Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

Command and control regulation is a popular tool for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the building stock. We exploit the introduction of a state-specific mandate in Germany on renewable heating when…

This paper examines how optimal renewable energy (RE) suppo rt policies need to be adjusted to account for carbon prices. We show theoretically and empirically that changing carbon prices requires…

• Divergence of Italian PEPP Purchases from Capital Key Smaller than Before
• Tax Race to the Bottom Harms Location Attractiveness of Western Europe
• Green Public Procurement Criteria Encourage Green Product…

• Misappropriation of Subsidies Weakens Effectiveness of Chinese Innovation Policy
• Which Measures Promote Energy Savings in Private Households Most Cost-Effectively?
• Debt-Equity Bias Should Be Addressed on…

Comprehensive mitigation efforts (including all emission sources and sinks, all GHGs, and all economic sectors) are becoming ever-more important. While established methods of direct emissions avoidance must…