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Global Embodied Emissions of Digital Technologies: The Hidden 42 %
By Janna Axenbeck, Stefanie Kunkel, Joris Blain und Francis Charpentier Using input-output analysis of EU FIGARO data (2010-2021), we calculate the embodied –i.e., supply chain-related– greenhouse gas emissions of digital industries (hardware, IT services, and communications). We show that the embodied emissions of demand for digital industries in 2021 are 4.1% of global emissions, with […]
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Safe spaces in unsafe environments—Experiences from COP26 about hosting inclusive spaces for deep encounters and reflection
By Thomas Bruhn, Niko Schäpke, Carolin Fraude, Lena Bendlin, Azza Dirar, Man Fang, Karen Finn, Maureen Goodman, Laureline Simon, Stefanie Kunkel, Shantanu Mandal, Natalie Mangondo, Kathleen A Mar, Christine Peringer, Heike Schroeder, Joseph A Siegel, Juliette Tronchon, Calder Tsuyuki-Tomlinson, Malika Virah-Sawmy, Christine Wamsler, Mark G Lawrence Transdisciplinary research (TDR) seeks to involve non-academic perspectives from […]
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Industry 4.0 and energy in manufacturing sectors in China
By Stefanie Kunkel, Peter Neuhäusler, Marcel Matthess, Melissa Dachrodt Digitalisation in manufacturing (or “industry 4.0”) is expected to improve energy efficiency and thus reduce energy intensity in manufacturing, but studies show that it may also increase energy consumption. In this article, we investigate to what extent the degree of industry 4.0 is linked to energy […]
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Digitalisation and resilience of industry sectors: a descriptive analysis of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany
By Stefanie Kunkel, Simon Terhorst and Grischa Beier
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The impact of digitalization on energy intensity in manufacturing sectors–A panel data analysis for Europe
By Marcel Matthess, Stefanie Kunkel, Melissa Fiona Dachrodt, Grischa Beier
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Sustainable industries through digital supply chains?
Blog post for the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.
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Digitalization and the Anthropocene
By Felix Creutzig, Daron Acemoglu, Xuemei Bai, Paul N Edwards, Marie Josefine Hintz, Lynn H Kaack, Siir Kilkis, Stefanie Kunkel, Amy Luers, Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Dave Rejeski, Jürgen Renn, David Rolnick, Christoph Rosol, Daniela Russ, Thomas Turnbull, Elena Verdolini, Felix Wagner, Charlie Wilson, Aicha Zekar, Marius Zumwald
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More sustainable artificial intelligence systems through stakeholder involvement?
By Stefanie Kunkel, Frieder Schmelzle, Silke Niehoff, Grischa Beier
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Sustainability-related impacts of digitalisation on cooperation in global value chains: An exploratory studycomparing companies in China, Brazil and Germany
By Silke Niehoff, Marcel Matthess, Claudia Zwar, Stefanie Kunkel, Ting Guan, Ling Chen, Bing Xue, David Iubel de Oliveira Pereira Grudzien, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Grischa Beier
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Industry 4.0 in sustainable supply chain collaboration: Insights from an interview study with international buying firms and Chinese suppliers in the electronics industry
By Stefanie Kunkel, Marcel Matthess, Bing Xue, Grischa Beier
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Supplier sustainability assessment in the age of Industry 4.0 – Insights from the electronics industry
By Marcel Matthess, Stefanie Kunkel, Bing Xue, Grischa Beier
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Digitalisierte Industrie und Nachhaltigkeit – Zwischen Synergie und Dissonanz
By Frieder Schmelzle, Stefanie Kunkel, Marcel Matthess und Grischa Beier
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Digitalisation, sustainable industrialisation and digital rebound – Asking the right questions for a strategic research agenda
By Stefanie Kunkel and David Tyfield
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Structural change and digitalization in developing countries: Conceptually linking the two transformations
By Marcel Matthess and Stefanie Kunkel
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Digitalized economies in Africa. Structural change in a dynamic environment
By Kerstin Fritzsche, Stefanie Kunkel, Marcel Matthess
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A green digitalized economy? Challenges and opportunities for sustainability
By Grischa Beier, Kerstin Fritzsche, Stefanie Kunkel, Marcel Matthess, Silke Niehoff, Malte Reißig, Verena van Zyl-Bulitta
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Klimaschutz im Homeoffice?
Blog Post for the RIFS Potsdam.