To show global leadership and to foster the international negotiations for a long term international climate regime the EU has decided to reduce its GHG emissions by 20% relative to 1990 until the year 2020. These reductions will even rise to 30% if there is an international agreement committing...

Steigende Energiepreise, Risiken der Versorgungssicherheit und die mit der Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe einhergehenden Kohlendioxidemissionen haben alternative Energieträger verstärkt in die öffentliche Diskussion gebracht. Insbesondere der Transportsektor ist stark von einem...

To show global leadership and to foster the international negotiations for a long term international climate regime the EU has decided to reduce its GHG emissions by 20% relative to 1990 until the year 2020. These reductions will even rise to 30% "if there is an international agreement...

The upcoming European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a very controversial climate policy instrument. Its impact and performance depend to a large extent on the National Allocation Plans (NAPs) that are not finally settled. In this paper, we analyse a range of likely macro allocations to the...