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Plenary Session Presentation "Modeling Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED)" by GWS at the COP26 Side Event "4th World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation (WSCCA 2021)"
Anett Großmann presented the CRED project, methods, tools and results at the COP26 Side Event. Excel-based E3 (economy, energy, emissions) models were developed together with partners in Kazakhstan and Georgia to quantify the…
Our figure of the month 11/2021: Share of electric cars in all passenger cars
Electric cars are the most discussed topic for the future of mobility. Almost all well-known German vehicle manufacturers are planning to switch to electric vehicles in production over the next few years. Federal and state subsidy…
Our figure of the month 10/2021: Hospitality, tourism and personal service industries with highest employment declines in 2020 due to pandemic
Loss of labour force continues to slow turnover recovery. Employment gains in online retailing, parcel delivery services and the IT sector, among others.
The pandemic has not only led to a drop in turnover in the tourism, hospitality and…
Activities of the CRED project presented at the FMM conference in Berlin
The Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) hosted the 25th FMM Conference: Macroeconomics of Socio-Ecological Transition in Berlin at the end of October. Dr. Markus Flaute, Dr. Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann presented…
IRENA report published: 12 million jobs in the renewable energy sector in 2020
The eighth edition of the report Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review was published yesterday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the report, the number of renewable energy jobs worldwide reached 12…
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…