Öko-Institut

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Öko-Institut is a ngo headquartered in Freiburg, Germany with approximately 200-500 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

Öko-Institut is a leading independent research and consulting organization in Europe focused on environmental protection and sustainable development. The institute employs approximately 210 staff members, including around 150 scientists across natural, economic, and social sciences, engineering, law, and communications. The organization is structured as a non-profit association with a subsidiary consulting company. Öko-Institut conducts interdisciplinary research and provides advisory services on climate protection, energy transition, sustainable product design, carbon pricing, renewable energy expansion, and sustainable digitalization. The institute works on policy development, scenario modeling for climate neutrality, analysis of CO2 emissions trading, barriers and opportunities for renewable energy deployment, and assessment of environmental impacts across sectors including transportation, textiles, electronics, and data governance. Öko-Institut serves government bodies, the European Commission, and international organizations, contributing expertise to climate conferences and policy development at national and EU levels.