Category Archives: Reports
Under Pressure. How our material consumption threatens the planet’s water resources
Lutter S., Polzin, C., Giljum, S., Pálfy, T., Patz, T., Dittrich, M., Kernegger, L., Rodrigo, A. (2011)
This report looks at material consumption and water use and how they are interrelated. An increasing number of studies look at the levels of material extraction, trade and consumption. Yet, so far, the connection between materials and other [...]
The economic benefits of environmental policy – Final Report
Rayment, M., Pirgmaier, E., De Ceuster, G., Hinterberger, F., Kuik, O., Leveson Gower, H., Polzin, C. & A. Varma (2009)
Executive summary:
The European Union aspires to become the most dynamic and competitive economy in the world. The Lisbon Strategy, launched by EU leaders in 2000 and subsequently revised and simplified in 2005, emphasises the [...]
“Green Jobs” – Arbeitsplätze ohne Wachstum
Unter diesem Titel hielt Fritz Hinterberger heute den Eröffnungsvortrag beim “Mariazeller Dialog 2010” zum Thema Umweltforschung, -technik und Ethik. Fazit: Mehr Lebensqualität für alle ist auch ohne Wirtschaftswachstum möglich, wenn es gelingt, die richtigen Rahmenbedingungen zu setzen. Dazu gehört, Arbeit auf mehr Menschen zu verteilen, das Steuersystem umzugestalten und die soziale Sicherung [...]
SERI investigates global responsibility for CO2 emissions
In a new project for the German Development Institute (DIE) we look at the embodied CO2 emissions in international trade and the global climate responsibility of consumption. We will show
which countries and regions are the biggest net importers and net exporters of embodied CO2 emissions from international trade,
how production outsourcing [...]
From Helsinki to Gothenburg – Evaluation of environmental integration in the European Union
Schepelmann, P. (2000)
Study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management
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