The German federal government is aiming at reducing heating energy consumption in its properties by 20% by the year 2020, in conformity with commitments by the wider public service sector, and for this it has developed a [...] More

The German Adaptation Strategy includes dialogue processes with relevant stakeholders. Moreover, it aims at informing different target groups about climate impacts and possible adaptation measures. In this project the IÖW and [...] More

Both climate models as well as economic models and methodology recognize that it is necessary to have sufficient information available on local and regional levels in order to achieve a target oriented consultancy of decision [...] More

There is broad consensus today that local involvement is needed to achieve climate protection targets agreed on a higher political level. Renewable energy self-suffiency can make a significant contribution to this. Especially [...] More

Against the background of the scheduled amendment of the Renewable Energies Act this year and the related cabinet decision on April, 9th 2014 the brief study shall reveal the impacts on value added and employment until 2020 [...] More