In this project, the most significant threats and challenges posed by climate change to the EU were assessed, in order to identify appropriate measures that could be taken or adjusted to address these threats…
This study is part of a Framework Service Contract with the EU Commission, Directorate-General (DG) Enterprise and Industry. The objective of the study was to analyze the Decarbonization Roadmap 2050 published…
The project developed scenarios for the introduction of hydrogen technology to individual transport. Both conventional and further new propulsion technologies were taken into account as well. The scenarios were…
Since 2005, the European Emissions Trading System has been limiting the CO2-emissions of energy intensive industries in Europe. In the third phase of the system, starting in 2013, a major part of the European…
Within the last few decades, rising environmental concerns, in particular concerns on the problem of anthropogenic climate change, have forced policy makers to act in order to mitigate future damage.…
Due to its manifold impacts on humanity and nature, global warming poses one of the most crucial challenges for our society in the present and the future. However, national abatement measures for anthropogenic…
Sustainable development can only be achieved by extensive innovation and its rapid international implementation. In particular creating and extending lead markets is crucial since they provide a platform to gain…
Within the scope of the „Marine Environment Protection Committee“ (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), different instruments that can lead to a reduction of carbon emissions in international…
A number of regulations aim at achieving energy and climate policy goals by mandatory increases of energy-efficiency. However, the resulting savings of energy can in reality be lower than the expected ones,…