A Societal Transformation Scenario for Staying Below 1.5°C Published: 9 December 2020 The „Societal Transfomation Scenario“ is a global 1.5°C mitigation scenario, which challenges the notion of perpetual global economic growth and its compatibility with ambitious climate goals like the 1.5°C limit. It shows how through a reduction of production and consumption in the Global North, we can stay below 1.5°C without resorting to high-risk technologies like CCS, geoengineering and nuclear, while also avoiding temperature overshoot. pdf
Regulated destruction of biodiversity Published: 29 August 2020 Corporations and governments can legally destroy natural areas, even those that are protected, if they promise to compensate for the loss of biodiversity elsewhere. Such biodiversity compensation does not stop the loss of biodiversity, but it has nonetheless become an increasingly popular practice. By Jutta Kill
Europe needs a Real Green Deal! Published: 30 June 2020 Commentary The German government must fight for a Real Green Deal for Europe that combines economy and ecology and sets the course for a socio-ecological market economy. Dr. Ellen Ueberschär describes what that could look like. By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär
EU transportation policy: competition with infrastructure Published: 14 April 2020 Atlas A bigger internal market, greater trade in goods and more infrastructure mean greater economic power. The EU wants to hold its own against China from a position of strength. By Dr. Stefanie Groll and Dr. Radostina Primova
The automotive sector: the transformation of a key industry Published: 14 April 2020 Atlas Three trends will shape the evolution of Germany’s most important industrial sector: electrification, digitization and networking within a new mobility system. Policymakers, manufacturers and customers are beginning to understand this. By Roderick Kefferpütz
Sustainable tourism? Good holidays, bad holidays Published: 10 May 2020 Atlas The type of travel and local tourism management determine how sustainable a holiday can be. Environmentally friendly offers are on the rise, but above all conventional forms that ignore environmental pollution are booming. By Dr. Stefanie Groll
Ecomobility: treading lightly Published: 14 April 2020 Atlas People who combine different means of transportation in everyday life can organize their mobility with great efficiency. Ideally, all the building blocks of such a “multimodality” fit together. By Philipp Kosok
Drive technology: charging ahead Published: 9 April 2020 Atlas The path going forward is clear: For road vehicles, electricity and alternative fuels will soon replace gasoline and diesel. The climate protection potential of this move is high, but some problems still need to be solved along the way. By Dr. Stefanie Groll and Dr. Christine Wörlen
A new Global Biodiversity Framework …for what and for whom? Published: 7 May 2019 Analysis Nearly a decade after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, evidence shows that the actions undertaken to implement them have not been sufficient. What should a new Global Biodiversity Framework look like? By Gadir Lavadenz
Climate change and human rights – Can the courts fix it? Published: 18 March 2019 Overview Climate litigation is on the rise - in Germany, in Europe and worldwide. What role can courts play in the fight against climate change? This article shows the link between human rights and climate change, its implications, and introduces some of the cases. By Anne Kling
