This report estimates that government consumption and investment are responsible for at least 12 percent of German greenhouse gas emissions, mostly arising from the provision of public services and construction. Climate-friendly Green Public Procurement (GPP), which takes into account the carbon...

While international trade can offer gains from specialization and access to a wider range of products, it is also closely interlinked with global environmental problems, above all, anthropogenic climate change. This survey provides a structured overview of the economic literature on the...

Mitigating climate change is a global public good to which many different countries contribute. The incentive of each country to contribute through the provision of effective climate policies depends on other countries’ contributions. Climate policy risk spillovers arise when expected changes...