The availability of sustainability indicators is a precondition for the conversion of the model of sustainable development into policy. Sustainability indicators define characteristics that are important for sustainable development. A single sustainability indicator defines a key issue, which...

The transformation of the energy sector in Germany is associated with a considerable increase in prices, especially for electricity, which places different burdens on households depending on income. This conflicts with the idea of a fair distribution of burdens arising from the transformation of...

The paper describes the genesis of the idea, the term and the concept of sustainable development. The driving forces of sustainable development were fundamental crises, which were essentially crises of the energy system. The idea originated during the energy crisis of the medieval agrarian solar...