Neben der Lenkungsfunktion zugunsten des Gewässerschutzes kommt der Abwasserabgabe auch eine wichtige Finanzierungsfunktion zu. Die Abgabe erzielt ein Aufkommen, das gegenwärtig zweckgebunden den Länderhaushalten zufließt. Der Beitrag zeigt auf, wie sich das Aufkommen entwickelt hat und...

Bottom-up processes of policy convergence are increasingly discussed as a substitute for the absence of supranational energy policy coordination and harmonization in the EU. The overall objective of this paper is to analyse the development of government support to renewable energy R&D across EU...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of land-use policies on wind power deployment at the regional levels in Germany and Sweden, respectively. We use data on added wind capacity at the German district level and the Swedish municipality level over the time period 2008-2012....

The conclusions of Advocate General Jääskinen in the matter of the infringement proceedings against Germany, regarding the scope of the term "water services" in Article 9 of the Water Framework Directive, are now available. In these he considers that the action brought by the Commission...

The German energy transition repeatedly faces harsh critiques questioning its economic and environmental merit. This article defends the Energiewende and argues that Germany has chosen a rational and particularly forceful approach to securing sustainable energy supply. Though current...