Climate action as an employment driver – new study on the employment effects of more ambitious climate action
The study, commissioned by Greenpeace, provides a literature review on the effects of a transition towards a green economy on the labour market. Both current effects on employment generated so far and projections up to 2030 from a variety…
Our figure of the month 09/2021: Trade flows between EU and MERCOSUR countries
After 20 years of negotiations between the EU and the MERCOSUR countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguas and Paraguay), agreement was reached on the trade part of the agreement on June 28, 2019. Ratification is still pending, but if the…
Our figure of the month 08/2021: Organic farming
The German government's climate strategy aims to double the share of organic farming in Germany from 10.3% today (2020) to 20% in 2030. This is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from this sector. Between 0.4 and 1.2 million…
Our figure of the month 07/2021: The Dependency Ratio
The pension system in Germany is financed on a pay-as-you-go basis. In very simplified terms, this means that statutory pensions are paid from the gross wages of employees subject to social insurance contributions plus an employer's…
GWS at the ECCA 2021, the 5th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference on June 7th
Christian Lutz will be panelist in the Webinar on “Climate action exchange – sharing knowledge and experience of what works across the EU” (07.07.2021, 13:30-16:00). He will share and discuss results and experiences from the GIZ-CRED…
Article "Environmental and socioeconomic footprints of the German bioeconomy" published in Nature Sustainability
It contains central results of the SYMOBIO project. We estimate global key environmental footprints (FPs) of the German bioeconomy in a historic analysis from 2000-2015 and in projection until 2030. Findings imply that sufficient…
Our figure of the month 06/2021: German IT hardware in low demand despite digitisation push – 18% drop in sales in 2020
Only foreign countries benefit with high import figures
When the Corona pandemic severely curtailed public life last spring, millions of people in Germany were forced to work, study or pass the time at home. Demand for notebooks and…
GWS at the first digital IAEE conference
At the first online edition of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference, held June 7th to 9th across all time zones, topics focus on energy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. GWS is participating with…
Investments in data infrastructures have a positive impact on regional value added and employment
As part of a feasibility study on new data infrastructures in the region "Rheinisches Revier", GWS conducted an analysis of the macroeconomic effects. The focus is on assessing the potential of a hyperscale data center and a digital park…