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From a current perspective the Paris Agreement is not sufficient to limit the global mean temperature below 2êC above pre-industrial level as intended. The Agreement stipulates that parties review, compare and ratchet up efforts to combat climate change over time. Within this process,...
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We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...
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Die Klimakonferenz in Paris ist mit großen Hoffnungen verbunden, den Klimawandel wirksam einzugrenzen. In einem globalen Abkommen der Staatengemeinschaft sollen nach jahrelangen Verhandlungen die Voraussetzungen dafür geschaffen werden, dass sich das Klima durchschnittlich um nicht mehr als...
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We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...
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Increasing energy efficiency is one of the main goals in current German energy and climate policies. We study the determinants of energy efficiency in the German manufacturing sector based on official firm-level production census data. By means of a stochastic frontier analysis, we estimate the...
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From a current perspective the Paris Agreement is not sufficient to limit the global mean temperature below 2êC above pre-industrial level as intended. The Agreement stipulates that parties review, compare and ratchet up efforts to combat climate change over time. Within this process,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011783283
Neue Berechnungen des Bundesumweltministeriums zeigen, dass Deutschland wahrscheinlich die angestrebten Klimaziele für das Jahr 2020 deutlich verfehlen wird. Wie sollte die Klimapolitik neugestaltet werden, und welche Anreizsysteme sind für eine effektive und ökonomisch sinnvolle Klimapolitik...
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The ongoing transformation of the world's energy systems requires an international monitoring to evaluate the transformation processes and to identify transferable leading practice policies. For this purpose, an independent scientific expert commission should be established for the G20. By...
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Die Bundesregierung hat sich ambitionierte Klimaziele gesetzt: Die Treibhausgasemissionen sollen bis zum Jahr 2020 um 40%, bis zum Jahr 2030 sogar um 55% sinken. Zum Erreichen dieser Klimaziele sprechen sich die meisten Ökonomen für eine Ausweitung des europäischen Emissionshandels auch auf...
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