Project Evalutation of the Commercial Waste Ordinance
Runtime 08/2019 – 10/2022
The amendment to the Commercial Waste Ordinance makes separate waste collection mandatory. The aim is to ensure that commercial waste is reused or recycled. The collection of mixed waste is now only p
moreProject Concept study planetary boundaries
Runtime 06/2019 – 03/2021
Governments all around the globe are trying to reduce the environmental impact of resource use through resource efficiency policies. Yet, there exists no scientifically sound objective defining a glob
moreProject SuPraStadt I und II
Runtime 05/2019 – 05/2024
About the project: The sustainable transformation of cities requires reconciling the needs of residents, particularly with regard to social participation and urban quality of life, with the ecological
moreProject Climate action potential of the circular economy – Germany, EU
Runtime 01/2019 – 03/2023
With the Paris Agreement of December 2015, following on from the Kyoto Protocol, member states have once again committed themselves to reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limitin
moreProject MSA Hafnium Helium
Runtime 01/2019 – 12/2020
Material System Analysis (MSA) investigates the flows of materials through an economy, in this project through the EU economy. The analysis includes stocks, trade flows as well as end-of-life treatmen
moreProject Balance on mass flow, climate change and environmental aspects for the federal province of Berlin in 2018
Runtime 08/2018 – 12/2019
The SKU balance has been compiled every two years since 2010. The goal and intention is to further optimize Berlin's waste and recycling management, to evaluate goals and to control waste streams. The
moreProject Assessment of the potential contribution of electricity-based synthetic fuels to archive the transport climate protection goals in Baden-Württemberg
Runtime 08/2018 – 11/2018
The greenhouse gas reduction targets pose major challenges for the transport sector. This report examines what contribution electricity-based synthetic fuels (power-to-liquids (PtL)) could make to red
moreProject CoAct - Integriertes Stadt-Land-Konzept zur Erzeugung von Aktivkohle und Energieträgern aus Restbiomassen
Runtime 07/2018 – 06/2023
Steigende Anforderungen an den Umwelt- und Klimaschutz stellen Kommunen und Landkreise vor die Herausforderung sowohl zunehmend erneuerbare Energieträger zu erschließen, als auch den Eintrag von Schad
moreProject Fuels from electricity (eForFuel)
Runtime 03/2018 – 04/2022
For alternative fuels to displace fossil fuels, a sustainable feedstock for microbial growth must be identified. As agricultural production of sugars has a limited capacity, it cannot completely repla
moreProject ÖkoRess III: Pilot screening of environmental hazard potentials of mining sites
Runtime 02/2018 – 11/2022
The German national economy imports raw materials from all over the world. These raw materials are the physical foundation for production, value added and consumption in Germany. Metallic raw material
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- Energy 12
- Mobility 8
- Nutritional transition 3
- Resources 104
- Industry and products 17
- Biomass 13