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Rainer Grießhammer
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Sustainable development is a global challenge addressed by the 2030 Agenda with internationally adopted goals. The consideration of the three major sustainability strategies of efficiency, consistency, and sufficiency can guide us toward more sustainable policy approaches, product manufacturing, service offers, and consumption lifestyles. We select...
In the Anthropocene, humankind has become a quasi-geological force. Both the rapid development as well as the depth of intervention of new technologies result in far-reaching and irreversible anthropogenic changes in the Earth’s natural system. However, early and development-accompanying evaluation of technologies are not yet common sense. Against...
In an era of ever faster and more momentous technological development, both technology assessment and transdisciplinary interventions are in danger of structurally lagging behind the speed of innovation. This paper proposes a new tiered approach to technology assessment at low Technology Readiness Levels that enables a both rapid and concerted inte...
The PROSAplus method and its individual tools Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, Social Impact Assessment and Benefit Analysis are explained in detail and with case studies in the PROSAplus Guideline. The evaluation options and the software ProFitS are also presented.
PurposePlastic pollution in marine environments is a severe problem in the world due to misuse and mismanagement of the materials. Microplastics are a specific form of pollutants in this context and its handling is very difficult due to its very small size of particulates. Currently, the impacts of marine plastic debris are not considered. However,...
This special issue, edited by Fabio Iraldo, Rainer Griesshammer and Walter Kahlenborn, has been promoted by the German Environment Agency (UBA).
In October 2018, UBA had planned and organized an international conference in Berlin: “40 Years of Credible Environmental Labelling – Driving Smart Innovations towards Our Green Future”, to promote the di...
Many environmental problems have been successfully resolved in recent decades. However some are persistent and prove difficult to solve, and new ones have been added. Environmental problems can be particularly persistent if their causes are closely linked to the way we do business, to central aspects of our society or to lifestyles that are perceiv...
The paper at hand presents a concept for transformative environmental policy. Based on a literature review, we identify characteristics of transformations. The concept takes into account the characteris-tics of sustainability transformations, in particular their objects (socio-technical and socio-economic systems) and their dynamics. We analyse pol...
Goal In 2017, the Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI) initiated the Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment and Management. The declaration emphasizes the great need for an assessment of marine ecological impacts in LCA. It calls for more research in this area and particularly for the development of...
Der Bericht führt Ergebnisse aus fünf Studien zusammen, die im Ressortforschungsplan-Vorhaben „Umweltpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert – Ansätze zur Bewältigung neuartiger Herausforderungen“ (FKZ 3715 11 102 0) durchgeführt wurden. Im Vorhaben wurden ausgewählte Herausforderungen und Ansatzpunkte von Umweltpolitik betrachtet, die einer vertieften Auseinan...
The investigation will take an exploratory approach and focus on proposing characterisation factors for the environmental impacts of certain polymers in the oceans. The research will be conducted according to the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methodology. Based on it, the following research steps are planned: data collection, analysis, charac...
Der Bericht führt Ergebnisse aus fünf Studien zusammen, die im Forschungsprojekt „Umweltpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert – Ansätze zur Bewältigung neuartiger Herausforderungen“ durchgeführt wurden. Vertieft untersucht wurden dabei: Dynamiken und Lehren von Umweltpolitik; Narrative und Diskurse in der Umweltpolitik; Ökonomisierung von Umwelt(politik); Kon...
Viele Umweltprobleme konnten in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten erfolgreich gemindert werden. Manche aber sind hartnäckig und erweisen sich als schwer lösbar, und weitere neue sind hinzugekommen. Besonders hartnäckig sind Umweltprobleme, wenn ihre Ursachen eng verknüpft sind mit der Art und Weise unseres Wirtschaftens, mit zentralen Leibildern unserer...
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Sehr geehrte Frau Ministerin Hendricks, sehr geehrter Herr Minister Schmidt, sehr geehrter Herr Staatssekretär Billen, mit Ihrer Eröffnung der " Nationalen Konferenz ‚Umsetzung nachhaltiger Konsum in Deutschland' " am 23. März 2017 richten Sie den Blick auf die Implementierung des vor einem Jahr im Bundeskabinett verabschiedeten Nationalen Programm...
Background: The debate on the question whether biomimetics has a specific potential to contribute to sustainability is discussed among scientists, business leaders, politicians and those responsible for project funding. The objective of this paper is to contribute to this controversial debate by presenting the sustainability assessment of one of th...
The present working paper 2 is part of the project “Transformation Strategies and Models of Change for sustainable societal Change” (FKZ 371211103) and aims at presenting the role of multi-level perspectives in analysing and managing societal transformation. It is based on a literature review.
First and foremost it presents the evolutionary multi-l...
Das Erreichen ambitionierter Nachhaltigkeitsziele ist nur mit Hilfe sozio-technischer Transformationen möglich. Aber wie kann der dringend notwendige Umbruch – zeitlich und gesellschaftlich angemessen - initiiert und unterstützt werden? Und welche Gesellschaftsbereiche und Stakeholder müssen berück-sichtigt werden? Das Buch bietet eine Aufarbeitung...
