Publikationen
Publikationen
Kurzgutachten Kommunale Wärmeplanung
Ziel dieser Studie ist es, den aktuellen Stand der wissenschaftlichen Debatte zur kommunalen Wärmeplanung aufzubereiten sowie einen Beitrag zu einem gemeinsamen Begriffsverständnis zu leisten. Davon ausgehend werden eine Einordnung der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Instruments vorgenommen sowie Weiterentwicklungs- und Forschungsbedarfe abgeleitet.
Kurzfassung: Klimaschutzpotenziale in Kommunen
Das Ziel der Treibhausgasneutralität erfordert enorme Anstrengungen und tiefgreifende Transformationen, auch auf der Ebene der Landkreise, Städte und Gemeinden. Bisher ist es weitgehend unklar, welchen Beitrag Kommunen durch ihre Aktivitäten zur Erreichung des Klimaschutzziels des Bundes leisten können.
Klimaschutzpotenziale in Kommunen
Das Ziel der Treibhausgasneutralität erfordert enorme Anstrengungen und tiefgreifende Transformationen, auch auf der Ebene der Landkreise, Städte und Gemeinden. Bisher ist es weitgehend unklar, welchen Beitrag Kommunen durch ihre Aktivitäten zur Erreichung des Klimaschutzziels des Bundes leisten können.
Towards a joint implementation of the 2030 Agenda / SDGs and the Paris Agreement
With this paper the state of research on the joint implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement is analysed. Factors that negatively influence the development of effective solutions are included.
Towards a joint implementation of the 2030 Agenda / SDGs, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework
The paper analyses the integrated implementation of the three major transformative policy agendas (2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework) and their interaction. How can integration to be understood and measured? How do different countries deal with overlaps, inconsistencies, and synergies between different international agendas?
Emission Trading and Regulation of Financial Markets
This report provides in-depth insights into the factors influencing emissions trading in the European carbon market and potential economic impacts on the market structure, based on three analyses: (i) a legal analysis of the various changes in EU financial market regulation, and their potential impact on actors in the European carbon market; (ii) an empirical analysis of actors in the EU-ETS, a
Decomposition analysis of CO₂ emissions in the European cement sector
Based on a methodological approach developed by Branger und Quirion (2015), the authors analyse the drivers governing the development of CO2 emissions from cement production from 2005 to 2018 for the EU28 as a whole and selected EU countries using the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) decomposition method.
Structural change in coal regions as a process of economic and social-ecological transition – Lessons learnt from structural change processes in Germany
Effective policies to mitigate climate change need to be accompanied by a socially just transition.
Nature-based solutions and global climate protection
This study examines the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) for global climate protection and in international climate policy. It provides a critical assessment of global mitigation potentials of NbS in forests, croplands, grasslands, terrestrial and coastal wetlands, and settlements and provides recommendations for international climate policy such as under UNFCCC.
Analyse des historischen Strukturwandels in der Lausitz
Diese Fallstudie untersuchte den durch den Systemwechsel von der Plan- zur Marktwirtschaft ausgelösten Strukturwandel in der Lausitz im Zeitraum 1990-2015.
Analysis of the historical structural change in the German lignite mining area of Lusatia
This case study examined the structural change in Lusatia caused by the system change from a centrally planned economy to a market economy in the period 1990-2015.
Analysis of the historical structural change in the German hard coal mining Ruhr area
This case study examined the structural change in the Ruhr area caused by the low international competitiveness of German hard coal mining over the period from the late 1950s to 2015.