The importance of eco-innovation in the current academic and political debate on sustainability is unquestionable. The term refers to improvements in the management of the environmental effects of production and consumption activities. This places it squarely at the heart of any sustainable...

This paper shows how the uncertainty associated to the absence of a post-Kyoto regime regarding Greenhouse Gas mitigation is affecting investments in mitigation activities in the EU electricity sector and, thus, future emissions levels. Based on a wide survey of EU power companies, the paper...

Transformation towards sustainable energy system requires substantial changes in current energy production and consumption patterns. This paper addresses system transition as a valuable approach in contributing to these changes. The main purpose of the paper is to develop and apply a framework...

Although certain guidelines have been put forward by the European Commission, Member States (MS) have had a considerable degree of freedom to elaborate their national allocation plans (NAPs) and decide on key elements for the first commitment period of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU...

The aim of this paper is to explore the implications of the current economic crisis for climate change trajectories and climate change policies. It is argued that, contrary to what many would expect, the economic recession negatively affects emissions reduction efforts through its discouraging...

Los economistas han manifestado desde siempre su preferencia por el uso de los denominados instrumentos o de mercado en las políticas ambientales. Estos mecanismos reciben ese nombre porque, de acuerdo con la teoría económica, permiten precisamente emular el funcionamiento del mercado,...

La Directiva 87/2003/EC, por la que se establece un sistema de comercio de emisiones de CO2 en la UE a partir del 1 de enero de 2005 constituye la primera y mayor experiencia internacional de este tipo en el mundo. Aunque hay que alabar la valentía política para implantar un sistema así, la...