The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The contributions selected explore new directions of...

This study contributes to the economic discounting debate by examining the welfare and policy implications of distorted time preferences for private investments. The analysis is applied to the energy industry, where it is of particular importance. In the transition to low-carbon energy...

Mit welchen umweltpolitischen Massnahmen kann eine Richtungsänderung der Innovationsaktivitäten hin zu mehr Umweltinnovationen erreicht werden? Mit der steigenden Bedeutung umweltpolitischer Eingriffe in das Wirtschaftsgeschehen gewinnt diese Frage an Wichtigkeit. Während allgemein anerkannt...

Boycotting tropical timber reduces its economic value and provides an incentive to burn down forests, making them available for subsequent agricultural use or livestock farming. In contrast, a certification scheme for sustainability produced timber (tropical or non-tropical) protects the forests...

Innovation-oriented environmental regulation is extremely attractive for policy planners and decision makers, since it is expected that innovations can cut costs of environmental measures and overcome existing trade-offs between economic and ecological goals. The central question is, however,...