Air transport is a sector with particularly dynamic emissions growth. The European Union has led the way in climate protection and included aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in 2012. To support the international process for a global market-based measure to limit...

In addition to carbon dioxide, air traffic operation affects the climate through other emissions and atmospheric processes, such as the formation of ozone and contrail cirrus. The climate impact of these non-CO2 effects is strongly dependent on the emission location (in particular cruise...

This report analyses the interaction of the pilot Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the electricity market in Mexico. It does so along two main questions: a) How do ETS design features affect the environmental effectiveness of the system and the quality of the carbon price signal? b) How do...

Um die globale Erwärmung durch den anthropogenen Klimawandel zu begrenzen, wurden Ziele zur Reduktion von Treibhausgasen auf internationaler, europäischer und deutscher Ebene (ebenso wie auf regionalen Ebenen) definiert. Die Zusammenhänge der verschiedenen Treibhausgasziele und de-ren...