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Project FreiRess: Conserving resources in the leisure sector

Runtime 06/2024 – 05/2027

Leisure time is a source of relaxation, pleasure and self-realisation. We meet friends, pursue our hobbies or go travelling. Leisure activities are of great ecological relevance, as we also use natura

Project 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

Project 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 pathways and

Project DeuRess II - Resource Report for Germany 2022

Runtime 10/2019 – 01/2023

In its report series "The Use of Natural Resources in Germany", the Federal Environment Agency provides comprehensive information on central developments in the economy-wide use of raw materials. Topi

Project Transformation to a Greenhouse Gas Neutral and Resource Efficient Country

Runtime 12/2015 – 11/2018

The project RTD analyzes transformation pathways towards a greenhouse gas neutral Germany in 2050 (95 % reduction compared to 1990) calculating different scenarios and resulting total emissions and ra

Project Oil and gas production model

The model for the characterisation of upstream supply chains for crude oil and natural gas is primarily based on data available from the Ecoinvent 3 Database. These data are periodically updated both

Project Iron and steel production model

A detailed model of an integrated steel production plant (including sintering and cokery) was developed at ifeu in recent years. In addition to the actual steelworks, it include upstream chain process