We use historical industrial emissions data to assess the level of abatement and overallocation that took place across European countries during the pilot phase (2005-2007) of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Using a dynamic panel data model, we estimate the counter factual...

We use historical industrial emissions data to assess the level of abatement and overallocation that took place across European countries during the pilot phase (2005-2007)of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Using a dynamic panel data model, we estimate the counterfactual...

In the framework of the Paris Agreement implementation, financial transfers remain a major point of negotiation for addressing equity concerns raised by the ambitious climate objectives. In complement to the theoretical, experimental and numerical studies that have examined the role of transfers...

Finland introduced the planet’s first carbon tax in 1990 to experiment with, to most economists, the best policy to reverse carbon emissions. I estimate the causal effect of taxing carbon on Finnish emissions using the Synthetic Control Approach (Abadie, 2021). The results suggest that taxing...

This paper identifies different types of climate change mitigation strategies countries adopted over the last two decades and assesses the policy synergies they might generate. The analysis exploits the rich policy repository of the OECD’s Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework...

The study examines the contribution of low-carbon and fossil electricity sources to environmental degradation in the European Union countries, modelled by economic development and globalisation. We ensure the robustness of the results by exploring the concurrent and individual effects of the...

Deutschland und die gesamte Europäische Union (EU) haben sich sehr ambitionierte Klimaschutzziele gesetzt, die nur mit verstärkten Anstrengungen erreichbar sind. Zur Erreichung dieser Klimaschutzziele müssen alle möglichen Mittel herangezogen werden. Dazu zählt auch das Wettbewerbsrecht mit...

Die EU-Kommission, das EU-Parlament und der EU-Rat haben sich auf neue Klimaschutzregeln für den europäischen Luftverkehr geeinigt. Ausgehend vom Fit-for-55-Vorschlag der EU-Kommission wird der europäische Luftverkehr in Zukunft stärker zum Klimaschutz beitragen, da die Regelungen des...

Der schnelle Anstieg der Zinsen in Kombination mit den stark gestiegenen Baukosten hat nicht nur den Wohnungsbau in Deutschland ausgebremst, sondern auch die Zielkonflikte zwischen erschwinglichem Wohnen und Klimaschutz offengelegt. Höhere energetische Standards steigern die Erstellungskosten...

In order to achieve the climate protection goals in the building sector, a higher rate of building refurbishment is necessary to improve the energy standard of residential building stock in the European Union. Although subsidisation seems to be necessary, optimal measures concerning cost...