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Hier bloggen wöchentlich die Mitarbeiter*innen des Öko-Instituts über Nachhaltigkeitsthemen, aktuelle Projekte und persönliche Sichtweisen.
Wie umweltfreundlich sind Bücher?

Negativ schlägt heute noch ihr hoher Energieverbrauch zu Buche, der in der Zukunft

The impact of a global phase-out of nuclear energy is assessed for the costs of meeting international climate policy targets for 2020. The analysis is based on simulations with the Prospective Outlook on Long-term Energy Systems (POLES) global energy systems model. The phase-out of nuclear power increases GHG emissions by 2% globally and 7% for Annex I countries. The price of certificates increases by 24% and total compliance costs of Annex I countries rise by 28%. Compliance costs increase most for Japan (+58%) and the US (+28%). China, India, and Russia benefit from a global nuclear phase-out because revenues from higher trading volumes of certificates outweigh the costs of losing nuclear power as a mitigation option. Even for countries that face a relatively large increase in compliance costs, such as Japan, the nuclear phase-out implies a relatively small overall economic burden. When trading of certificates is available only to countries that committed to a second Kyoto period, the nuclear phase-out results in a larger increase in the compliance costs for the group of Annex I countries (but not for the EU and Australia). Results from sensitivity analyses suggest that the findings are fairly robust to alternative burden-sharing schemes and emission target levels.Policy relevanceNew calculations show that the impact of a global phase-out of nuclear energy on global mitigation costs is quite modest, but that there are substantial differences for countries. Total compliance costs increase the most for Japan and the US, but these are rather marginal if measured in terms of GDP. China, India, and Russia benefit from a nuclear phase-out because their additional revenues from selling certificates outweigh the additional costs of losing nuclear power as a mitigation option. The findings also highlight the importance of certificate trading to achieving climate targets in a cost-efficient way. If Japan or the US were to be banned from certificate trading, along with other countries, because of their non-participation in a second Kyoto period, then their compliance costs would increase substantially under a nuclear phase-out. The EU, however, would benefit because certificate prices would be lower. Published in: „Climate Policy“, 14:3, 327-352, DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.852018
Publikationen Energiewende und Klimapolitik Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher

Ökologischer Fußabdruck zu hoch / WWF-Studie mit Öko-Instituts-Berechnungen heute veröffentlicht Das Reisefieber der Deutschen geht auf Kosten des Klimas. Die ohnehin hohen Emissionen durch den Tourismus werden in Zukunft vermutlich weiter ansteigen. Dabei variieren die Klimafolgen einzelner Reisen enorm. Der zweiwöchige Luxusurlaub eines Paares in Mexiko verursacht fast dreißig Mal mehr CO2-Emissionen wie der gleichlange Familienurlaub auf Rügen. Dies geht aus einer am heutigen Montag in Hamburg veröffentlichten WWF-Studie hervor, zu der das Öko-Institut einige Berechnungen angestellt hat. Eine Broschüre fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse zusammen, sie kann kostenlos heruntergeladen werden: www.wwf.de/touristischer-klima-fussabdruck/
der zweiwöchige Ostseeurlaub einer vierköpfigen Familie mit 258 Kilogramm CO2 zu Buche

Besonders die „letzte Meile“ schlägt hier bei den Emissionen zu Buche.

Germany has approximately 11,000 municipalities which can make a significant contribution towards achieving climate targets. The Local Authorities Funding Guideline (LAG) of the German National Climate Initiative (NCI) has supported municipalities in designing and implementing climate action since 2008. One of the LAG components comprises funding a dedicated position for a climate action manager in a municipality. Since 2008, more than 800 climate action managers have been funded in this way. Their tasks are very diverse. First, they implement investments in energy efficiency. Beyond that, they make a major contribution to establishing climate action in municipalities. Among other things, they organise and coordinate networks and expert groups within and outside their administration, they conduct public relations work, carry out educational projects, and solicit additional funding for various projects. However, evaluating their impact presents a challenge. This study contributes towards such an evaluation. To determine the impact of climate action management, a set of criteria and indicators have been identified and a survey consisting of 46 questions belonging to 6 question blocks on the topic of municipal climate action was created. In this paper the questions in the following four blocks are evaluated: (i) Introductory, statistical questions, (ii) Climate action personnel in the municipality, (iii) Importance of climate action in administration and local politics, and (iv) Inventory of climate action activities. The survey was conducted among all municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants in two German federal states: North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg. The evaluation of the survey was carried out in three groups: 1) municipalities with climate action managers, 2) municipalities that once had a climate action manager, but no longer have one, and 3) municipalities that have never had a climate action manager. The comparison of the results of the three groups shows that municipalities with a climate action manager perform better in practically all of the criteria surveyed than municipalities without a climate action manager: climate action has a higher priority, generally finds stronger support in municipal politics and greater attention also outside the environmental protection sector. There is more often a climate action committee within the administration, there is more often a financial budget available, more experts are involved in implementing climate action and more funding programmes are tapped into. Since the majority of cities in Group 3 are smaller cities with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants, it can be seen that cities of this size are less active in climate protection. These cities obviously need more or different support through funding. The effectiveness of the LAG’s „climate action manager“ funding priority could be demonstrated. The funding of a position for the manager to implement climate action in the municipalities should therefore be continued. The funding programme should be further expanded to reach smaller municipalities in particular. It could also be shown that personnel responsible for climate protection in the municipality is essential in order to become more active in climate protection. The survey results can therefore be used to demonstrate the importance of climate action managers for municipal climate action and for the implementation of climate protection measures. The aim should be to increase the number of municipalities with climate action managers.
Evaluating the impact 11.10.2021 Publikationen Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher

