Decisions of electricity suppliers on investments in low-carbon energy technologies like photovoltaic (PV) and carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) depend on the expected profits or surpluses that can be earned. For an assessment of the profitability of investments in PV (and other renewable...

The main pillars of climate policy are adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. The primary objective of adaptation policies - in turn - is to make adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems that prevent adverse impacts (like losses in agricultural yields) of climate change or...

This volume presents new developments in the research on ancillary benefits. Twenty years after the influential OECD report on ancillary benefits, the authors discuss theoretical innovations and offer new empirical findings on various ancillary effects in different world regions. Covering topics...

Am 15. Dezember 2007 endete die UN-Klimakonferenz in Bali mit einer so genannten Roadmap, die den Fahrplan der Klimaverhandlungen bis zur nächsten Klimakonferenz 2009 in Kopenhagen vorgibt. In welchen Politikbereichen lassen sich innerhalb dieses Fahrplans Synergien nutzen? Welche...