UfU- Independent Institute for Environmental Issues

Germans prepared for the hydrogen car

Vorschaubild : Almost all Germans have heard of hydrogen cars, most of them are excited about it. They are not afraid of risks, but they are skeptical about the costs and supply of hydrogen refueling stations. Hydrogen will make an important contribution to the German energy transition by being produced decentralised and from renewable energy sources. This is the core result of the representative survey on hydrogen mobility presented by the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU).
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Successful Ways to Climate Protection – Online

Vorschaubild In November 2012, UfU organised the international Conference „Communication, Education, Participation – Successful Ways to Climate Protection“. The focus was on how to involve citizens effectively in climate change policies and how to strengthen the topic in the global debate. On our homepage, you can watch the videos of the keynote speaker’s presentations and you can find additional materials and photos.
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UfU Paper 06/2012 on CCS technology in Poland is appeared

Vorschaubild In this study, the economic, geological, political, legal, financial and social conditions in Poland were analysed to assess the importance of CCS technology for low-emission energy production in Poland. The focus of this work is the empirical study of the public debate, based on a media analysis and stakeholder interviews to derive relevant social factors that influence the establishment of CCS technology in Poland.
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UfU Conference on Successful Ways to Climate Protection

Vorschaubild Promoting climate protection through communication, education and participation; this was the aim of the international UfU Conference that was held on 29 and 30 November 2012. The keynote speakers held stimulating presentations on the current situation of climate change education, communication in a context of climate change and opportunities for public participation in climate protection and the 60 participants developed new ideas for supporting climate protection through communication, education and participation.
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What do the citizens in Poland and Scotland think of the CCS technology?

Vorschaubild The current project report "Trust building and rising public awareness" presents results of the public participation processes carried out in Poland and Scotland, where at two potential CO2 storage sites the participation tools, called focus conferences, were conducted.
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“Public awareness und acceptability of CCS” – 2nd SiteChar Stakeholder Workshop in London

Vorschaubild The 2nd SiteChar Stakeholder Workshop on the topic: "Public awareness and acceptability of CCS technology" will take place on 11 December 2012 in London.
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