Berger, Frederic; Blum, Philipp - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 24 (2021) 2, pp. 2962-2981
In 1980, the Federal Mining Act was introduced to govern the use of the German subsurface. By paying royalties, companies can get permission to exploit resources. Yet, there is no official report breaking down the payments for hydrocarbons and lignite, in particular regarding the effectively...