Zum Schutz des Klimas ergreift die Politik in Deutschland und Europa eine Vielzahl an Maßnahmen. So wird der europäische Emissionshandel durch zahlreiche Arten der Innovations- und Investitionsförderung ergänzt, aber auch durch andere Anreize sowie Informationsbereitstellung und durch...

The increasing scale and dynamics of the global market for renewable energy technologies has often resulted in unexpected high deployment volumes in EU Member States. These deployment peaks were particularly strong for solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies in countries using feed-in tariff...

A world of unequal carbon prices requires measures aimed at preventing carbon leakage. Climate policy imperatives demand that such measures must be compatible with the goal of sending a carbon price signal down the value chain. For carbon intensive materials, the combination of dynamic free...

This paper explores whether governments can ban carbon-intensive materials through product carbon requirements. By setting near-zero emission limits for the production of materials to be sold within a jurisdiction, governments would accelerate the phase out of carbon-intensive production...

The costs of renewable energy technologies have fallen sharply. Now the financing costs of new installations are playing an increasing role in the overall cost of Germany's energy transition. This has put the primary focus of support instruments for renewable energy on creating more affordable...

Die Kosten erneuerbarer Energien sind stark gefallen. Nun spielen die Finanzierungskosten neuer Anlagen eine immer größere Rolle für die Gesamtkosten der Energiewende. Dadurch wird das primäre Ziel von Förderinstrumenten für erneuerbare Energien die Realisierung kostengünstiger...