Alongside digitalization, climate change is the megatrend of our time. Our economy is still largely dependent on fossil energies. How must the economy be shaped so that it is in harmony with the environment? What does an economically efficient and socially acceptable climate policy look like? How can energy needs be met more and more from renewable sources? Can the transformation to a circular economy succeed? These and other questions are addressed by the Environment Energy Infrastructure competence area at the Institute of German Business.
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In 2015, Germany and the EU set themselves ambitious goals by signing the UN Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. Important levers for greater sustainability exist, for example, in transport, the building sector and industry. The EU also has big plans when it comes to climate protection: The Green Deal is intended to pave the way to a climate-neutral future. The money for this - one trillion euros - is to be raised via a fund and come from private investors.
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Financing the Sustainability Agenda
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Christian Rusche / Thilo Schaefer in Intereconomics IW
Due Diligence - Effect of Supply Chain regulation: Data-based results on the effects of the German Supply Chain Act
After the agreement of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in December 2023, a few formal steps remain to introduce the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Galina Kolev-Schaefer / Adriana Neligan IW
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Prof. Dr. Hubertus Bardt
Managing Director
Tel: +49 221 4981-750 Mail: bardt@iwkoeln.de Hubertus Bardt @H_BardtAndreas Fischer
Economist for Energy and Climate Policy
Tel: +49 221 4981-402 Mail: fischer@iwkoeln.deDr. Adriana Neligan
Senior Economist for Environment, Circular Economy and Sustainability
Tel: +49 30 27877-128 Mail: neligan@iwkoeln.de Adriana Neligan @a_neliganThomas Puls
Senior Economist for Transport and Infrastructure
Tel: +49 221 4981-766 Mail: puls@iwkoeln.deDr. Thilo Schaefer
Head of Digitalisation and Climate Action Research Unit
Tel: +49 221 4981-791 Mail: thilo.schaefer@iwkoeln.de Thilo SchaeferAlongside digitalization, climate change is the megatrend of our time. Our economy is still largely dependent on fossil energies. How must the economy be shaped so that it is in harmony with the environment? What does an economically efficient and socially acceptable climate policy look like? How can energy needs be met more and more from renewable sources? Can the transformation to a circular economy succeed? These and other questions are addressed by the Environment Energy Infrastructure competence area at the Institute of German Business.
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Compendium 5.5: CO2 Regulation of Road Transport in Europe
With the Compendium CO2 Regulation in Europe, the IW has been providing the interested public with a comprehensive collection of data on the development of CO2 emissions from passenger car traffic in the European Union, as well as on the applicable regulatory framework, since 2015.
Thomas Puls IW
Financing the Sustainability Agenda
The EU has set legally binding targets for climate-neutrality by 2050. To succeed in the transition to a low-carbon economy, companies need to continuously develop new and improved climate-friendly technologies, and to adopt or move towards low-carbon business models.
Markus Demary / Adriana Neligan in Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies IW
Is the EU Fit for 55 and Beyond?
Ursula von der Leyen was elected President of the European Commission by the European Parliament in July 2019. She assumed office in November 2019 and unveiled the European Green Deal in December 2019 (European Commission, 2023a) as a focal point of European politics.
Christian Rusche / Thilo Schaefer in Intereconomics IW
Due Diligence - Effect of Supply Chain regulation: Data-based results on the effects of the German Supply Chain Act
After the agreement of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in December 2023, a few formal steps remain to introduce the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Galina Kolev-Schaefer / Adriana Neligan IW
Green Nudging – a key against littering?
The demand for cleanliness in cities is increasing: "Littering" - the illegal littering of public spaces - does not only cause costs for the environment and society, but also has significant financial consequences through increased cleaning costs.
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