Climate change will affect the frequency, intensity and regional occurrence of extreme weather events and lead to gradual climatic changes. Although climate change impacts appear locally at first, they spread beyond political borders due to the global physical and economic interconnectedness....

In einer vertiefenden Analyse zu Umweltschutz und Innovation (DIW, FhG-ISI, Roland Berger, 2007) sind in einer angebotsorientierten Sicht die Marktpotentiale ausgewählter ökologischer Handlungsfelder charakterisiert worden. Für die valide Einschätzung der Entwicklung ist die Einbeziehung von...

On March 12, 2008 the German Federal Environment Agency and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety held a meeting of experts entitled “Eco-Innovation, International Trade, WTO and Climate: Key Issues for an ecological industrial policy”. At...

Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that the physical consequences of climate change and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy are posing risks to companies and must be managed accordingly. At the same time, around half a million sites belonging to companies and other...

The paper “Making EU Governance Fit for Net Zero” analyses the current landscape of climate policy governance against eight core parameters at EU level and for Member States, and identifies a number of remaining weaknesses. Improvements should address several key processes, such as updating...

Die Intensivierung internationaler Forschungs- und Technologiekooperationen kann einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Überwindung globaler Umweltprobleme leisten. Daher erfolgt in dieser Studie eine Bestandsaufnahme der kooperativen Innovationsaktivitäten bei Umwelttechnologien auf globaler Ebene. Die...

Weltweit werden immer größere Anstrengungen zum Schutz und zur Verbesserung von Umwelt und Klima unternommen. Diese Entwicklung schlägt sich nicht nur in wachsenden Kosten und Investitionen für Umweltschutz nieder, sondern hat auch zu einer wachsenden Bedeutung der internationalen...

Achieving the Paris Agreement Long-term temperature goal (PA LTTG) requires closing the 2030 ambition and action gap between emissions levels consistent with the Paris Agreement and emissions levels projected with current targets and policies. G20 countries have a crucial role to play in...