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forge an energy transition alliance – this is the key conclusion of a call to action by three think tanks published shortly before the French-German summit in Paris on July 13. The Institut de developpement [...] fleet and on the expansion of renewables in both countries. Other measures recommended by the think tanks are collaborative tendering procedures for the construction of wind and solar power plants, the d [...] especially given the special role that France and Germany play in Europe. In light of this, the think tanks recommend creating the post of a “high commissioner for climate change” at the EU level. The commissioner

This is the key finding of a new discussion paper by the German development agency GIZ and the think tank Agora Verkehrswende. The paper, which is based on in-depth discussions with experts in Africa, aims [...] addition to inspiring young professionals from Africa as well as scientific institutions and think tanks, GIZ and Agora Verkehrswende hope to strengthen capacities for sustainable mobility planning. To this [...] org/project/rethinking-transport/ . About Agora Verkehrswende Agora Verkehrswende is a Berlin-based think tank that seeks to promote climate-friendly mobility. Non-partisan and non-profit, it works together with

Dr. Wiebke Zimmer assumed the position of Deputy Director of the Berlin-based think tank Agora Verkehrswende at the beginning of 2022. Dr. Zimmer, an expert in sustainable transport who has a PhD in physics [...] joint initiative of Stiftung Mercator and the European Climate Foundation. The Berlin-based think tank develops evidence-based and politically viable strategies for ensuring the success of the clean-energy

January 2022 – Dr. Wiebke Zimmer assumed the position of Deputy Director of the Berlin-based think tank Agora Verkehrswende at the beginning of 2022. Dr. Zimmer, an expert in sustainable transport who has [...] joint initiative of Stiftung Mercator and the European Climate Foundation. The Berlin-based think tank develops evidence-based and politically viable strategies for ensuring the success of the clean-energy

2020, she has been a media design and communications officer, and primarily coordinates the think tank's digital channels. Before joining Agora Verkehrswende, Marica Gehlfuss worked as a digital media

power. The entire process is important from well to wheel. Vehicle efficiency (tank to wheel) and fuel production (well to tank) are, by themselves, insufficient measures for judging climate relevance. What [...] combustion engines, therefore, is at an efficiency disadvantage both in terms of well-to-tank and in terms of tank-to-well, which speak against their use. Their deployment for long-term climate change mitigation

more than the same period last year. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the thinks tanks Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende, who drew on half-year energy-use statistics compiled by [...] About Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende are think tanks that develop viable methods for making the clean-energy transition a success. The institutes are a

fossil-based equivalents. Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende, two of Germany’s leading think tanks for clean-energy policy, believe that the challenge lies in the construction of new fuel production [...] efficient than synthetic fuels.” Christian Hochfeld, the director of Agora Verkehrswende, a think tank for sustainable transport, agrees. In particular, he dismisses the idea that the use of synthetic [...] politically viable strategies for ensuring the success of the clean-energy transition. Both think tanks are joint initiatives of the Mercator Foundation and the European Climate Foundation.

fossil-based equivalents. Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende, two of Germany’s leading think tanks for clean-energy policy, believe that the challenge lies in the construction of new fuel production [...] efficient than synthetic fuels.” Christian Hochfeld, the director of Agora Verkehrswende, a think tank for sustainable transport, agrees. In particular, he dismisses the idea that the use of synthetic [...] politically viable strategies for ensuring the success of the clean-energy transition. Both think tanks are joint initiatives of the Mercator Foundation and the European Climate Foundation.

Agora Verkehrswende Agora Verkehrswende is a think tank initiated by Stiftung Mercator and the European Climate Foundation. Its aim is to promote the creation of a sustainable, climate-friendly transport