On the basis of a literature review, this paper outlines the main mitigation options for agricultural activities and the broader food system on the supply and the demand side. Economic, policy/legal barriers, technical barriers, socio-cultural barriers, institutional barriers as well as...

With the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), adopted in 2024, the EU established a voluntary framework for carbon removal certification, which includes criteria for the certification of removals, rules for the certification process and the recognition of certification schemes. This...

The generation of electricity and heat is the largest single activity covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Due to the interconnectedness, the difference in the emission intensity of the different fuels and their configuration in a competitive marginal cost pricing market, power...

Iron and steelmaking is the industrial sector with the highest absolute CO2 emissions covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This report aims to describe key developments of the sector in the period from 2005 to 2019. It identifies key drivers behind the trends in...

Climate change is an increasingly urgent problem. Although the Paris Agreement signalled a commitment to a climate target of 2°C, or even 1.5°C, current national commitments and emissions trends do not track with these targets. Against this backdrop, alternative technological approaches to...

The effectiveness of carbon pricing as a market-based policy tool with economy-wide transformation potential has increasingly rendered it the instrument of choice among policy makers responding to challenges posed by climate change. However, the potential for jurisdictions to introduce carbon...

Die Emissionen fluorierter Treibhausgase (HFKW, FKW, SF6) konnten durch die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 842/2006 stabilisiert werden. Für eine darüber hinaus angestrebte Reduzierung war eine Überarbeitung der Verordnung erforderlich, die in den Jahren 2012 bis 2014 erfolgte. Eine Neufassung wurde im...

Untersucht wurden die Treibhausgasemissionen für Deutschland auf der Basis von Modellanalysen für im Detail spezifizierte energie- und klimapolitische Instrumente. Im Mit-Maßnahmen-Szenario (MMS) werden alle Maßnahmen berücksichtigt, die bis zum 31.08.2014 ergriffen worden sind. Im...