Since 1994 the IÖW/future Ranking of Sustainability Reports regularly assesses the extra-financial reports of the largest German companies on the one hand and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the other. The basis [...]
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Due to the energy transition, all stakeholders in the energy industry are facing fundamental challenges. They have to realign and coordinate their positions, strategies, decisions and actions. This also applies to private [...]
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The German „Energiewende“ is understood as a project of societal transformation with the goal to create a resilient energy system. Due to path-dependency, such transformation cannot be achieved by public regulation only, but [...]
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The central objective of the project is to identify possible development pathways for heat supply in the existing housing stock, which take into account social needs, are accepted by stakeholders, and enable a reduction of [...]
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In a brief study, resulting effects of a change in the distribution mechanism of the costs for the EEG apportionment were examined. The re-design proposed an extension of the basis for the EEG apportionment which not only [...]
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The project "Water flows in Germany" starts into a second phase in which it will create an educational package for schools. Since 2011 the project has collected information about water and its use in Germany and presented it [...]
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Um Rebound-Effekte und deren Ursachen bei der Sanierung von Nichtwohngebäuden genauer zu untersuchen, hat das Projektteam Zukunft Bau im Rahmen einer Sondierungsstudie eine Methodik dafür entwickelt und in ersten Fallstudien [...]
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With the "Energiewende" Germany is on the way towards a fundamental transformation of the energy sytem with the future focus on renewable energies. Especially the substitution of fossil fuels - as source of greenhouse gas [...]
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With the competition „Bioenergy Regions“, the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection aims to promote regional structures in the field of bioenergy. As part of the accompanying research of this [...]
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Private households are increasingly in the spotlight not only as consumers but also as a provider of innovative generated power. The applications of renewable generated power become even more diverse and engage in the classic [...]
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The environmental economy has become one of the most important economic sectors in Germany. The segment is not just growing constantly but also provides highly qualified jobs. Employment sectors such as energy and resource [...]
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Besides inducing ecological effects, land use changes always have socioeconomic consequences. The IÖW-subproject 'Socioeconomic Assessment of Land Management Strategies' therefore assesses direct and indirect costs and [...]
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The City of Munich has commissioned the bifa Environmental Institute in cooperation with IOeW to facilitate the development of a municipal climate adaptation concept. Major task will be the coordination of all involved [...]
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Coastal and marginal seas serve as natural reaction sites for the processing and accumulation of land-derived discharges. The main location of modification and accumulation of input into coastal and marginal seas are in most [...]
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The project analyses residents' roles and courses of actions in transforming the energy system. It pursues the following objectives:
analysing the municipal and regional role structures, role models and behaviours; [...]
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