To achieve the turnaround towards carbon neutrality, countries need to take much more ambitious action in this decade. One of the key fields of action is the transition of the energy sector –from fossil to renewable fuels, while drastically reducing energy consumption. This paperdiscusses...

Mit der Energiewende verfolgt die Bundesregierung eine Transformation hin zu einem auf erneuerbaren Energien basierenden Energiesystem. Als Querschnittsaufgabe betrifft die Energiewende die Bereiche Strom, Wärme und Mobilität und tangiert somit alle wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen...

Durch die zunehmende Einführung energie- und klimapolitischer Ziele haben das regelmäßige Monitoring und die Erfolgskontrolle dieser Ziele sowie die damit verbundenen Fragestellungen in den letzten Jahren erheblich an Bedeutung gewonnen. Vor diesem Hintergrund soll in diesem Projekt zur...

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....

2015 was a watershed year for addressing global challenges. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction were adopted. Six years after their adoption,...

Climate change is an increasingly urgent problem. Although the Paris Agreement signalled a commitment to a climate target of 2°C, or even 1.5°C, current national commitments and emissions trends do not track with these targets. Against this backdrop, alternative technological approaches to...

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...

To date, processes to implement the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international climate change mitigation and adaptation obligations are largely disconnected in most countries. This creates administrative overlaps, costs and hampers the development of effective problem...