The paper first argues that the Directive for EU-wide greenhouse gas emission trading still carries a number of weaknesses, such as: <list> <list-item> • still no clear link with other climate policies in the Member States; </list-item> <list-item> • the subsidiarity with regard to the allocation of allowances may distort intra-EU...</list-item></list>

In this paper we analyze interactions of two energy policy instruments, namely a White Certificates (WhC) scheme as an innovative policy instrument for energy efficiency improvement and energy taxation. These policy instruments differ in terms of objectives and final impacts on the price of...

This article surveys recent studies on costs, potential barriers to implementation and marketability of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS). Moreover, it discusses potential incentive schemes to push CCS into the market and, finally, provides an overview over cost types and forecasting...