Environment & Sustainability

Tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on imported goods and services. They serve as tools for protecting…

Techno-nationalism refers to a strategic worldview where governments prioritize the development and control of technological capabilities to advance…

Peter Draper, University of Adelaide and Vutha Hing, University of Adelaide On April 2, United States President Donald…

Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State; Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, and Rod Schoonover, Georgetown University When the natural environment…

The world is undergoing a transition towards renewable energy sources to combat climate change. One of the main…

The green transition refers to the process of shifting from an economy based on fossil fuels and other…

Climate change, food security, and agricultural practices are intricately interconnected. The diverse array of stakeholders, including farmers, policymakers,…

Green hydrogen is a zero-emission alternative to fossil fuels, produced by using renewable electricity to split hydrogen from…

The Dutch government has made a significant commitment to reducing CO2 emissions in the Netherlands by 49% by…

In many countries, businesses represent the most well-funded and arguably the most influential group of organized interests participating…

Since the summer of 2021, a resurgence in human activity following the COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with supply…

The Autonomous Driving Act took effect in Germany on July 28, 2021, introducing significant and comprehensive amendments to…

As cities continue to grow in popularity and size, an inevitable tension between two key urban features has…

The construction industry is one of the oldest and largest industries in the world, and it relies on…

The modern food production and distribution process demands a significant amount of resources and space, a reality that…

The urgent threat of climate change requires swift and decisive action from all quarters. As called for in…

Authors: Nicole Stein & Christoph M. Abels With the increasing public awareness of climate change and environmental degradation,…

The way in which roads are designed correlates directly with how safe they are for all road users.…

German Smart Cities: An Evolving Discourse For many years, the discussion on smart cities in Germany has been…

Nowadays there is an overwhelming amount of talk about sustainability, which more than ever also applies to our…

Meat is big business. The global appetite for meat – which amounts to some 350 million tons every…

What is “Sector Coupling”? Sector coupling is a concept that addresses a potential design for the power industry…

The technology and business model of social media platforms have not only transformed them into some of the…

Edition date : October 2021 With nearly 650 companies and startups in clean technologies or Greentech (solutions that…

The expected increase in world population to 9.7 billion world citizens in 2050, alongside a growing middle-class, is leading to…

With a goal to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and faced with a new geopolitical situation following Russia’s…

“Sustainable” finance aims to leverage financial actors and resources to support sustainable and climate-friendly economic activities and projects.…

Germany was among the pioneers of cleantech and environmental protection, beginning in the 1970s. In the early years,…

Global trends such as population growth, increasing urbanization and sustained economic growth of cities lead to increased freight…

What is and is not fair in the energy transition? This question has come to the forefront, particularly…

Courier, express and parcel (CEP) service providers play a crucial role in supplying cities with necessary goods, for…

Authors: Vered Blass & Nicole Stein   The word “Circular Economy” has become a buzzword – not only in Israel, but worldwide.…

Tell us a bit about yourself and your work before and after the fellowship In some ways, I…

Energy poverty, or fuel poverty, is defined as the difficulty of ensuring sufficient energy for basic household needs…

The mobility sector is changing dramatically. The invention of the car in the late 19th century and its…

The new EU energy Taxonomy Regulation, presented at the beginning of 2022, includes certain nuclear activities. Since the…

Introduction: The Need for More Circularity Current patterns of production and consumption not only in Germany but around…

Authors: Michael Fehling and Larissa Bahmer Introduction In the quest for ‘climate neutrality,’ hydrogen gas (H2) has become…

Thorstein Veblen, a Norwegian economist, and sociologist, first coined the term “conspicuous consumption” back in 1899. He used the…

What are Energy Performance Certificates? Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been introduced by the Energy Performance of Buildings…

Carbon Pricing and Global GHG Emissions Economically, carbon pricing is regarded as the most efficient climate change mitigation policy,…

Authors: Nicole Stein & Vered Blass The fashion industry’s status as one of the most polluting industries is…

