This paper describes the mechanisms that link poverty reduction with climate and energy policy. First, there is a brief analysis of the relationship between ongoing climate change, energy use and poverty. This analysis is followed by an overview of different policy options that have the...

The paper discusses the importance of standards for sustainable bioenergy production. Sustainability of bioenergy production is crucial if bioenergy is supposed to contribute effectively to climate change mitigation. First, a brief overview of current bioenergy policies and of initiatives and...

Die moderne Biotechnologie ist eine wissensintensive Querschnitts technologie und hat große Wachstumspotentiale. Derzeit weist die Anwendung der Biotechnologie in der Pharmazeutischen Industrie und der Medizin (rote Biotechnologie) weltweit die größte Wachstumsdynamik auf. Deutschland ist...

In Ostdeutschland ist die Kooperation regionaler Akteure noch nicht hinreichend. Zur Stimulierung des wirtschaftlichen Wachstums hat die Bundesregierung verschiedene Initiativen gestartet, um die Vernetzung und Kooperation von Unternehmen und anderen Akteuren in den neuen Bundesländern zu...

Unternehmensgründungen sowie kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen kommen im Innovationsprozess bei der Entwicklung, Nutzung und Verbreitung von Forschungsergebnissen eine bedeutende Rolle zu. Dies machte der internationale Workshop zum Zusammenhang zwischen Unternehmensgründungen, Innovationen...

In the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of GATT (1 January 1995) it was agreed to harmonise intellectual property rights (IPR) on an international level and to include the option for patent protection for all life forms such as plants and animals (Article 27 (3) b)....

Innovative activity is a central element shaping both the competitiveness and the economic development of nations and regions. The capacity to innovate has been shown to serve as the driving engine of economic growth and job creation. Today start-up firms and SMEs are seen as one channel of...

Using a choice experiment conducted among more than a thousand Swiss consumers, we analyze the individual demand for voluntary carbon offsets in different contexts. The analysis is used to identify the consumers’ underlying motives for offsetting emissions, the context effects on their...

Using a choice experiment conducted among more than a thousand Swiss consumers, we analyze the individual demand for voluntary carbon offsets in different contexts. The analysis is used to identify the consumers’ underlying motives for offsetting emissions, the context effects on their...