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Climate and Energy

Brief description

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Climate protection and adaptation are necessary in equal measure in order to mitigate the effects of climate change, to overcome them and to become future-proof. Against this background, the IÖW develops, analyses and evaluates technologies, concepts, political strategies and instruments. Of special importance for the climate team is the practical relevance of their work and the inter-disciplinary approach, which considers not only greenhouse gas effects but also other aspects of sustainability such as conflicting interests. The emphasis here is on renewables, energy efficiency, climate protection policy and adaptation measures.

Team

Ongoing Projects

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Entwicklung einer Methode zur Analyse und Bewertung von Veränderungen sozialer und ökologischer Bedingungen (Leitplanken) für Anpassungspolitik und Anpassungskapazität in Deutschland
(October 2011 - December 2014)
Supported by: Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau
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Economics of climate change adaption - Integrated economic modeling and institutional analysis at different scale levels (econCCadapt)
(October 2011 - September 2014)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Stakeholderdialoge zur Klimaanpassung
(September 2011 - January 2015)
Supported by: Umweltbundesamt , Dessau-Roßlau
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Energy Partnerships Berlin-Brandenburg
(June 2011 - June 2012)
Supported by: Joint Spatial Planning Department of Berlin and Brandenburg
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Linking adaptation knowledge and stakeholders, policy-relevant synthesis and target-oriented communication
(February 2011 - February 2014)
Supported by: Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau/Germany
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Climate change and daily routine acts: potentials, strategies and instruments for a CO2-poor life style in a zero-emission-city
Project part "Climate change and daily routine acts: impact potentials of climate change-adressing instruments"
(November 2010 - October 2013)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Interdependencies between land use and climate change – Strategies for a sustainable land use management in Germany (CC-LandStraD)
(November 2010 - October 2015)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Potentials of advanced technological, decentralized and personalized production against the background of a low carbon economy
(July 2010 - December 2012)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn
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Chameleon
Adapting Utilities to Climate Change - Analysing and Developing Private and Public Action
(October 2009 - September 2013)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST)
(July 2009 - June 2014)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin;PTDLR Project Management Agency, Bonn
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RE-Regions: Socio-Ecology of Self-Sufficiency
The conditions for and diffusion of concepts for the complete energy supply of municipalities and regions on the base of renewables - main focus on bioenergy
(May 2009 - April 2013)
Supported by: Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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FAIR FUELS? A socio-ecological multi-level Analysis of the Possibilities of and Limits to the international Use of Biofuels
Thematic Research Group
(May 2008 - June 2013)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Contact

Dr. Bernd Hirschl
IÖW main office

Phone: +49 30-884 594-26

bernd.hirschl(at)ioew.de

Publications on the topic

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Eisenack, Klaus; Stecker, Rebecca; Reckien, Diana, Hoffmann, Esther (2011)
Adaptation to climate change in the transport sector
A review of actions and actors
Springer Science+Business Media, Berlin
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Pechan, Anna; Rotter, Maja; Eisenack, Klaus (2011)
Adaptation in the utilities sector
Empirical insights and influencing factors
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Weiß, Julika; Vogelpohl, Thomas (2011)
How to design the right mix
An analysis of policy instruments addressing energy-efficient retrofitting of residential dwellings with a view to potential savings and barriers
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Hirschl, Bernd; Neumann, Anna; Vogelpohl, Thomas (2011)
Investments of the four major energy companies in renewable energies
Status 2009, plannings and objectives 2020 - plant capacities, power generation and investments of E.ON, RWE, Vattenfall, and EnBW
Schriftenreihe of the IÖW 199/11, Berlin
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