Our economic and social life is constantly changing. Climate change requires a restructuring of our economy in key areas such as energy generation, energy production, nutrition and transport. At the same time, digitalization and globalization open up new paths and opportunities for us. While new industries are emerging, some professions and entire economic sectors are losing importance. Mastering this transition in a socially responsible manner and ensuring that potential disadvantaged people are taken along is one of the great global challenges of our time.
In our work, we help local, regional and national decision-makers to tackle this challenge.
In a comprehensive publication of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on the alternatives for structural change in Lusatia Arepo provided for example an analysis of the structural and industrial policy alternatives. Furthermore, Arepo analyzed the development of jobs in lignite regions in Germany in a short study and summarized that the structural transition has already been completed. The study was received in numerous media throughout Germany.
We accompany the structural changes in the automotive industry with studies and analyzes on the mobility transition, particularly discussing the potential and challenges of electric vehicles.
In addition, we support the exchange of international best practices regarding the so-called “just transition”, e.g. by helping to select well-designed projects that foster the transition to a low-carbon economy in a socially responsible manner.
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The Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda set the course for climate protection and the transformation of the global economy. To achieve these goals, it …
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PROJECT BACKGROUND As part of the project “Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme 2030 for the implementation period 2017-2021: Preparation of a detailed concept for …
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PROJECT BACKGROUND The energy supply company Lichtblick has identified ten key ways to support climate neutrality in energy and transport. Appropriate changes in these sectors …
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Latest Publications
Our analysis is divided into two parts. Part one, the meta-analysis, summarises the relevant literature (including various practical examples) and embeds it into the debate. …
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On behalf of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (HMUKLV), Arepo and Prof. Dr. Barbara Praetorius from the Lankwitz …
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The article is part of the extensive publication “After the Coal“, with which the Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation outlines alternatives for a structural change in Lusatia. In their …
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