Varying levels of ambition in different regions of the world can become a serious obstacle to upholding a…

One of the most influential European practice schemes to support energy efficiency investments in the building sector with…

Since the end of the 19th century, an uninterrupted energy supply has been the driving force behind the growth…

Energy poverty, also known as ‘fuel poverty’ or ‘energy insecurity’ in the US, has long been perceived as a…

Germany has ambitious targets to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years and to achieve…

Germany has a history for being a frontrunner in energy efficiency, with ambitious legislation paving the way for…

Circular Economy: Convincing in Theory, Still Weak in Practice The Circular Valley is a regional initiative currently bringing…

Authors: Olaf Boehnke and Carlo Zensus Ever since citizens have been communicating online with each other via emails,…

Disinfo Talks is an interview series with experts that tackle the challenge of disinformation through different prisms. Our talks…

An electric vehicle (EV) operates on electricity, unlike its counterpart, which runs on fossil fuel. Instead of an…

According to the European Commission (EC), before the pandemic outbreak, at least 34 million Europeans could not heat their homes…

The Russia-Ukraine war severely threatens the European Union’s energy security and energy transition. The Russian natural gas represents…

Fast Fashion and the current hyper-consumption of clothing is unsustainable, which has a huge impact on the environment.…

Introduction Energy systems can be understood as complex adaptive systems with interconnected, heterogeneous elements; given the complexity of the social…

Transformations towards a circular economy – what role could cities play? Moving towards a more circular economy is…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly termed ‘drones’, have the potential to become some…

Why does 5G network technology matter? The fifth-generation cellular network technology, 5G, is about to accelerate the overall pace of…

As a major technology and industrial base, green technologies (green tech) and the companies producing them are important…

In-light of the increasingly dire warnings issued by the IPCC, it has become clear to many that there…

Cybersecurity is a complex concept. It essentially consists of the two terms ‘cyber’ and ‘security’, both of which…

The Internet has been labelled as an independent and universal space throughout the 1990s and until today many believe it should…

Authors: Dr. Jan Steckel and Leonard Missbach The Distributional Consequences of Carbon Pricing Across Households Carbon pricing has…

Authors: Matthias Duwe and Nick Evans Working towards a National Climate Framework Law in Israel Charting a course…

How to Leverage the Potential of Smart and Shared Mobility to Mitigate Climate Change Smart and shared mobility…

Interference in democratic decision-making processes carried out by outside powers is anything but a novel phenomenon. Especially during…

Cities as a Sink for Innovation and Decarbonization The role of cities in shaping and driving the decarbonization…

The Role of Big Data and AI in Sustainable Urban Development Increasingly abundant big data and artificial intelligence…

Citizens’ Assemblies as Instigators for Climate Action The erosion of liberal democracies is arguably a sign of our…

Repurposing Electric Vehicle Batteries as Storage for Renewable Energy Sources The transition from conventional vehicles to Electric Vehicles (EV)…

Green Innovation as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development A shift towards decarbonized energy systems, buildings, transportation, industries, land…

Israel has become an innovation hub for smart mobility. Its unique mix of entrepreneurial spirit and software expertise,…

The shared fear of Russia’s military aggression has been a glue holding together the transatlantic security alliance. Since…

The recent national elections in Israel in April 2019 saw an unprecedented rise in the presence of environmental…

Workshop in Tel Aviv: Israel’s experts on green innovation discussed how to make the high-tech nation into a…

Many constitutions that have been adopted or amended in the last few decades address the aim of long-term…

Over the past two decades, political science has engaged in a lively debate about the “presentism” of democracies,…

The upcoming municipal elections in Israel at the end of the month provide opportunity to discuss the potential…

Last year, Hendrik Schopmans participated in the Fellowship program of the Israel Public Policy Institute (IPPI) in cooperation…

Tel Aviv’s mobility policies in global perspective Israel’s transportation policy is characterized by a strong focus on motorized…