Impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: An economic and geopolitical assessment of the German-Chinese aluminium trade flows

As part of the EU Green Deal, the European Commission (EC) has announced a new renewable energy policy instrument that is to be installed in addition to the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) of the EU: the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM obligates companies, from non-EU countries who want to import products from the selected CBAM...

Validation of design for value in social design projects: Presentation of a Value Validation Framework to assess the realisation of values in social design projects, supporting a more profound design for value process

Anno 2021, designers engage with questions of increasing complexity and impact. Designers are involved in creating services and systems that reach beyond an individual user, ultimately reshaping society. This realisation motivates the question of how designers should deal with the accompanying responsibility. The domain of Design for Values (van...