Resources & Transport

Hannah Bachmann

Researcher

Special Expertise

Life Cycle Assessment
Greenhouse gas inventories
Waste streams
Sustainability in sport and culture

Professional Training and Career

Since 2023: Researcher at Oeko-Institut e.V., Resources and Transport
2023: Masterthesis at Merck KGaA (Life cycle assessment of folding boxes)
2021-2022: Student Assistant at Oeko-Institut e.V., Resources and Transport
2020-2023: Studies in Environmental Engineering, at University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, M. Ing.
2020: Student Assistant at TU Berlin, Department of Urban Water Management
2019: Student Assistant at Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
2015-2020: Studies in Environmental Engineering at TU Berlin, B.Sc.

Language Skills

English
Spanish
French

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Hannah Bachmann

Resources & Transport
Researcher
Darmstadt
Oeko-Institut Consult GmbH | Oeko-Institut e.V.
+49 6151 8191-104
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Natural resource law

Optimisation of the collection of packaging waste and further development of Section 22 VerpackG in light of the EU Packaging Ordinance

01/01/2025

The Packaging Act (VerpackG) obliges systems to provide the free-of-charge collection of emptied packaging, but requires coordination with public waste management authorities (örE). In particular, with regard to the shared use of paper, cardboard and carton (PPK) collection systems and the collec
Waste management

EUROSTAT: Support on statistics on specific waste streams (Call for tenders ESTAT/2023/OP/0026)

05/02/2024

The project covers the following aspects/tasks: a) Management of waste statistics from various reporting obligations from data collection to publication: 1. Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (Waste Framework Directive - WFD), 2. Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELV), 3. Directive 2012/19/E
Waste management

Assessment of the environmental impacts for selected waste streams

05/01/2024

As part of its efforts to establish greater sustainability awareness within the company and among customers, the Willersinn Group plans to transparently present the environmental impact caused by the utilisation of different types of waste. In particular, the focus here is on the global warming pot
Waste management

Solution-based liberalisation and reintegration of functional battery materials from battery-cell manufacturing production scrap

04/01/2023

The LIBERATION project addresses the urgent recycling problem of production scrap from lithium-ion battery production. Currently, these materials are recycled in Europe at low quality and with high losses. In addition, the available capacities in the market are not at all prepared for the dynamic v
Waste management

Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, for battery cell production

04/01/2023

EarLi is a new project led by ACCUREC to create an economical and innovative process for recovering lithium from spent electromobile lithium-ion batteries. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, the project has a total budget of over 5 million euros. While metals
Resource and product policy

Olympic Committee of Europe Approaching Carbon Neutrality (OCEAN)

01/01/2023

The Olympic Committees of Europe Approaching Carbon Neutrality (OCEAN) project is designed to empower National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to acquire relevant knowledge to measure their carbon footprint and develop tailored carbon reduction strategies to reduce their carbon emissions and strengthen g

Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability

Advancing Responsible Sourcing in Mineral Value Chains

July 2024

This book examines the responsible sourcing of raw materials within global value chains. With the need for a vast amount of additional raw materials to enable the global green energy transition, it examines the current responsible sourcing landscape, with the aim of bringing clarity and harmony to t

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Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Policy Makers

August 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion will come from new technologies: the battery electric vehicle

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Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Industry

August 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion will come from new technologies: the battery electric vehicle

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Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials until 2050

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Civil Society

August 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. A 90% reduction in transport-related emissions by 2050 is needed to achieve climate neutrality. To achieve this, a major contribu tion will come from new technologies: the battery electric vehicle

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Policy Brief

Towards Responsible Sourcing – What’s Next for the Mobility Sector?

July 2023

The transformation of the mobility sector is essential in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals. According to various studies¹, passenger cars will need to run on battery power, as other fuel solutions are neither economically nor technologically feasible. Furthermore, a reduction in the numb

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Who pays for carbon? Germany’s answer to the landlord–tenant dilemma

Blog 10/27/2025

As Europe prepares for the start of ETS 2, the Emissions Trading System covering road transport and buildings, policymakers across the continent are facing a difficult question: How can carbon pricing be made socially fair – especially for those who have little control over their energy consumption?
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EU’s Renewable Energy Directive remains a catalyst for renewables amidst political instability

Press releases 10/01/2025

A new joint study* reveals that the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) has been a significant political stimulus for EU Member States to initiate spatial mapping for renewables and the designation of renewable acceleration areas

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Recent projects

Optimisation of the collection of packaging waste and further development of Section 22 VerpackG in light of the EU Packaging Ordinance

EUROSTAT: Support on statistics on specific waste streams (Call for tenders ESTAT/2023/OP/0026)

Assessment of the environmental impacts for selected waste streams

Solution-based liberalisation and reintegration of functional battery materials from battery-cell manufacturing production scrap

Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, for battery cell production

Olympic Committee of Europe Approaching Carbon Neutrality (OCEAN)

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Recent projects

Optimisation of the collection of packaging waste and further development of Section 22 VerpackG in light of the EU Packaging Ordinance

EUROSTAT: Support on statistics on specific waste streams (Call for tenders ESTAT/2023/OP/0026)

Assessment of the environmental impacts for selected waste streams

Solution-based liberalisation and reintegration of functional battery materials from battery-cell manufacturing production scrap

Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, for battery cell production

Olympic Committee of Europe Approaching Carbon Neutrality (OCEAN)

Recent publications

Advancing Responsible Sourcing in Mineral Value Chains

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Policy Makers

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Industry

RE-SOURCING: Mobility Sector - Civil Society

Towards Responsible Sourcing – What’s Next for the Mobility Sector?

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Who pays for carbon? Germany’s answer to the landlord–tenant dilemma

EU’s Renewable Energy Directive remains a catalyst for renewables amidst political instability