The economic literature has identified environmental regulation as a key driver of environmental- and sustainable technology invention and innovation. The European Community has committed itself to reduce its…
In its “Europe 2020” strategy, the European Union (EU) has committed itself to ambitious climate action. In this spirit the EU envisages inter alia the implementation of mechanisms reducing carbon emissions of…
Greater efficiency and a substantial proportion of energy from renewable sources are the main properties of Germany’s new path towards sustainable energy. This transition requires a fundamental change of both…
Within the last few years, the impact of governmental greenhouse gas emission control regulation on national competitiveness and growth potentials faced increasing interest among economists. The main concern is…
With its election, the Federal Government of Germany has formulated its firm intention to develop a long-term strategy for the future energy supply. The energy concept of autumn 2010 and the changes made to it…
The goal of the project was to evaluate the firm specific costs of greenhouse gas regulation that stems from the EU emissions trading scheme. By doing so, the focus was on special firm characteristics that…
Innovation strategies of companies are most interesting when they are analyzed in the long run. For this research, panel information of innovative and patenting behavior is the most suitable. Patents are often…
The aim of this study is a close analysis of interdependencies between certain energy markets (e.g. the markets for crude oil, coal, gas or electricity) and the market for European emissions allowances. The…
The following aspects were studied within this project:- Overview over the subsidies of bioenergy sources in Germany and – schematically – in other countries- Analysis of the land use for bioenergy sources…
This project contributed in three respects to the empirical literature on the diffusion of climate friendly and energy efficient technologies. First, the project extended the current analysis of technology…
The project aimed at developing and assessing policy instruments for the adaptation to climate change with an integrated economic approach. In particular, existing structures of financing and incentivizing…