Projects of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.01.2003 – 30.06.2005

    Climate and Energy Policy Assessment Model (CEPAM)

    The objective of this project was to provide IPTS with a powerful and transparent model system that accommodates rigorous and comprehensive quantitative assessment of the economic impacts induced by energy,…

  2. Project // 01.01. – 31.05.2003

    EU trading scheme for CO2 emissions rights

    The EU Commission is planning the introduction of a system for the trading of emissions in implementing the commitments set by the Kyoto Protocol. The draft directive allows the individual states a considerable…

  3. Project // 01.01.2003 – 31.12.2006

    Integrating Innovation Into Computable General Equilibrium Models

    Technological progress is a central determinant of international competitiveness and sustained, ecologically sound development. However, economic modelling of technological innovation and its impact in…

  4. Project // 01.01.2003 – 30.06.2004

    Model Experiment IV of the Forum for Energy Models and Energy Economic Systems Analysis in Germany: The long-term contribution of the German energy sector to European climate protection

    The Forum for Energy Models and Energy Economic Systems Analysis (FEES) represents an open platform for the close-up experience-based exchange between developers and users of energy models from the fields of…

  5. Project // 01.11.2002 – 31.01.2003

    International Experiences with SO2 Taxes - A Detailed Survey and Assessment

    The study is working up the international experiences with SO2 taxes by means of literature studies. Moreover success factors for the configuration of SO2 charge systems are identified. Background of the study in…

  6. Project // 01.11.2002 – 31.10.2004

    The Dynamics of Innovation and Investment and Its Impact on Policy Design in Energy and Environment for a Sustainable Growth in Europe (DYN-GEM-E3)

    The general objective of this project was to improve the modelling of the dynamics of innovation and investment in an applied general equilibrium model and to evaluate its impact on the design of energy and…

  7. Project // 01.11.2002 – 30.04.2004

    Geographical Extension of the GEM-E3 General Equilibrium Model Database (DAT-GEM-E3)

    The general objective of this project was to extend the geographical dimension of the database of the general equilibrium model GEM-E3 to cover most accession countries and to model more extensively the rest of…

  8. Project // 01.11.2002 – 31.10.2004

    Methodologies for Integrating Impact Assessment in the Field of Sustainable Development (MINIMA-SUD)

    The main scientific objectives of MINIMA-SUD were

    - to define measurable sustainability indices covering widely disparate sustainable development concerns,
    - to identify common instruments that can be used…

  9. Project // 01.10.2002 – 30.04.2006

    The Relationship Between Sustainability and Financial Performance Using Panel and Multi-Equation Models

    The project´s purpose was to continue the in-depth progress of its predecessor on "The Relationship Between Environmental Performance and Shareholder Value" and settle some of the remaining methodical issues.The…