A comprehensive economic assessment of the global energy system has to comprise multiple costs and benefits of energy generation and usage. It has to account for the value of future energy consumption in an…
Does it pay for a firm to be green or “responsible” in other ways? And what are the effects of environmental or social policy on the economic success of companies? These questions are central for our understanding…
The European Union’s commitment to moving to a low carbon economy, including a reduction of greenhouse gases of at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, raises potential competitiveness concerns in…
Energy Forecast 2009 wants to establish a cosistent set of scenarios regarding a realistic long-term evolvement of supply and demand of energy resources in Germany. Interaction on the energy markets will be taken…
ObjectivesCharacteristics, determinants, barriers and impacts of sustainable medium and long-term decisions on energy consumption in residential buildings were examined in an empirically supported, inter- and…
Representing one research project within the European Competitiveness Report 2008, this research project has assessed the competitiveness effects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Within the project, it…
Representing a chapter within the European Competitiveness Report 2008, this research project assesses the economic impacts of the 2008 renewables and climate change policies until 2020 and beyond, particularly…
The purpose of the project is a preliminary descriptive analysis of the microstructure of EU CO2 emissions allowances (EUAs) markets and an assessment of market shares of German corporations in the European…
The EU Energy Package, which has been adopted by the European Commission in January 2007, comprises the threefold objective of simultaneously increasing sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness. In…