Biofuels are a renewable alternative for reducing the climate impact of transport. Due to the versatility of biomass and complexity of economics and impacts, biofuels are part of a complex system, which is here analysed from a systems perspective. Several models are developed in order to assess...

The paper examines what impact different design options of emissions trading have on the innovation process in the electric power industry. Recent concepts of innovation research in evolutionary economics are reviewed and investment cycles in the German power sector are examined before taking a...

In den letzten Jahren hat sich die öffentliche, wissenschaftliche wie auch politische Debatteüber den Klimawandel und über die Folgen der globalen Erwärmung deutlich intensiviert:Von Seiten der Bundesregierung wird im Hinblick auf den Klimawandel an die individuelleVerantwortung der...

At the General Assembly of the Geneva Association held 28-31 May 2008 in Hamilton, Bermuda, the CEOs of the world's leading insurance and reinsurance companies decided to launch a new research project on climate change and its economic impact on insurance (CC+I). This initiative reflects one of...

Extreme weather patterns are causing major damage on property and business and the question of who pays is becoming a serious issue. A law and economics point of view focuses on the problem that emitters of greenhouse gases externalize the true costs of their contribution to climate change...

Sustainability ; Climate Change ; What can the (re)insurance industry do? ; CC is also a societal choice...

There are indeed many unknowns: climate science deals in probability and risk, not in certainties. However, if we value the well being of our children and grandchildren, even small risk of catastrophic events merit an insurance-based precautionary approach...

Overview ; Current Insurance Cat Regulation ; AMIS Climate Change Group ; The Mexican Hydrometeorological Perils Endorsement ; Deficiencies in Building Codes...

IFC - an overview; IFC in Latin America; IFC and climate change (from risk to opportunity); IFC- why do we care?; Insurance Requirements? IFC's Approach; Risk modeling - the future; Climate-related Products...

Weather and climate are among the factors that determine the geographic range and incidence of several major causes of ill health, including morbidity and mortality due to temperature extremes, other extreme weather events...