Öko-Institut
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The Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology) (sometimes spelled Oeko-Institut) is a non-profit, private-sector environmental research institute with its head office in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.[1][2][3]
It emerged from the anti-nuclear movement in 1977 and as of November 2024 has around 210 employees at its sites in Freiburg, Darmstadt and Berlin.[4] The institute is organized as an association and pursues the goals of promoting environmental protection and sustainable development, which is to be achieved, among other things, through scientific research, consulting and educating the public. The supporting association has about 2,000 members, including nearly 20 municipalities. It finances its work primarily through third-party funding for projects. In addition, there are membership fees and donations. Revenues in 2019 amounted to 15.7 million euros.[5]
The institute regularly publishes reports, in such fields as transport,[6] alternative energy[7] and waste management.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "www.oeko.de - The Institute". oeko.de. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Oeko-Institut". www.ecornet.eu. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Öko-Institut e.V." onthinktanks.org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Home". oeko.de. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Handeln statt Hoffen (Pressemitteilung zum 30-jährigen Bestehen des Öko-Instituts) at archive.today (archived 2012-09-15) tr. "Act instead of hope (Press release on the 30th anniversary of the Öko-Institut)", www.oeko.de
- ^ "Europe needs to slash its transport emissions by 94% by 2050 – Effort…". Transport & Environment. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Germany has more open space available for solar panels than needed – Öko-Institut". Clean Energy Wire. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Climate impact of pyrolysis of waste plastic packaging in comparison with reuse and mechanical recycling". Zero Waste Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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