Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Non-Refereed Journal // 2020

    Vertrauen im Überfluss oder doch lieber Verlässlichkeit? Zu Martin Hartmanns neuem Buch über das Vertrauen

    Review of Martin Hartmann's book "Vertrauen. Die unsichtbare Macht". The debate and publication activities around the trust motif have gained momentum in recent years. Hartmann's study is only one of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-060 // 2020

    Klimapolitik zwischen Markt, Deliberation und Hegemonie – Der Emissionshandel und das Politische

    Originating in neoclassical economic theory, emission trading figures prominently in the increasingly pressing debate on how to resolve the ecological crisis. This paper elaborates three normative premises…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Klimapolitik während der Corona-Pandemie: Ergebnisse einer Haushaltserhebung

    This paper provides comprehensive empirical evidence on the influence of the pandemic on the perception of climate change and climate policy, the extent to which respondents are affected in terms of health and…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-058 // 2020

    Short-Term Impacts of Carbon Offsetting on Emissions Trading Schemes: Empirical Insights from the EU Experience

    The Paris Agreement established a new mechanism by which a country can offset some of its emissions reductions in other countries. Its design is still under negotiation. While taking advantage of cheaper…

  5. Expertises // 2020

    Klimawandel in Deutschland: Risikowahrnehmung und Anpassung in privaten Haushalten 2020

    From the 18th of May to the 14th of June 2020, German households were surveyed on the subject of climate change in the course of the project 'Evaluation of German Climate Protection and Adaptation Practice'…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-054 // 2020

    Cost-Effcient Transition to Clean Energy Transportation Services

    Comprehensive global decarbonization will require that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels. Here we develop a generic life-cycle cost model to address two closely related questions central to…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-048 // 2020

    Are there Rebound Effects from Electric Vehicle Adoption? Evidence from German Household Data

    Widespread electric vehicle adoption is considered a major policy goal in order to decarbonize the transport sector. However, potential rebound effects both in terms of vehicle ownership and distance traveled…