RIFS Studies

In times of climate change, open and green spaces provide important ecosystem services. It is therefore essential to use land resources sparingly and to limit soil sealing.

Food and food policy is central to social-ecological transformation. It is also an everyday issue that is easy to communicate to citizens.

Im Rahmen des Projektes „Aufbau und Betrieb eines erweiterten umweltsensitiven Verkehrsmanagementsystems in Berlin (eUVM)“ wird die mögliche Aufhebung der Tempo-30-Zone in der Leipziger Straße und die Rückkehr zu Tempo 50 untersucht.

Following the end of coal production in 1986, the small town of Loos-en-Gohelle in northern France transformed itself from a former mining stronghold into a model municipality for sustainability.

South Africa and Namibia are seeking to become leaders in green hydrogen production. Leveraging world-class renewable energy resources, both nations are working to scale their green hydrogen production capabilities.

Europe's growing interest in securing green hydrogen from North Africa is part of a strategic effort to enhance its energy security.

Following the end of coal production in 1986, the small town of Loos-en-Gohelle in northern France transformed itself from a former mining stronghold into a model municipality for sustainability.

Cities are faced with the challenge of aligning their administrative actions with complex socio-ecological transformation processes.

What role do various actors play within conflicts relating to the energy transition? To what extent do specific constellations of actors need to be considered in order to identify adequate conflict resolution strategies?

The upcoming European Union (EU) forest-risk commodities regulation requires companies selling to or from the EU market to provide the geolocation data of production areas.

This report provides a comprehensive review of China’s emerging hydrogen economy with a particular focus on policy and regulation, both at the national and sub-national level.

In April 2021, under the “IMPACT R” project, IASS Potsdam and HEDERA Sustainable Solutions GmbH in Berlin, together with University of Rwanda and Sustainable Villages Foundation (SVF), conducted a household survey in two villages in Rwanda.

Food and food policy is central to social-ecological transformation. It is also an everyday issue that is easy to communicate to citizens.

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average. These rapidly increasing temperatures are already profoundly changing the Arctic – and will continue to do so – with yet unknown consequences for the region as well as worldwide.

Global interest and activity in the Arctic have increased greatly in recent decades. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average.

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average. These rapidly increasing temperatures are already profoundly changing the Arctic – and will continue to do so – with yet unknown consequences for the region as well as worldwide.

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average. These rapidly increasing temperatures are already profoundly changing the Arctic, and will continue to do so, with yet unknown con-sequences for the region as well as worldwide.

In this qualitative analysis of three municipal planning processes, the housing project “Grüne Heyde” in Norderstedt is compared with projects in Hamburg (“Oberbillwerder”) and Ludwigsburg (“Rotbäumlesfeld”).

Marine ecosystems like mangroves forests, seagrass meadows, salt marshes and macroalgae can store carbon in their biomass and sediments.

This paper reflects on how, and under what conditions local transformative change towards climate neutrality can flourish, based on the case of the German city of Marburg, which has committed to become a climate neutral city by 2030.

This study builds on a unique and hitherto confidential, unpublished set of employee data for Eskom and coal mines, provided by Eskom (under a non-disclosure agreement) and the Mining Quality Authority (MQA). The sourced data sets connect gender,

Was bedeutet „Strukturwandel“ für Auszubildende?

Die Klimagerechtigkeitsbewegung (KB) hat in jüngster Zeit eine erstaunliche Dynamik entwickelt und dazu beigetragen, die Klimakrise in Deutschland auf die politische Agenda zu setzen.

The purpose of this study is to examine if and how the EU CBAM influences the climate policy debate in Ukraine, one of the countries that is expected to be most affected due to its large share of carbon- intensive exports to the EU.

For this study, a majority of school pupils in the town of Lauchhammer were interviewed in person in May / June 2021 during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Albert Einstein’s assertion that we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used to create them has never been truer than it is today as the world grapples with the global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This analysis addresses the question which role regional level governance plays as part of a multi-layered approach addressing marine plastic pollution.

This study assesses the impacts of fossil-fuel power plants in Turkey on people’s health.

This report explores how the co-benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency saving measures can play an active role in connecting the Mexican energy transition with key processes and commitments for development that have been determined by

This study assesses the contribution of renewable energy sources to reducing demand for fossil fuels and thus associated fossil fuel imports.

Many companies use corporate sustainability reporting frameworks to manage and/or report on their sustainability activities.

This IASS study takes an in-depth look at Covid-19's impacts on the global energy sector, and then zooms in to the country level to see individual country effects and responses.

The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly influenced mobility behaviour. While public transport has to cope with a sharp decline in the number of passengers, individual forms of mobility - such as walking, cycling and car traffic - gain in importance.

The energy transition is inducing new investments in the electricity production and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

This study examines how increased deployment of renewable energy in Turkey can provide co-benefits for job creation and meeting future skills requirements.

This study examines the co-benefits to industrial development and trade of increased deployment of renewable energy in Turkey.

Vietnam has the opportunity to transition towards low-carbon planning pathways within the power sector that emphasise the uptake of renewable energy technologies – especially solar and wind, which are experiencing rapid cost declines in Vietnam an

Energy access is essential for economic and human development and is an important driver for the economic development of a country.

India has made significant progress in utilising its abundant renewable energy (RE) resources.

Energy access is essential for economic and human development and is an important driver for the progress of India.

India has experienced a remarkable transition in reducing absolute poverty, improving standards of living and creating livelihood opportunities for the impoverished, and enhancing access to cleaner and affordable energy.

Access to clean, reliable and affordable energy is one of the key challenges for many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is particularly the case in rural and remote areas which are often not connected to the national main grid.

Traffic in Germany is on the rise and so is its negative impact on climate, the environment and human beings.

This study quantifies the expenditure savings that may be achieved by residential and commercial consumers in South Africa when installing rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems with the aim of consuming most of the resulting electricity directly

This study analyses the employment impacts of different plans for expanding electricity generation in South Africa’s power sector; this was carried out in the context of the COBENEFITS1 project with the aim of assessing the co-benefits of a low-ca

South Africa’s renewable energy (RE) procurement policy is unique globally in its emphasis on providing benefits for communities in the vicinity of projects participating in the RE Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).

Air pollution, primarily from coal-fired power plants, is one of the main impacts that the energy sector has on the environment and human health.

The German energy transition (Energiewende) is the subject of intensive research, and thankfully so.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a fundamental component of all life on Earth.

Kohlenstoffdioxid (CO2) ist ein Grundbaustein allen Lebens auf der Erde.

This IASS study considers the potential of the G20 to shape a global transition to sustainable energy, urgentlyneeded in order to achieve the UN’s climate and sustainability goals.