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Weed-free railways: Alternatives to Glyphosate
The use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate is currently only permitted in the EU until 2022. Therefore, the International Union of Railways has commissioned the IZT to test and optimize more environmentally friendly methods in order to keep the European rail network free of plant growth.
Conference: Climate friendly school kitchens in Poland
The IZT project on climate-friendly school kitchens in Poland presents its results on 13 June 2019 in Krakow. Everyone who is interested in nutrition issues in educational institutions is invited. The conference language is Polish. The most important topics are: Compilation of menus, energy efficiency and waste reduction.
Recycling in the Age of Digitalization
In anticipation of the renewal of the German law on electronic devices (ElektroG), the IZT is examining how large quantities of smartphones, tablets etc. can be recycled at high grade. Focal points of the investigation are critical metals and flame-retardant plastics.
Climate friendly Kitchens in Polish Schools
The results of a IZT-led project about climate-friendly school canteens in Germany is being transferred to the local conditions in Poland. The Polish city network for energy efficiency supports the IZT as a local partner. The aim is to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions created by the preparation of school food.
December 11: IZT's Project received UN's Climate Action Award
The IZT-led Project "KEEKS - climate-friendly school kitchens" received UN's Climate Action Award "Momentum for Change" 11th of december 2018 at the Katowice Climate Change Conference. IZT's Head of Research Dr. Michael Scharp partcipated in the ceremony.
UN's Climate Action Award goes to "KEEKS - Climate-friendly School Kitchens" and "Plant Powered pupils"
The United Nations Climate Change Secetariat (UNFCCC) has announced the awardees of the 2018 Climate Action Award "Momentum for Change". Among the winners is the project "KEEKS - climate-friendly school kitchens", which is coordinated by the IZT. The project comes to the conclusion: Dedicated school kitchen teams can save a considerable amount of climate-relevant emissions.
German Bundestag commissioned technology assessment for another 5 years
At its meeting yesterday, the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the German Parliament unanimously decided to continue to trust the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS). It will continue to operate the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) until 31.08.2023. The IZT looks forward to working together with ITAS for five more years at the TAB. IZT's second cooperation partner will be again VDI / VDE - IT.