We analyze the welfare effects of two different renewable support schemes designed to achieve a given target for the share of fluctuating renewable electricity generation: a feed-in premium (FiP), which can induce negative wholesale prices, and a capacity premium (CP), which does not. For doing...

Energy policy is confronted by two major challenges. First, fossil fuels will become ever more scarce and expensive in coming years, a trend which will intensify conflicts for the control of natural resources. Second, the burning of fossil fuels-particularly coal-is leading to an increase in...

Methane is a greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide. This is entirely unwarranted. Being 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere, methane accounts for about one-sixth of all anthropogenic (i.e. human-induced) greenhouse gas...

In the course of current climate negotiations, the world is watching the United States in particular. Together with China, the U.S. is by far the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Real progress in protecting the global climate requires substantial action on America's part. The U.S. has the...

Electric vehicle drives offer a number of advantages over conventional internal combustion engines, especially in terms of lower local emissions, higher energy efficiency, and decreased dependency upon oil. Yet there are significant barriers to the rapid adoption of electric cars, including the...

Wir analysieren ein CO2-Bepreisungsszenario für den Wärme- und Verkehrssektor. Dabei wird im Jahr 2020 ein CO2-Preis mit einem einheitlichen Steuersatz von 35 Euro je t CO2 eingeführt, der bis zum Jahr 2030 linear auf 180 Euro je t CO2 steigt. Dazu wird die Energiesteuer auf die Kraft- und...

In dieser Studie analysieren wir ein CO2-Bepreisungsszenario für den Wärme- und Verkehrssektor in Deutschland. Dabei wird im Jahr 2020 ein CO2-Preis mit einem einheitlichen Steuersatz von 35 Euro je t CO2 eingeführt, der bis zum Jahr 2030 linear auf 180 Euro je t CO2 steigt. Dazu wird die...