Umweltbundesamt
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. It analysed the structural change process and the structural policies implemented as a reaction to this process with the objective to make this knowledge available for future structural change processes in other (coal) regions by de... read more
This document presents central messages and recommendations for successfully shaping structural change towards a Green Economy. The document is a result oft he RFEOPLAN-project „Ökologischer Strukturwandel“ (FKZ 3716 14 101 0). Its intended audience are experts and interested laypersons. In addition to general information regarding ecological structural change, especially the automotive indust... read more
The climate neutrality of air and sea transport can hardly be achieved without the accelerated use of almost GHG-neutral fuels. Such fuels are generated from renewable electricity and are thus called electro fuels or (synthetic) e-fuels. To illustrate how these e-fuels can be made available and how to ensure that in both sectors only such fuels are used, several policy roadmaps have been sketc... read more
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 of the NECPs in 2023-2024 and of national LTSs and the new progress and consistency assessments under t... read more
Diese Studie untersucht deutsche und internationale Strukturen und Entwicklungen in der Umweltforschung anhand von Forschung und Entwicklung und Patentanmeldungen. In Deutschland sowie weltweit sind die öffentlichen FuE-Budgets gestiegen. Dabei sind klare strukturelle Verschiebungen zulasten von physischer Umweltforschung und zugunsten von Energie- und Klimaschutzforschung zu beobachten. Deuts... read more
Die Studie zeigt wie das Netzentgelt- und Netznutzungssystem weiterentwickelt werden sollte, um passfähig für eine zukünftig von erneuerbaren Energien dominierte Stromversorgung zu sein. Dazu werden konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen erarbeitet: eine Reform der Ausnahmeregelungen für die Industrie, die Einführung bundesweit einheitlicher Übertragungsnetzentgelte in Verbindung mit einer Modifikatio... read more
The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.
