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Berlin, March 11, 2025
Healthy mobility for all: Citizen Science Study “Be Mobile in Your Own Way” in Berlin
On foot, by bike, with a walking frame or pram, in a wheelchair, by car or public transport: a city's mobility is as diverse as its inhabitants. How can the city of Berlin better meet these different needs? A citizen science study will be launched in April 2025. Freie Universität Berlin and the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) are inviting people to take part in the study under the motto “Be Mobile in Your Own Way”. The aim is to find out what barriers exist for people who want to move around the city in a healthy way. Registration for the study is open until the 1st of April 2025.
Berlin/Lüneburg, July 2, 2024
Promoting energy communities: What policymakers should do now
Thousands of citizens are committed to the energy transition locally. They are part of energy communities and invest in locally generated renewable energy. In a recent policy paper, researchers from the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Leuphana University Lüneburg and the Ecolog Institute demonstrate the high relevance of the energy transition from the bottom up and point out that the potential is much greater than has been exploited to date.They recommend that politicians create clear funding conditions, provide citizens with better information and reduce hurdles and bureaucracy. This is the only way to meet the European Union's targets: These stipulate that at least one energy community should be established in every town with more than 10,000 inhabitants.