Die Energiekrise 2022/2023 in Europa hat gezeigt, wie zentral ein bewusster Gasverbrauch für die Versorgungssicherheit, die Kostenstabilität und den Klimaschutz ist. Doch wie kann man Haushalte in Krisenzeiten…
In response to growing economic and environmental concerns, companies in a range of industries seek to repurpose products (assets) that retain functional capacity beyond their initial first life. This paper…
Urged by the European Energy Crisis and the threatening consequences of severe natural gas shortages, energy providers launched gas-saving initiatives incorporating financial incentives to reduce residential…
Sustainability does not end with ecological goals – it reaches deep into social and economic processes. However, when objectives are in conflict, tensions arise: Improved occupational safety may increase…
As an example of supranational climate policy coordination for sectors not covered by carbon trading, the European Effort Sharing Decision set national targets for emission reductions for the time period…
Governments around the world are under pressure to reduce industrial energy use and emissions without losing out to international competition. For this reason, climate policies often come with exemptions or…
The rise of societal goals like climate change mitigation and energy security calls for rapid capacity growth in renewable electricity sources, yet citizens’ support is put to a test when such technologies emit…
We examine the relationship between household incomes and the biodiversity footprints of consumption in the United States from 1996 to 2022. Combining detailed household expenditure surveys…
