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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

At the first online edition of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference, held June 7^th to 9^th across all time zones, topics focus on energy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. GWS is participating with…

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…

Household consumption has changed massively in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. For example, the Federal Statistical Office shows that household spending on package holidays has declined by 67.5% compared to 2019. Other uses affected by…

The purchase price development for single-family houses₁ in the eastern German states has been positive in the past five years and was clearly above the national average with an annual growth rate of 6.5% p.a. weighted by the number of…

Within the research project "Energy Economic Projections and Impact Assessments 2030/2050", various scenarios for achieving the energy and climate targets were created and evaluated, which represent the development of the energy system…