From the 2nd – 6th of October the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform and the Belarussian Union of Architects (BUA) will organise a two-day German-Belarusian Trialog on “The Future of the City” in Minsk. At the event, eight urban development experts from Berlin are invited to come and discuss urban development with
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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
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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
Read moreSociety and politics place expectations on the business sector, for example with regard to where companies locate as well as their willingness to pay domestic taxes and to comply with environmental regulations. But are these expectations legitimate and justified? What moral obligations do companies have towards government and
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The first Trialog of the project New Urban Agenda Berlin, which we promoted together with the Technical University Berlin, dealt with the question how a new traffic system in Berlin should look like. Participants of science, politics and administration, the private sector and civil society organizations have talked about
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Electricity produced by renewables is supposed to become the most important source of energy in the future. But the German market design needs to be adapted to further integrate renewables into the energy system and to reach the climate targets of 2030. In the Trialog “Electricity market 2.0.
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Today, liberal democracies offer their citizens a level of prosperity unequalled by any other political system. Nevertheless, the way it works on a day-to-day basis is viewed with increasing scepticism. People’s lifeworlds are changing as a consequence of globalization and digitalization. The global Financial Crisis, the Panama Papers
Read moreThe 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
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The energy system is becoming increasingly interconnected and digital. In addition to opportunities, this also entails risks. How can critical energy infrastructures be redesigned to create a secure and smart energy system? At the seventh Energy Trialog, experts of the academy project “Energy Systems of the Future” discussed
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On our Trialog last Friday we discussed controversially on the topic “Correctly assess and use bioenergy potentials, reduce side effects. How to design a long-term bioenergy strategy? “. You can find the press release here (in German only).
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