Trialog: The governance of the European energy union - between national energy strategies and the Paris Agreement With the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, two important international sustainability and climate protection agreements were agreed to in 2015. Their core objectives are to limit global
Biomass is currently contributing more to the supply of energy in Germany than all other renewable energy sources together and is used in the heat and electricity sector as well as for fuel production. Many studies suggest that an energy transition without bioenergy would become much more difficult
The energy system is becoming more and more decentralized in many areas. In addition to the few hundred power plants that have supplied Germany earlier, many small producers have now emerged. Whether photovoltaic roof systems or wind turbines – the producers are mostly cooperatives or private individuals, so-called
The project Energiewende twinning towns aims at existing or newly founded cooperations between cities or communities that intend to deepen or initiate their cooperation on renewable energies. The core of the project are bilateral workshops in one of the twinning municipalities, which offer municipal authorities and local stakeholders
The Trialog "Sustainable on the Road - Making Mobility Attractive Now" takes place in cooperation with the Mobility Working Group of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Its task is to provide scientific support for the
The energy-related performance of buildings is one of the most important levers for climate protection: Inefficient heating systems and poor building envelopes are responsible for the fact that buildings produce about one third of German greenhouse gas emissions. But energy-efficient renovation triggers more than just a reduction in
Symposium on valuing the multiple benefits of energy efficiency October 28 2019 Fraunhofer forum – Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany The building and industry sectors combined represent about 85% of Europe’s CO2 emissions and about 70% of final energy use. Increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy demand
Many initiatives dealing with the future of Lusatia focus on local and regional infrastructure projects, technology and economic approaches to develop the region. This is necessary, but not sufficient for a prosperous development. For a participatory development strategy in which the citizens themselves jointly advise and promote the
The expert workshop "Making multiple benefits for home owners tangible - what does a renovation bring?" takes place as part of the project "Multiple benefits as a driver of energy-efficient building renovation". The interactive workshop aims at answering questions about non-energy benefits for home owners related to building
The planned Trialog will now take place as an Online-Trialog on the topic "Health, Climate Protection, Value Enhancement - How Multiple Benefits can drive Energy-efficient Building Renovation" on April 3 2020. The webinar marks the final stakeholder event of the project "Multiple benefits as a driver of energy-efficient