What relevance does economic growth have for achieving environmental policy goals? The report analyzes the arguments of various positions in this discourse and formulates an ideal-type "precautionary post-growth position". It also presents causes of economic growth and identifies social areas...

In einer vertiefenden Analyse zu Umweltschutz und Innovation (DIW, FhG-ISI, Roland Berger, 2007) sind in einer angebotsorientierten Sicht die Marktpotentiale ausgewählter ökologischer Handlungsfelder charakterisiert worden. Für die valide Einschätzung der Entwicklung ist die Einbeziehung von...

Climate protection scenarios are a key part of long-term climate policy planning, which has been given a further boost by the Paris Agreement. The modelling performed in such scenarios informs the development of 2050 national climate strategies—which themselves serve as roadmaps for the...