Russia's war against Ukraine and China's reactions have decisively changed the general conditions for industry in Germany. Industry is facing major changes in the context of modernization, decarbonization and localization. The energy transition offers an enormous economic opportunity for German...

Die Energieversorgung muss klimaschonend, sicher, aber auch bezahlbar sein. Fossile Energien allen voran Öl und später auch Gas werden knapper und teurer. Die fossile Ressource Kohle steht uns zwar noch sehr lange zur Verfügung, die Verbrennung verursacht jedoch klimagefährliche...

In this paper, we use a computable general equilibrium model (WIATEC) to study the potential impact of implementing Europe's 20-20-20 climate policy. The results show that the economic costs of implementing the policy are only moderate and within the range of recent empirical evidence....