42 running Projects // 317 Projects in total

• SteuerBoard Energie Control mechanisms in the polycentric energy system of the future

  

  The energy sector is in a transition around the world with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. Measured against the politically set goals, however, this development is progressing too slowly – also in Germany. The management [...] More

• SOILGUARD Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing

  SOILGUARD envisages a future where the conservation of soil biodiversity and the environmental, economic and social wellbeing of EU biogeographical regions is guaranteed. Unsustainable management and climate change are [...] More

• Development of methodological foundations and working aids for climate protection and circular economy aspects in the public procurement practice

  A shift towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns is essential for a sustainable development. Due to its market power, the public sector can develop a high potential for reducing the burden on the [...] More

• PaDiSo Participation in digitalized energy systems: Investigating social innovation processes

  The centralised fossil energy system is going to be replaced by decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalization. Actors from science and civil society have called for attention to the often neglected social dimensions of [...] More

• Environmental Awareness in Germany 2022 Study for the German Environmental Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

  The Environmental Awareness Study by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) has been surveying environmental [...] More

• Climate and Water under Change CliWaC

  The Einstein Research Unit “Climate and Water under Change” (CliWaC) is a transdisciplinary research initiative of the Berlin University Alliance to investigate water-related risks under climate change. In an innovative [...] More

• Environmental sustainability in the neighbourhood Technical foundations for a municipal sustainability strategy and development of a communication concept

  Cities are a central starting point for solving environmental challenges, particularly with regard to the climate mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement. The mission of a socio-ecological transformation of urban spaces [...] More

• gARTENreich Preferences and constraints for biodiversity conservation in home garden, project phase 2

  Home gardens have a great potential to protect and promote biodiversity. Around 17 million home gardens occupy just under two percent of Germany's total area. However, biodiversity in home gardens is dwindling due to a steady [...] More

• Holistic Biodiversity Management in Construction Materials Industry (GiBBS) Strategies and Measures for Biodiversity Protection in Context of Resource Extraction, project phase 2

  

  The project of the BMBF Research Initative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA), which was preceded by a one-year conception phase, aims to preserve and promote biodiversity in the extraction sites of the building [...] More

• The Future of the Tidal Elbe in a Changing Climate – Climate Change and Flood Protection TideelbeKlima

  Which options are there for flood protection in the tidal area of the Elbe in light of the effects of climate change? The TideelbeKlima project aims to identify and analyse conceivable options and to evaluate them [...] More

• Bringing sustainable consumption into the mass market: Identifying and promoting green key products with high diffusion potential

  Sustainable consumption is an important task within the transformation to an economy and society following the sustainable development goals. In Germany, sustainable consumption has been systematically promoted through the [...] More

• Accompanying Scientific Research for Energiewendebauen Research Initiative – Digitization module

  Digitization is leading to profound changes in many sectors and in modern societies as a whole. The transformation is in full swing and offers many open questions and design options that need to be researched systematically.  [...] More

• Accompanying Scientific Research for Energiewendebauen Research Initiative – Districts module

  Neighborhood energy concepts can enable new paths for higher energy efficiency and renewable energies at the local level by taking an integrated view of energy generation, consumption and decentralized infrastructure. For [...] More

• Landgewinn – Energy system analysis of decarbonization strategies in the agricultural sector Economic-ecological assessment of biochar and an additional agricultural decarbonization technology

  Many farms and the German agricultural sector as a whole face the challenge of bringing their energy supply and emissions into line with energy and climate targets in the medium and long term. For years, however, emissions [...] More

• Methodological Convention 4.0. Basis for updating and extending the Methodological Convention for the Assessment of Environmental Costs – Part 2

  The Methodological Convention of the Federal Environment Agency is an internationally very recognized and almost unique basis and guidance for the determination of environmental costs. It contains data sets and methodological [...] More