Die Ausbauziele für die Windenergie an Land sind von der Bundesregierung für die kommenden Jahre zuletzt mehr als verdreifacht worden. Gleichzeitig stockt aber seit einigen Jahren der tatsächliche Ausbau der Windenergie in Deutschland. Wesentlicher Hemmschuh für den Ausbau ist, dass zu...

Exclusion zones, like protected areas or setback distances, are the most common policy instrument to mitigate environmental impacts of human land-use, including the deployment of renewable energy sources. While exclusion zones may provide environmental benefits, they may also bring about...

Deutschland steht vor der Herausforderung sich zügig aus der Abhängigkeit der fossilen Energien zu lösen. Dazu ist ein umfassender Umbau des Energiesystems notwendig. Die Windenergie an Land gehört zu den wichtigsten Erzeugungsquellen, die in großem Maßstab entwickelt werden müssen, um...

To decarbonize the power sector, policy-makers need to commit to long-term credible rules for climate and energy policy. Otherwise, risk of opportunistic policy-making will impair investments into low-carbon technologies. However, the future benefits and costs of decarbonization are subject to...

In view of the failure of international negotiations on climate protection and the improbability of a trend reversal in the climate changes that have already occurred, the option of climate change adaptation is becoming more and more important in climate change policy. A large number of...

Angesichts erfolgloser internationaler Klimaschutzverhandlungen und einer kaum zu erwartenden Trendumkehr bereits eingetretener klimatischer Veränderungen gewinnt die Option der Anpassung an den Klimawandel immer mehr an klimapolitischer Bedeutung. Zahlreiche Länder haben durch die Konzeption...

Since numerous countries have already initiated a process of adaptation to climate change by drafting strategies or catalogues of measures, it is of particular importance to identify and overcome potential barriers to efficient public adap-tation from the beginning. A major source of barriers is...

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...

This paper analyzes barriers and opportunities for effective adaptation planning in cities. In particular, we focus on the preparation and adoption of adaptation strategies and action plans by urban planners. To guide the discussion, we develop a two-tier framework of variables influencing...

The study starts with a theoretical framework that is built on previous research on regulation and political economy. It is followed by an overview of the Peruvian water sector and the political system of the country in the following section. In section four, the qualitative analysis is...