Project Standards for Municipal Climate Action Monitoring
Runtime 04/2026 – 04/2029
Municipalities play a key role in implementing climate action to achieve national climate targets. To assess the effectiveness and alignment of local climate action, municipalities need practical and
moreProject eREGENERATE
Runtime 10/2025 – 03/2029
The eREGENERATE project aims to further advance Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. DAC enables carbon dioxide (CO₂) to be removed directly from the ambient air. The goal of the project is to make th
moreProject Climate Protection Potential Through Construction Material Recycling in Hesse
Runtime 10/2025 – 12/2026
The study examines the current and future disposal routes for construction and demolition waste generated in Hesse, as well as the local recycling infrastructure. In addition to presenting the recycli
moreProject Overview Report on Paper and Polypropylene
Project start 10/2025
Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) develops and produces banknotes made of cotton paper, focusing on highly secure and sustainable banknote solutions. With regard to banknote production, ifeu was commissioned to
moreProject HIBISCUS - Bio-based innovations for building envelopes
Runtime 09/2025 – 08/2029
Launched in September 2025, HIBISCUS brings together twelve European partners including ifeu, further research and technology organizations, SMEs, and large industrial groups, and is coordinated by SO
moreProject biovolatil
Runtime 08/2025 – 07/2028
The aim of the ‘biovolatil’ project is to make the energy supply of municipalities more resilient. To this end, self-sufficient and climate-neutral solutions for energy generation and storage are bein
moreProject Municipal heat advisory boards
Runtime 08/2025 – 03/2026
As part of the 2024 Heat Summit , the idea was developed to establish municipal heat advisory boards as committees for the participation of local stakeholders in the municipal heat planning process. H
moreProject Circular use of living space (ZiWoNu)
Runtime 08/2025 – 07/2030
Through transdisciplinary collaboration, a concrete methodology is being developed to promote more efficient use of housing at the local and national levels. The “Circular Housing Use” project focuses
moreProject HeaTogether
Runtime 07/2025 – 06/2028
The established forms of heat supply, namely conventional large district heating networks on the one side and individual heating systems on the other side, have limited potential for decarbonisation:
moreProject Methane emissions from Europe’s landfills: Scenarios and Data Challenges
Runtime 04/2025 – 11/2025
Methane emissions from landfills represent a significant and often underestimated climate challenge. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, with a higher Global Warm
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- Resources 104
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