Basing allocation of allowances for existing installations under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on specific emission values (benchmarks) rather than on historic emissions may have several advantages. Benchmarking may recognize early action, provide higher incentives for replacing old...

Mit dem Ansatz des ⁠CO2⁠ Capture and Storage (⁠CCS⁠), der Abscheidung von CO2 aus Energieumwandlungsprozessen und der Ablagerung in geologischen Formationen außerhalb der ⁠Atmosphäre⁠, steht eine potenziell sehr wirkungsvolle Technologie für den ⁠Klimaschutz⁠ zur Verfügung....

This article investigates the emergence of nano S&T in Germany. Using multiple longitudinal data sets, we describe the complete set of research institutions and companies that entered this science-based technology field and the development of their inter-organisational networks between 1991 and...

According to the Barca report and the OECD, the place-based development approach is a new paradigm of regional policy. It underlines the necessity to distribute policy design and implementation among different policy levels in order to tailor policy measures to the specific local conditions....