Stellen Sie sich vor, ein demokratischer Staat muss ein komplexes Problem lösen. Der Lösung muss eine Mehrheit der Bevölkerung zustimmen. Es stehen zwei Lösungen zur Wahl: Eine komplizierte, die schwer zu verstehen ist, das Problem aber löst und eine einfache, die leicht verständlich...

Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft war nach dem 2. Weltkrieg die Grundlage für den Wirtschaftsaufschwung und das Wirtschaftswunder in Deutschland. Sie ist heute als Wirtschaftsmodell weltweit anerkannt und erfolgreich. 70 Jahre später ist die Welt jedoch eine andere. Globalisierung, Digitalisierung,...

1. Why Sustainable Finance? Why Now? -- 2. What Puts the Sustainable into Sustainable Finance -- 3. The Chequered History of Climate Finance -- 4. Sustainable Finance: The Policy Framework -- 5. Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Impacts -- 6. The Role for Central and Public Banks.

1. Introduction -- 2. Action on Climate Change: What Does it Mean and Where Does it Lead To? -- Part 1. Policy -- 3. Mainstreaming Impact Evidence in Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- 4. Pathway to Impact: Supporting and Evaluating Enabling Environments for Research for Development...

1. Introduction to Biorights -- 2. Rights Based Approach in Conservation -- 3. Biorights of Commons -- 4. Biorights as a Financial Mechanism -- 5. Economics of Biorights -- 6. Biorights in Local Context -- 7. Biorights in the Climate Milieu -- 8. Biorights in Pandemic Crisis.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the energy transformation process ongoing in Germany, now commonly referred to as energiewende, in the European context, with a focus on the electricity sector. It presents an expert look at the origins of the German energiewende, its concrete...

This open access book analyzes and seeks to consolidate the use of robust quantitative tools and qualitative methods for the design and assessment of energy and climate policies. In particular, it examines energy and climate policy performance and associated risks, as well as public acceptance...

Introduction -- A Market Approach -- Global Development and Climate Change: A Game Theory Approach -- On the Edge of Climate Change: In a Search of an Adequate Agent-Based Methodology to Model Environmental Dynamics -- Greenhouse Gas, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Economic Growth: Empirical...

Part I. State of the Art -- 1. An Overview of Green Finance -- 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges -- 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector -- 4. Sustainable Finance Management -- 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities -- 6. Institutional Initiatives...

Chapter1.Implementing the Paris Agreement: Forging Ahead Despite Challenges -- Chapter2.Storm Resilience of Chinese Cities: Ranking and Analysis -- Chapter3.Scientific Assessments of Climate Change in the Post-Paris Era -- Chapter4.Climate Change Policies of the Trump Administration and...