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Project Material footprints of EU countries
Runtime 02/2022 – 02/2025
All man-made environmental pollution is associated with the use of raw materials. Thus, a reduction in the consumption of raw materials contributes to reducing environmental pollution. Efficient...
moreProject The Limits to Consumption
Project start 10/2021
In this project we identify sustainable consumption patterns in a future, greenhouse gas-neutral world within the planetary boundaries. We contrast these sustainable consumption patterns with...
moreProject Sekundärrohstoffeinsatz in Deutschland
Runtime 09/2020 – 12/2020
The material prosperity, we live in today, is based on the intensive use of raw materials. The extraction, processing, use and disposal of raw materials causes a series of negative impacts on the...
moreProject RME Eurostat IV
Project start 01/2020
The EU Commission has set up a strategy for a ‘Resource Efficient Europe’ and proposed a roadmap how to achieve a better use of natural resources in Europe. In the context of this strategy Raw...
moreProject REFINE Analysis of raw material demand and environmental impacts of the energy transition in a resource efficient and greenhouse gas neutral Germany
Project start 12/2019
Climate change is already visible. In order to identify still existing development pathways, very ambitious scenarios are researched. The project RESCUE identified six ambitious, possible...
moreProject MoniRess II
Project start 10/2019
Human life requires the use of natural resources. At present, high levels of wealth are associated with the use of a large amount of resources. Against the background of a growing world...
moreProject VAMOS
Project start 09/2019
Sugar is one of the most essential raw materials for industrial bioprocessing supply chains. Bringing together experts from six countries, the three-year project VAMOS (Value Added Materials from...
moreProject DiTex
Project start 08/2019
Production of textiles from fresh fibres implies environmentally harmful exhaust air and waste water emissions in fibre production and textile finishing. At the same time, these processes consume...
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...
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...
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- Energy 420
- Biomass 305
- Mobility 189
- Resources 147
- Nutritional transition 103
- Industry and products 85
- Methods & Tools 1