Biofuels contribute to the mitigation of climate change. Directive 2003/30/EC thus aims at increasing the share of biofuels in total EU fuel consumption by up to 5.75 % by 2010. The rationale behind this directive can be found in potentially positive environmental impacts, most notably the...

Entsprechend der Richtlinie 2003/30/EC soll der Anteil von Biokraftstoffen am Treibstoffverbrauch der EU bis 2010 auf 5,75 % erhöht werden. Diese Richtlinie wird mit Umwelteffekten begründet, vor allem der Vermeidung von Treibhausgasen, aber auch positiven Beschäftigungseffekten in der...

Focusing on adult members of German households, this paper investigates the determinants of public transit ridership with the aim of quantifying the effects of fuel prices, fares, person-level attributes, and characteristics of the transit system on transport counts over a five-day week. The...

This article revisits an analysis by Frondel, Ritter and Schmidt (2008) of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which legislates a system of feed-in tariff s to promote the use of renewable energies. As in the original article, we argue that Germany's support scheme subsidizes renewable energy...