Publications

Facilitating Energy Efficiency Measures in Vulnerable Households

This toolkit by EUKI project EnPover is an outcome of the EnPover municipalities project which aims to support cites in tackling energy poverty. It provides practical tips on identifying the most vulnerable households and planning concrete to implement low-cost and no-cost energy efficiency improvements in targeted households. It not only provides ready-to-use tools for tackling energy poverty on the local level, but also references to relevant and inspiring good practices alongside supporting materials.

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EnPover– Alleviating Energy Poverty in Municipalities

Test Your Ecological Footprint

This test measures your personal ecological footprint. It includes eight main categories that show how human activities and consumption affect the environment. The test directly analyses water consumption, means of transport, living conditions and electricity consumption, and indirectly the impact of goods consumption (food, clothing). Some answers are rated negatively because they have a positive impact on the environment, which reduces the overall score. The score is converted to the number of planets it would take to support the entire population if all residents exhibited the tester’s current behavior. The test can be re-run by making minor or major changes to see how those changes improve the environmental footprint.

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REFE – Reducing Ecological Footprints through Eco-Awareness

Shakespeare and the Golden Toad

This theatre play was developed and written by the REFE project members. The aim of the piece is to playfully make young people aware of the urgency of waking up to impending ecological disasters in order to avoid them. The play ends with a plea to the audience not to stay in their seats but take action and shift their priorities towards protecting climate and nature.

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REFE – Reducing Ecological Footprints through Eco-Awareness

Cyclurban+ Lessons Learned Report 2022

It is inevitable that cities improve eco-friendly and sustainable transportation alternatives in the future. This is important not only from an environmental perspective but also from an urban development point of view by organising urban space in a way that supports all interests, favours road safety and reduces emissions.

This lessons-learned report by EUKI project Cyclurban+ highlights its pilot-cases and possible measures for local authorities. All are designed to improve the cycling infrastructure whether with political, financial or social approaches and were developed and tested in the course of project. Several examples give evidence that they were successful.

Cyclurban+: Mobility Change, not Climate Change

A Brief Manual to Creating and Conducting Transformative Public Policies at the Local Level

This manual by EUKI project Green Rural Deal informs about the transformative potential of public policies in the context of the green transition. It includes strategies, instruments and tools for policy makers to embark on a transformative journey while focusing on stakeholder ownership and participation.

The guide is not only useful for employees in local administrations but also for a wider local community that is an essential part of the transformative public policy process. Project partners in target regions and other rural European areas can use it both for their own knowledge management, and as a communication tool.

Green Rural Deal

EUKI Press Review 4/2022

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI) regularly produces a press review, which reflects the international reporting on the financing programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and on the work involved in the projects. The selected articles are derived from submissions by project-implementing organisations and from in-house research. The present edition covers reporting from October to December 2022.

Project Improving C-balances on Livestock Free Organic Farms

This publications offers insights of methods on “how to improve humus balances in organic arable farms with low livestock numbers”. Naturland e.V. organised a study trip to different farms in Austria and Hungary in May 2022 to learn about farming.

The aim of this collaborative project with the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS) and the Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Crops Serbia (IFVC) is to improve the humus balance and carbon storage capacity of soil.

Improving C-Balances in Organic Farms

The Impact of the Proposed EU ETS 2 and the Social Climate Fund on Emissions and Welfare

The European Union will soon decide on the introduction of a separate Emissions Trading System for the buildings and road transport sectors (ETS2) and a Social Climate Fund (SCF) to mitigate its potential negative impact on households.

Under the ETS2, suppliers of fuels for buildings and road transport will have to purchase emissions allowances, with the total number of allowances available gradually decreasing over time. This would expose households to a carbon price and should thus incentivise them to seek lower carbon alternatives.

This paper examines the literature for evidence on the effectiveness and presents the findings of a novel modelling exercise analysing the impact of a theoretical carbon tax levied on all consumption goods.

Distributing the Impacts of Carbon Pricing in CEE

EUKI Press Review 3/2022

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI) regularly produces a press review, which reflects the international reporting on the financing programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and on the work involved in the projects. The selected articles are derived from submissions by project-implementing organisations and from in-house research. The present edition covers reporting from July to September 2022.

Decarbonisation of the Industrial Sector- Sustainable Finance as an Opportunity?

The decarbonisation of the industrial sector is considered as one of the most difficult tasks for realising a net zero emissions economy. Heavy industries like steel or cement production need to be both modernised and rethought.

In this paper, EUKI project Sustainable Finance for Industry Decarbonisation identifies industry, policy and financial barriers to the decarbonisation of the Hungarian industrial sector and concludes with possible solutions.

Sustainable Finance for Industry Decarbonisation