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GES Paper: An Effective Climate Policy for Germany: Affordable, Effective and Globally Transferable

7. July 2023

An excerpt: “The German energy transition represents a special path in international comparison, because no other country is simultaneously phasing out fossil energies and nuclear power. This special path causes immense costs, which are primarily borne by the citizens. At the same time, it only makes a small contribution to achieving the global climate protection […]

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News in brief June 2023

2. June 2023

At this point, some news of the last few weeks will be addressed which, from GES’ point of view, are reason for hope because they contain building blocks of a possible global solution and / or could help to develop a realistic view of the challenges ahead of us. Coal and gas-fired power plants in […]

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Nitrous oxide as a climate gas

2. June 2023

Nitrogen oxides, here mainly nitrous oxide, are the third most important long-lived climate gas after CO2 and methane. The anthropogenic share of total global nitrogen oxide emissions is over 40 per cent. The main source is agriculture. Limiting it is possible, several European countries are already doing it. A background paper by Hans-Jürgen Wernicke.

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Interview Kai Schaefer

2. June 2023

The German lime industry emits 6 million tonnes of CO2 per year . Two thirds of this cannot be avoided because they are produced when the lime is burnt. Another third comes from the fuels used in the processes. In order to bring the emissions of the lime industry (and those of the cement industry […]

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Fourth GES Partner Meeting

2. June 2023
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At an event on 9 May 2023, Global Energy Solutions thanked its industry partners for their content-related and financial support. Present in Ulm were: Bosch, Drees & Sommer, ebm Papst, GdW, Heraeus, Kühne + Nagel, Obrist, Progroup, Schwenk Zement and Vinci. At the meeting, the GES results developed over the past two years were presented. […]

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News in brief May 2023

5. May 2023

At this point, some news of the last few weeks will be addressed which, from GES’ point of view, are reason for hope because they contain building blocks of a possible global solution and / or could help to develop a realistic view of the challenges ahead of us. At the Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PKD), […]

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Forest plantations in Brazil

5. May 2023

Forest plantations consist of fast-growing tree species. The seedlings are planted in rows. The preferred plant in Brazil is the eucalyptus. There are now forest plantations on about 10 million hectares. However, the landscape does not resemble an endless monoculture. This is because the forest owners have to convert at least 30 percent of the […]

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Is hydrogen a climate gas?

5. May 2023

The short answer is: No, because it does not absorb infrared radiation, like carbon dioxide or methane, for example. But: Hydrogen acts like a climate gas because it contributes to interactions in the upper atmosphere that make it more difficult to radiate energy into space. The current state of knowledge about these phenomena is limited. […]

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The target: 200 US dollars per tonne of CO2 captured

5. May 2023

Climeworks currently operates the largest plant in Iceland to scrub CO2 directly out of the atmosphere. Dirk Nuber is responsible for the company’s project development. He is looking for locations for further plants and preparing everything so that they can go into operation. Important points include large amounts of renewable energy for the capture process, […]

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News in brief April 2023

7. April 2023

At this point, some news of the last few weeks will be addressed which, from GES’ point of view, are reason for hope because they contain building blocks of a possible global solution and / or could help to develop a realistic view of the challenges ahead of us. In its new synthesis report, the […]

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