We know that a ‘greening’ of current economic practices will not suffice to achieve global […]
How much materials are needed to provide a decent living for all?
Alongside climate change, eradicating poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities, and increasing access to basic needs, […]
How will a sustainable circular economy look like?
Sustainability, with its environmental, social, and economic dimension, needs to be made tangible and operational […]
A dialogue with ChatGPT on stocks and flows
Describing phenomena in a system definition is a basic step for understanding, assessing, and modelling […]
Globale Verantwortung für lokale Risiken
Nicht nur beim Klima sondern auch beim Kupfer Das insgesamt recht bescheidene Ergebnis der über […]
Material Footprint Implications of Low-Carbon Technologies
Energy scarcity and material abundance characterize the current global economy. Demand for energy services in […]
Uni Freiburg: Tiefgreifende Nachhaltigkeitstransformation nötig
Vom 20.6. bis zum 27.6. besetzte das Kollektiv von Studierenden „Transformations-Universität 2.0“ den Hörsaal 1010, […]
Scientists Urge to Integrate Energy-Metal Nexus into Carbon Neutrality Pledges
Carbon neutrality requires systematic transformations and revolutions of both energy and metal systems. Countries, cities, […]
Sustainability and Transitions Research: Taking the High Road
In a recent opinion paper, [1] Julian Kirchherr complains about that “up to 50% of […]
Chancen und Grenzen der Ressourceneffizienz
Der Lebensstil der Mittelklasse in den reichen Industrienationen ist mit derzeitigen Konsummustern und industriellen Technologien […]
Material flow accounting and material footprints: System definition and data sources
Material flow accounting (MFA) (Fischer-Kowalski et al. 2011) is a method to systematically compile data […]
Studie zu Materialverbrauch, Energiebedarf und Klimaauswirkungen des geplanten Stadtteils „Dietenbach“ in Freiburg
Klimawandel und Wohnungsmangel machen die Untersuchung der Klimaauswirkungen von Neubauprojekten zu einem wichtigen Thema. Der […]
Tech tips for live-streaming classroom lectures and seminars
After one and a half year into the Corona pandemic, at many German universities, videoconferencing […]
Seminar des Instituts für Umweltsozialwissenschaften und Geographie
Seminar of the Institute for Environmental Social Sciences and Geography It’s time for the members […]
Direct air capture of CO2 – A potential building block but not a wildcard
As I am writing these lines, the supposed climate leaders of the world meet at […]
Vom Wissen zum Handeln – Klimaschutz im Alltag
Veggie-Burger, Lastenfahrräder, verpackungsfrei leben – Ideen und Produkte, unseren Alltag klimafreundlich zu gestalten, gibt es […]
New Guidelines for Data Modeling and Data Integration for Material Flow Analysis
Material flow analysis (MFA) is booming. A large number of datasets are being compiled and […]
Research Seminar on “Land use, land scarcity, and land use transformation in sustainable development”
Under the umbrella of the Uni’s focus area, Environment and Sustainability, this semester will feature […]
Treibhausgasbilanz der Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2017
Der Klimawandel ist eine der großen globalen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Anstatt staatliche Maßnahmen (Gebote, Verbote, […]
Short lifetime of metals in the anthroposphere illustrates the challenge of closing material cycles
“Metals can be recycled indefinitely.” That marketing phrase of the metal producers sounds plausible, as […]