu, is calling on the German government to provide federal funding for application-oriented research into electromobility in the 2024 budget and beyond. In an open letter, the signatories address the federal government, which plans to massively reduce funding for "measures for the further development of electromobility" in the Climate and Transformation Fund from the 2024 budget year and then phase it out.
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Climate protection partnership: Delegation from the Turkish city of Bornova visits ifeu
The Turkish city of Bornova and Heidelberg have had a project partnership in climate protection since 2022. A 10-member delegation from Bornova will be visiting Heidelberg from 22 to 26 January 2024 to receive advice on developing a concept for climate protection and climate change adaptation. Today, the ifeu Institute welcomed the group of three mayors as well as representatives from the university and the energy sector.
Potential analysis: waste heat could cover up to 10 per cent of Berlin's future heating requirements
Companies such as data centres, large bakeries and coffee roasting plants generate a lot of heat, most of which has so far been released into the environment unused. The sum of all this heat can be an important source of energy for heating. A project by IÖW and ifeu now shows that the state of Berlin can cover up to ten per cent of its future heating requirements from such waste heat.
Evaluation reports published - National Climate Initiative is effective
Since 2008, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK) have been funding climate protection projects throughout Germany with the National Climate Initiative (NKI). The National Climate Initiative has been monitored and evaluated from the outset. As part of a large project consortium, ifeu supported the lead organisation Öko-Institut e.V. in each of the multi-year evaluations. The current studies focus on almost 5,000 projects that were completed and evaluated in 2020 and 2021.
ifeu-Podcast: „Career versus climate protection“ - How researchers can reduce business air travel and still work successfully
Travelling by plane on business - it's all part and parcel of research. But what is good for exchange, networking and careers is bad for the climate: in many research institutions, more than half of emissions are currently caused by air travel. In episode 10 of the ifeu podcast, Nicole Aeschbach and Susann Görlinger explain how scientists can stay on the ground more often and thus protect the climate.