Predicting long-run growth effects of decarbonization is subject to high uncertainty. Awareness of limitations of growth forecasts should be raised. Scientific communication should aim at forecasts being misused in the political debate. Comparative analysis of growth effects can have value for...

Currently informal and formal international negotiations on climate change take place in an intensive way since the Kyoto Protocol expires already in 2012. A post-Kyoto regulation to combat global warming is not yet stipulated. Due to rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emission levels,...

Das diesjährige 500-jährige Jubiläum des Weihnachtsbaums gibt Anlass, einige allgemeine Fakten, vor allem unter dem Gesichtspunkt des Umweltschutzes, der C02-Emissionen und des Stromverbrauchs, über Weihnachtsbäume und -beleuchtung zu vermitteln.

Recent developments suggest that well-intended climate policies--including carbon taxes and subsidies for renewable energy—might not accomplish what policy makers intend. Hans-Werner Sinn has described a “green paradox,” arguing that these policies could hasten global warming by...

Estimates of climate impacts and of the potential to reduce these impacts through adaptation show the scale of benefits that can arise from investing in climate protection and climate adaptation in the EU. Assessments also show that the benefits of adaptation measures often exceed their costs,...

Besides costs and benefits, fairness aspects tend to influence negotiating parties' willingness to join an international agreement on climate change mitigation. Fairness is largely considered to improve the prospects of success of international negotiations and hence measures raising fairness...