Author: moritzbuehner

Understanding the ISO 14000 Family of Standards

Back in the year 1987, the International Organization for Standardization introduced a number of norms known as the ISO 9000 series. For the first...

To Recycle or Not to Recycle – PVC Cable Waste is the Question

Recycling – it’s the magic word when the ill-informed think “environmental friendliness”. “Recyclable” – the number one green term that doesn’t mean...

Chance or Catastrophe? Towards a Constructive Media Coverage of Climate Change

Instead of using the opportunity to promote a low-carbon society, media reports of global warming generally convey only two messages. First, “watch...

From Data to Knowledge: The Power of Elegant Sankey Diagrams

Industry defines the structure of our economy, of our work environment, of our personal mobility, and of our urban space. Furniture, buildings,...

Long-Distance, Low-Impact? Inside Cargo Ship Travelling

As I sail through the English Channel and complete my last miles around the world on a reefer vessel, accompanying 5000 tons of kiwifruit on their...

From Green to Blue to Gray to Black: The Chromatics of Water Footprints

Because water is the most vital element for life, many contemporary intellectuals expect it to be the most conflict-generating resource of the 21st...

Eco-economic Decoupling: How to Measure a Sustainable Growth

What is decoupling? Green Growth, Sustainable Growth, Green Economy – All of these concepts require decoupling. A decoupling, in a nutshell, that...

Avoiding the Relocation of Emissions – How to Face Carbon Leakage

In the course of the last 20 years, some of the more developed countries achieved a remarkable reduction of carbon emissions. However, taking a...

Getting it Straight: the Carbon Footprint of Wine

I bet you know how much carbon dioxide your car emits per kilometer. Maybe you are also well informed about the carbon reduction goals of the country...