Europe's rapid transition to a low-carbon economy has put a limited number of renewable energy technologies, such as heat pumps and solar panels, at the centre of the EU's industrial strategy. For some of these net-zero technology goods, the EU has significant import dependencies on a few third...

This article analyses the cost implications of an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for downstream industries in Germany. The restriction to a few basic industries as envisaged in the EU Commission’s proposal is expected to lead to only a slight increase in input costs for...

With its communication "Sustainable Carbon Cycles", the European Commission has opened a new chapter in European climate policy. For the first time, natural and artificial CO2 capture and storage technologies are to be covered jointly in an overarching regulatory approach. This article reviews...

Zukunftstechnologien, wie Elektromotoren und Windkraft-Turbinen, enthalten wertvolle selteneMetalle, deren Recycling einen wichtigen Schritt zu einer grünen Kreislaufwirtschaft darstellenwürde. Doch ein Aufbau von Lieferketten für recycelte Metalle ist mit Schwierigkeiten, wiemangelnder...

With its Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, the European Commission has defined an initial framework for the future promotion of CO2 capture, storage and use in the EU. In particular, negative emission technologies like direct air capture promise to play a key long-term role on the path...