European SMEs starting hiring again
The report 2014/2015 presents good news: after years of downsizing, European SMEs are expanding, and have started hiring again. The annual report, prepared on a yearly basis, provides a synopsis of the size, structure and importance of SMEs to the European economy and an overview of the past and forecasted performance of SMEs from 2008 to 2016.
DIW Econ has, for the first time comprehensively examined the economic significance of the tourism industry in North Rhine-Westphalia based on internationally comparable calculation standards.
The study, which was conducted in cooperation with the Institute for Management and Tourism (IMT) of the West Coast University of Applied Sciences, concludes that total tourism consumption in NRW amounted to 41.1 billion euros in 2013.
The operation and dismantling of nuclear power plants generate large quantities of radioactive waste. The operators of nuclear power plants are responsible for final disposal.
The study outlines how financial provision can be made for the dismantling of nuclear power plants and the disposal of radioactive waste in Germany. Above all, a public-law fund should be established for this purpose.
Large quantities of radioactive waste are produced by the operation and dismantling of research reactors and, in particular, by the operation and dismantling of nuclear power plants.
The study presents the current situation and legal issues regarding the final disposal of radioactive waste in Germany and identifies the need for action.
The study “Decoupling greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth” commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation examines the developments over the period 1990-2014.
In the past, energy consumption increased along with global economic performance. In 2014, greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector fell for the first time while the economy grew.