A new synthetic route for sulfinato complexes is reported: π-C
Die FONA-Mitteilungen fassen Ergebnisse des Projekts €LAN zusammen, das untersucht hat, wie Kommunen auf die zu erwartenden Kostensteigerungen bei Energiepreisen reagieren müssen. So sollten Kommunen enger kooperieren, um etwa die Stadt-Land-Beziehungen verträglich zu gestalten. Die SÖF-Mitteilungen stellen die neue Fördermaßnahme Umwelt- und gesel...
An intensive and continuous debate centres on the question of whether biomimetics has a specific potential to contribute to sustainability. In the context of a case study, the objective of this paper is to contribute to this debate by presenting the first systematic approach to assess the sustainability of a complex biomimetic product. The object o...
Die Bundesministerin für Bildung und Forschung Johanna Wanka eröffnete am 11.März 2014, auf den Tag genau drei Jahre nach der Reaktorkatastrophe von Fukushima, die Auftaktveranstaltung zur Fördermaßnahme Umwelt- und gesellschaftsverträgliche Transformation des Energiesystems.
Um die deutsche Energiewende wissenschaftlich zu begleiten, unterstützt d...
In der ökologischen Debatte werden drei mögliche Wege zur Nachhaltigkeit beschrieben: Effizienz, Konsistenz und Suffizienz. Insbesondere der Begriff der Suffizienz ist so schillernd wie umstritten. Vielfältigen Ängste und Abwehrreaktionen (Verzicht, Ökodiktatur, Rückkehr ins Mittelalter) stehen einzelne Verheißungen gegenüber (Entrümpelung, Ökonomi...
Für eine nachhaltige Gestaltung von Produktions- und Konsummustern kommen drei Strategien in Frage: Effizienz, Konsistenz und Suffizienz. Diese Strategien sind komplementär. Wir argumentieren, dass in Industrieländern auch die umstrittene unter ihnen – Suffizienz – notwendig ist. Während diese oft als freiwillige Lebensstilgestaltung gesehen wird,...
To bring about sustainable production and consumption patterns, three strategies come into consideration: efficiency, consistency and sufficiency. These strategies are complementary. We argue that the controversial one – sufficiency – is necessary in industrialized countries. While sufficiency is often regarded as a voluntary lifestyle choice we se...
Because of the major opportunities and risks associated with it, and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short time become a challenging political task for regulators and planners - a task that can only be accomplished through worldwide cooperation and the creation of an international framework. This book's central message is t...
Coffee machines use large amounts of electricity for permanent ready (keeping hot) and standby modes. With relatively simple measures as auto-power-down, better insulation of boilers and low standby the energy efficiency can be strongly enhanced. The energy saving potential of an efficient versus a typical espresso machine is about 120 kWh per year...
Without resolute counteraction, climate change will overstretch many societies' adaptive capacities within the coming decades. This could result in destabilization and violence, jeopardizing national and international security to a new degree. However, climate change could also unite the international community. This is provided that we recognize c...
1 Abstract The feasibility study was prepared in a multi-stage discussion process within the context of the Task Force "Integration of social aspects into LCA" of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. The methodology of environmental or biophysical LCA was taken and checked whether and how social aspects can be integrated or supplemented to conduct...
The eco-efficiency analysis method developed and used by the Öko-Institut analyzes different alternatives that fulfill a defined consumer need, from an environmental as well as an economic perspective.Like life-cycle assessment (LCA), eco-efficiency analysis makes possible the setting of priorities in purchasing decisions or can be used to show opt...
Marketing für die Nachhaltigkeit ist mehr als in den Handbüchern der Branche steht. Die Kampagne EcoTopTen demonstriert erfolgreich innovative Wege zur Entwicklung, Bewertung und Kommunikation nachhaltiger Produkte.
Surgical drapes made of cotton are under increasing competition with various disposable products and reusable draping systems (e.g., made of synthetic fabrics like polyester). When making a choice to use one of these medical devices in practical surgery, major aspects like handling, hygienic safety and costs, but also environmental effects have to...
Surgical drapes made of cotton are under increasing competition with various disposable products and reusable draping systems (e. g., made of synthetic fabrics like polyester). When making a choice to use one of these medical devices in practical surgery, major aspects like handling, hygienic safety and costs, but also environmental effects have to...
Hoechst und Öko-Institut arbeiten zusammen - wer hätte diese Nachricht beispielsweise am Rosenmontag 1993 nach dem großen Störfall im Werk Griesheim der Hoechst AG geglaubt? Dieses Datum stellte einen Höhepunkt in der von inniger Feindschaft geprägten Geschichte von Öko-Institut e.V. und Hoechst AG dar. Hoechst hat sich inzwischen dem Leitbild der...
A Peer Review requires a careful checking of the whole procedure of LCA/LCI, including the quality of data, the system boundaries,
the assumptions made and whether or not the method used is compatible with the goal of the study. Most importantly, is has
to be ex-aminded whether the results and conclusions are in accord with the quality of the data...
Das Öko-Institut e. V. wurde am 5. November 1977 gegründet; Geburtsstunde der „alternativen” Wissenschaft. Jeder Geburt geht freilich eine Zeugung voraus, und dieser Prozeß mag interessanter sein als die Erinnerung an den Geburtstermin. Allerorts entstanden zu Beginn der 70er Jahre Bürgerinitiativen, die sich gegen die hohe Belastung von Luft- und...
