Effective policies to mitigate climate change need to be accompanied by a socially just transition. This is especially relevant for coal regions. This paper draws on the experiences of past and ongoing transition policies, exploring their effectiveness and transferability. The challenges of...

The effectiveness of an emissions trading system in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is mainly due to the magnitude of the specified emission cap. Assuming sufficient control, a quantitative emission target defined in such a way is quasi automatically achieved by the limited allocation...

Der vorliegende Bericht dient als maßgebliche Grundlage für den ersten Erfahrungsbericht der Bundesregierung nach § 23 des Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz (BEHG) im Jahr 2022. Er entstand im Rahmen des Forschungsvorhabens „Evaluierung und Weiterentwicklung des nationalen Emissionshandels...