According to current international climate change regime countries are responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which result from economic activities within national borders, including emissions from producing goods for exports. At the same time imports of carbon intensive goods are not...

Neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zeigen, dass nur noch eine begrenzte Menge an Kohlendioxid in die Atmosphäre gelangen darf, um einen gefährlichen Klimawandel zu vermeiden. Deswegen schlägt der WBGU eine globale Obergrenze für Kohlendioxid aus fossilen Quellen vor ("Globalbudget"), die...

We provide ex-post empirical analysis of the effects of climate policies on carbon dioxide emissions at the aggregate national level. Our results are based on a comprehensive database of 121 countries. As climate policies we examine carbon taxes and emissions trading systems (ETS), as well as...