Project 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
moreProject RoBW
Runtime 10/2024 – 01/2026
The project aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of (metallic) raw material demand in Baden-Württemberg, combined with an assessment of the associated social, ecological and human rights risks i
moreProject KlimKreisBW
Runtime 10/2024 – 08/2025
The state of Baden-Württemberg has committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2040. The established sectoral targets for 2030 and 2040 are assessed according to the international reporting guidelines of
moreProject Investigation of environmentally relevant impact categories of the hydrogen economy (including derivatives) to anchor sustainability requirements
Runtime 07/2024 – 09/2026
The aim of this project is to develop and implement comprehensive sustainability standards for the production of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives in order to promote an ecologically sustainable hydro
moreProject NUTS2
Runtime 11/2023 – 10/2024
Anyone who places biofuels on the market and wants them to count towards the mandatory quota under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) must submit a calculation of the greenhouse gas emissions fro
moreProject VDI dry construction elements
Runtime 10/2023 – 05/2024
The aim of the study is to determine and compare the resource input for three dry construction elements. On this basis, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are to be provided with a guideline th
moreProject Reduction and regulation of embodied carbon emissions in the German building sector
Runtime 09/2023 – 07/2024
In the context of buildings with increasingly low greenhouse gas emissions, the consideration of emissions from a life cycle perspective is becoming increasingly important. The focus here is on emissi
moreProject Indicators for sustainable consumption
Runtime 09/2023 – 10/2026
In 2016, the German government adopted the National Programme on Sustainable Consumption [1] as an instrument for promoting sustainable consumption, which was expanded in 2021 to include priority meas
moreProject Criteria for the sustainable provision and climate-friendly integration of electricity-based renewable energy sources
Runtime 06/2023 – 07/2025
Die Umsetzung der nationalen Klimaziele erfordert grundsätzlich die vollständige Dekarbonisierung unserer Wirtschaft in der zweiten Hälfte des 21. Jahrhunderts, d. h. eine hoch entwickelte Industriege
moreProject Current demand and reduction potentials of base metals in Germany and the EU
Runtime 05/2023 – 02/2024
In Germany and the EU, metal consumption is dominated by only a few metals: Iron, aluminium, copper and nickel. The EU classifies copper, aluminium and nickel as critical and as strategic raw material
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- Energy 10
- Mobility 7
- Nutritional transition 3
- Resources 87
- Industry and products 13
- Biomass 13