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For climate change mitigation a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels such as coal is necessary. This has far-reaching gender-specific consequences. This paper presents a systematic map of the literature that examines the impact of historical coal phase-out processes on women and their role in these...
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[Einleitung] Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zeigen, dass es sofortiger zusätzlicher Klimaschutzmaßnahmen bedarf, um die verheerenden Schäden und Kosten der drohenden Klimakatastrophe zumindest zu beschränken (IPCC 2018). Ausschlaggebend für das Ausmaß der globalen Erhitzung ist die...
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Dieser Bericht beruht auf Ergebnissen, welche im Forschungsverbund der TU Berlin, dem Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und der Hertie School of Governance von MitarbeiterInnen der Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe "CoalExit - Economics of Coal Phase-Out -...
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Nationale und internationale Entwicklungen der Energie- und Klimapolitik haben die Rahmenbedingungen des Kohleausstiegs tiefgreifend verändert und erfordern somit auch eine entsprechende Anpassung der Regionalplanung in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Um ein auf Deutschland heruntergerechnetes...
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A rapid coal phase-out is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but is hindered by serious challenges ranging from vested interests to the risks of social disruption. To understand how to organize a global coal phase-out, it is crucial to go beyond cost-effective climate mitigation...
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This paper recalls the development of the German lignite regions Rhineland and Lusatia since 1945 to allow for a better understanding of their situation in 2019. We analyze their economic resilience, defined as adaptive capacity, using Holling’s adaptive cycle model. We find that the Rhineland...
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Political decisions and trends regarding coal use for electricity generation developed differently in the UK and Germany, despite being subject to relatively similar climate protection targets and general political and economic conditions. The UK agreed on a coal phase-out by 2024. In Germany, a...
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Whether additional natural gas infrastructure is needed or would be detrimental to achieving climate protection goals is currently highly controversial. Here we combine five perspectives to argue why expansion of the natural gas infrastructure hinders a renewable energy future and is no bridge...
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Die bestehenden Verteilnetze für Erdgas werden aufgrund der Dekarbonisierung der Wärmeversorgung in großen Teilen stillgelegt werden müssen. Für die Gasnetzbetreiber bestehen dazu weder regulatorische noch wirtschaftliche Anreize. Für die verbleibenden Kund*innen könnte eine verschleppte...
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Large parts of the existing natural gas distribution networks must be decommissioned due to the decarbonization of the heat supply. However, there are neither regulatory nor economic incentives for the gas network operators to do so and delaying the decommissioning could be expensive for the...
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