Der Klimawandel ist ein globales Phänomen. Auf Grundlage des neusten Sachstandsberichts des IPCC ist mit einem Anstieg der Erdtemperatur um 2,5 êC bis 3 êC bis zum Jahr 2100 zu rechnen, verursacht durch die bisherige Klimapolitik der großen Emittenten. Nach einer vom...

Der Bundesrat hat im März 2024 dem Gesetzentwurf zum schrittweisen Abbau der Agrardieselsubventionen zugestimmt. Angesichts der asymmetrischen Bedeutung der Landwirtschaft für Wirtschaft und Klima aufgrund einer relativ geringen Bruttowertschöpfung bei gleichzeitig hohen...

Germany could have reached Kyoto protocol obligations earlier if German solar investments would be relocated to Sicily. Additional benefits of emission savings and energy production should rise up to 72%. Nevertheless German solar power plants 2008 counted for 20 % of the financial benefits...

Im Jahr 2000 verabschiedete die rot-grüne Koalition das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) und betrachtete Deutschland damit als internationalen Vorreiter im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien. Im März 2024 initiierte die Ampelkoalition das Förderprogramm Klimaschutzverträge und sah darin...

Germany could have reached Kyoto protocol obligations earlier if German solar investments would be relocated to Sicily. Additional benefits of emission savings and energy production should rise up to 72%. Nevertheless German solar power plants 2008 counted for 20 % of the financial benefits...

We develop a model of optimal carbon taxation and redistribution taking into account horizontal equity concerns by considering heterogeneous energy efficiencies. By deriving first- and secondbest rules for policy instruments including carbon taxes, transfers and energy subsidies, we then...

This paper recommends a system of upstream taxes on fossil fuels, combined with refunds for downstream emissions capture, to reduce carbon and local pollution emissions. Motor fuel taxes should also account for congestion and other externalities associated with vehicle use, at least until...

Germany intends to reach climate neutrality in 2045, tripling the speed of emission reductions that was achieved between 1990 and 2019. Soaring energy prices and the need to replace Russian energy imports have amplified the urgency to act. Various policy adjustments are needed to ensure...

Germany could have reached Kyoto protocol obligations earlier if German solar investments would be relocated to Sicily. Additional benefits of emission savings and energy production should rise up to 72%. Nevertheless German solar power plants 2008 counted for 20 % of the financial benefits...

This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated...