Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. Discussion und Working Paper // 2021

    Versicherung von Klimarisiken - zwischen privater Vorsorge und staatlicher Intervention

    In diesem Hintergrundpapier zum 10. Forum Klimaökonomie haben Expert:innen aus dem BMBF-Förderschwerpunkt „Ökonomie des Klimawandels“ den Stand der Literatur und der Debatten zum Thema Versicherung gegen…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Between- and within-country distributional impacts from harmonizing carbon prices in the EU

    This paper examines the distributional impacts from (i) harmonizing prices for carbon dioxide emissions across sectors and EU countries and (ii) using alternative rules for carbon revenue distribution. We…

  3. Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Extremwetterereignisse: Staatshilfe oder private Vorsorge – wer trägt die Kosten?

    Das Hochwasser im Sommer 2021 raubte vielen Betroffenen ihr Zuhause und verursachte wirtschaftliche Schäden in Milliardenhöhe. Es ist absehbar, dass solche Flutkatastrophen als Folge von Extremwetterereignissen…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-074 // 2021

    Support for Renewable Energy: The Case of Wind Power

    The rise of societal goals like climate change mitigation and energy security calls for rapid capacity growth in renewable electricity sources, yet citizens’ support is put to a test when such technologies emit…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-068 // 2021

    Cross-Country Spillovers of Renewable Energy Promotion – The Case of Germany

    Electricity generation based on renewable energy (RE) sources such as wind and solar replace the most expensive generators that often rely on fossil fuels. In response to RE promotion, wholesale…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-067 // 2021

    Between- and Within-Country Distributional Impacts from Harmonizing Carbon Prices in the EU

    This paper examines the distributional impacts from (i) harmonizing prices for carbon dioxide emissions across sectors and EU countries and (ii) using alternative rules for carbon revenue distribution. We…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-065 // 2021

    Intermittent Versus Dispatchable Power Sources: An Integrated Competitive Assessment

    The cost and revenue earnings potential of alternative power generation sources has shifted considerably in recent years. Here we introduce the concept of Levelized Profit Margins (LPM) to capture the changing…