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COP28 Needs to Fast-Forward the Global Energy Transition and Support for Developing Countries
The Wuppertal Institute's expectations for the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai
Social-Ecological Cooperative Housing
E-Book on community-based, transformative building and living published in Open Access
Plastic Mythbusters
Myths and facts about plastic: web quiz opens up a playful approach
Tourism and Carbon Offsetting
Policy paper published: Perspectives and motivation in the tourism industry in relation to the voluntary carbon market
Interactive Coal Transitions Maps
CINTRAN's flagship outputs is ready for use
Driving Green Growth
Carbon Mechanisms Review published
Green Hydrogen Production in Germany: More Competitive than Expected
Study on demand, costs and development paths of hydrogen in Germany now available in English
The EU as a Normative Power?
Policy brief published: options for the EU to promote the integrity of corporate climate action
Transformative Mitigation Actions as an Outcome of the Global Stocktake
Project Report on behalf of the German Environment Agency suggests key mitigation actions to be agreed in the outcome of the Global Stocktake
Thinking Climate Protection and Sustainable Development More Closely Together
Commentary in Nature Climate Change suggests that global sustainability goals and climate protection need to be integrated more strongly
Citizens Assembly Members Call for Sufficiency and Regulation
New article compares citizen recommendations and EU member states' plans for action
How the Urban Mobility Transition is Picking Up Momentum
This Zukunftsimpuls gives recommendations for action for pro-actively contributing towards shaping the mobility transition through exnovation and shows how mobility is more attractive without a car
How the Renewables Pull Effect can Influence Location Decisions
Article on effects of regional cost differences in renewable energies on location decisions published in "Energy Research & Social Science"
What Determines Ambition in National Climate Action?
Article on factors increasing ambitions for national targets in the Paris Agreement published in "npj Climate Action"
How Municipalities can Support Local Sufficiency Initiatives
Policy brief published: local sufficiency initiatives, their impact, and their relationship to growth-oriented governance systems
The Energy Transition in Colombia
New Wuppertal Paper published: Challenges and solutions for the energy transition in Colombia and Germany
Why Europe Needs a Circular Approach to Critical Raw Material
Report on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act: Circular economy increases security of supply of raw materials for the green transformation
Equity in the Global Stocktake
Discussion paper with four approaches for equitable and ambitious climate action
Exchange of Experience on the Phase-out of Fossil Fuel Production
Report on how structural change can succeed in a socially just way, with first-hand recommendations from Coal+ regions in transition
This is how Mobility Data can Drive the Mobility Transition Forward
Policy paper with recommendations for mobility-as-a-service, mobility management and traffic planning presented
15 Insights on the Global Steel Transformation
Study by Agora Industry and the Wuppertal Institute lines out how the global steel sector can become net zero by the early 2040ies
How a Sustainable Digitalisation Works
"Bits & Trees" publication "Shaping Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Society" gives impulses
Call for Concrete Sectoral Decarbonisation Roadmaps
Opinion article on leveraging the Global Stocktake for effective sectoral climate governance published
How Europe can Achieve Climate Neutrality as Early as 2045
Sufficiency-based energy scenario "CLEVER" published
The Combination of Public and Private Climate Finance
Carbon Mechanisms Review "Scaling Climate Action" published
Europe can Halve its Fossil Gas Use by 2030
Study "Breaking free from fossil gas: A new path to a climate-neutral Europe" published
The Social and Environmental Impact of Artificial Intelligence
New episode of the Zukunftswissen.fm podcast with Catherine Miller
Climate Protection Potential in Land Use, Buildings, Industry, Land Transport
Four policy briefs from "NDC ASPECTS" project highlight the relevance of global governance for decarbonising sectoral systems
Voluntary Carbon Market Needs Quality and Transparency (Again)
Carbon Mechanisms Review "Integrity first!" published