Germany has approximately 11,000 municipalities which can make a significant contribution towards achieving climate targets. The Local Authorities Funding Guideline (LAG) of the German National Climate Initiative (NCI) has supported municipalities in designing and implementing climate action since 2008. One of the LAG components comprises funding a dedicated position for a climate action manager in a municipality. Since 2008, more than 800 climate action managers have been funded in this way. Their tasks are very diverse. First, they implement investments in energy efficiency. Beyond that, they make a major contribution to establishing climate action in municipalities. Among other things, they organise and coordinate networks and expert groups within and outside their administration, they conduct public relations work, carry out educational projects, and solicit additional funding for various projects. However, evaluating their impact presents a challenge. This study contributes towards such an evaluation. To determine the impact of climate action management, a set of criteria and indicators have been identified and a survey consisting of 46 questions belonging to 6 question blocks on the topic of municipal climate action was created. In this paper the questions in the following four blocks are evaluated: (i) Introductory, statistical questions, (ii) Climate action personnel in the municipality, (iii) Importance of climate action in administration and local politics, and (iv) Inventory of climate action activities. The survey was conducted among all municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants in two German federal states: North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg. The evaluation of the survey was carried out in three groups: 1) municipalities with climate action managers, 2) municipalities that once had a climate action manager, but no longer have one, and 3) municipalities that have never had a climate action manager. The comparison of the results of the three groups shows that municipalities with a climate action manager perform better in practically all of the criteria surveyed than municipalities without a climate action manager: climate action has a higher priority, generally finds stronger support in municipal politics and greater attention also outside the environmental protection sector. There is more often a climate action committee within the administration, there is more often a financial budget available, more experts are involved in implementing climate action and more funding programmes are tapped into. Since the majority of cities in Group 3 are smaller cities with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants, it can be seen that cities of this size are less active in climate protection. These cities obviously need more or different support through funding. The effectiveness of the LAG’s „climate action manager“ funding priority could be demonstrated. The funding of a position for the manager to implement climate action in the municipalities should therefore be continued. The funding programme should be further expanded to reach smaller municipalities in particular. It could also be shown that personnel responsible for climate protection in the municipality is essential in order to become more active in climate protection. The survey results can therefore be used to demonstrate the importance of climate action managers for municipal climate action and for the implementation of climate protection measures. The aim should be to increase the number of municipalities with climate action managers.
Evaluating the impact 11.10.2021 Publikationen Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher

Beiträge und Standpunkte aus dem Öko-Insititut
Sie diskutiert dies mit ihrem Co-Autor in einem Kapitel des neuerschienenen Buches

Für die Zukunft ist die externe Sicht auf die Arbeit des Öko-Instituts unverzichtbar. Diese Sicht liefern schon seit den ersten Tagen des Instituts die Professoren Peter C. Mayer-Tasch, Eckard Rehbinder und Udo E. Simonis. Zuerst im Kuratorium, seit 2021 sind sie Ehrenmitglieder des Öko-Institut e.V. Wir haben bei ihnen #nachgefragt
Mayer-Tasch ist Autor und Herausgeber zahlreicher Bücher auch aus dem Bereich der

Mit der am 8. Oktober veröffentlichten vierten Bundeswaldinventur (BWI-4) liegen nun umfangreiche Ergebnisse über den Zustand und die Entwicklung des Waldes für die Periode 2017 bis 2022 vor. Aus Klimaschutzsicht hat der Wald in dieser Periode mehr CO2 abgegeben als aufgenommen. Hier ordnen wir die Ergebnisse ein und zeigen am Beispiel unseres Waldmodells FABio-Forest, welche Bedeutung der Waldmodellierung für die Klimapolitik zukommt.
war der Anstieg der Mortalitätsrate deutlich geringer, insbesondere für Eiche und Buche