Öko-Institut

{{Short description|German environmental research institute}}

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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.{{Cite web |url=http://oeko.de/the_institute/dok/594.php |title=www.oeko.de - The Institute |website=oeko.de |access-date=2009-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927115540/http://www.oeko.de/the_institute/dok/594.php |archive-date=2013-09-27 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Oeko-Institut |url=https://www.ecornet.eu/en/the-ecornet-institutes/oeko-institut |website=www.ecornet.eu |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Öko-Institut e.V. |url=https://onthinktanks.org/think-tank/oko-institut-e-v/ |website=onthinktanks.org |access-date=24 November 2024}}

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.{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.oeko.de/en/ |website=oeko.de |access-date=24 November 2024}} 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.{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120915071430/http://www.oeko.de/aktuelles/dok/503.php |title=Handeln statt Hoffen (Pressemitteilung zum 30-jährigen Bestehen des Öko-Instituts) |via=archive.today}} tr. "Act instead of hope (Press release on the 30th anniversary of the Öko-Institut)", www.oeko.de

The institute regularly publishes reports, in such fields as transport,{{cite web |title=Europe needs to slash its transport emissions by 94% by 2050 – Effort… |url=https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europe-needs-slash-its-transport-emissions-94-2050-effort-sharing-regulation |website=Transport & Environment |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en |date=20 November 2024}} alternative energy{{cite web |title=Germany has more open space available for solar panels than needed – Öko-Institut |url=https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-has-more-open-space-available-solar-panels-needed-oko-institut |website=Clean Energy Wire |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en |date=5 April 2024}} and waste management.{{cite web |title=Climate impact of pyrolysis of waste plastic packaging in comparison with reuse and mechanical recycling |url=https://zerowasteeurope.eu/library/climate-impact-of-pyrolysis-of-waste-plastic-packaging/ |website=Zero Waste Europe |access-date=24 November 2024}}

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