Environmental Policy

Climate change, food security, and agriculture are deeply interconnected. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) tackles the challenges of climate change by reducing emissions, boosting resilience, and enhancing productivity.

What is green hydrogen, and how is it produced? How can it decarbonize industries and transportation? What are its main challenges? How does it compare to blue hydrogen? What impact will it have on the energy transition?

The circular economy marks an evolution in the global approach to production, consumption, and waste management. Understanding the circular economy is crucial in a world grappling with environmental limits and seeking sustainable economic models.

As the urgency to address climate change grows, central banks, traditionally guardians of financial stability, are increasingly recognized for their pivotal role in driving the global transition towards zero-carbon and environmentally sustainable societies.

This text discusses the grid system's essential role in sustainable economic and societal transformation, focusing on grid development in the energy transition, including its components, challenges, innovations, and future solutions.

Green jobs are leading a pivotal socio-economic shift in line with the tenets of sustainable development, moving beyond traditional paradigms that are detrimental to the environment. 

This text presents and discusses Germany's efforts to enhance the circularity of its economy to meet the country's Paris climate goals while maintaining its economic competitiveness.

An overview of Germany's environmental protection evolution, highlighting the shift from pollution control to the development of renewable energy and clean technologies.

Given the Netherlands' heightened climate commitments and the European Green Deal’s mobility strategy, promoting sustainable mobility is now a key priority for Dutch policymakers. How are they achieving this?

This text explores the urgent need for a global shift to a circular economy amidst rising population and resource demands. It discusses the concept, benefits, challenges, and essential actions for a sustainable future.

Sustainable finance incorporates ESG factors into financial strategies, balancing economic growth, environmental protection, and social equity. Despite implementation challenges, it holds great potential for a sustainable future.

The target vision of zero-carbon emissions presents an enormous challenge to economies around the world and is still not within grasp. How can sector coupling play a significant role in achieving this goal?

Green product standards transform how everyday items are designed, produced, and disposed of, setting guidelines that reduce waste, conserve energy, and drive sustainable practices across industries.

Explore the uncharted terrain of gender perspectives in environmental discussions in Israel with our inaugural research, 'Gendered Perspectives on Waste in Israel.' Delve into unique insights, shedding light on waste management through a gender-sensitive lens.

What is energy poverty, and how does it impact Israeli households? With rising energy prices, what challenges do they face, and what solutions are being explored?

The World Bank ranks all five Nordic countries in the top 20 for renewable energy production per capita. What have they done right to achieve this?

A conversation with Dr. David Dunetz about his fellowship experience and the importance of sustained international exchange of knowledge in policy debates, and especially in addressing the crises of climate and democracy in the 21st century.

The world is shifting to renewable energy to fight climate change, but sources like wind and solar are intermittent. Power-to-X technology helps by storing energy, increasing demand flexibility, and balancing supply.

With few natural resources, Germany relies on energy efficiency to lower costs and reduce dependency on fossil fuel exports. Optimizing energy efficiency is crucial to achieving the goal of 100% renewable energy production.

Corporate power in shaping public policy now faces a transformative challenge: the urgent decarbonization imperative.