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Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of green waste : an environmental and economic assessment of HTC coal in the metropolitan region of Berlin, Germany
Medick, Jakob; Teichmann, Isabel; Kemfert, Claudia - 2017
Based on a life-cycle sustainability assessment and the calculation of carbon abatement costs, we quantify the greenhouse-gas emission reductions and costs if green waste in the metropolitan region of Berlin, Germany, is diverted from composting into the production of hydrothermally carbonized...
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A 100 percent renewable energy system in Europe is technically possible and economically rational
Kemfert, Claudia - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 160-161
To achieve climate targets, efforts need to be made in Europe to improve energy efficiency and to expand renewable energies. Conditions for investing in renewable energies in Europe must be improved, subsidies for fossil and nuclear energy reduced. A 100 percent renewable energy system is...
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Nuclear power unnecessary for climate protection : there are more cost-efficient alternatives
Kemfert, Claudia; Burandt, Thorsten; Hainsch, Karlo; … - In: DIW economic bulletin 7 (2017) 48, pp. 498-506
The world needs to continue working to protect the climate—this is generally undisputed. However, there is no agreement on which technologies should be used to decarbonize the energy sector. Many international scenarios still assume a relevant role for nuclear power in the future. However, a...
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Energie- und Klimaschutzpolitik: USA holen langsam auf
Schill, Wolf-Peter; Diekmann, Jochen; Kemfert, Claudia - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 46, pp. 796-805
Vor dem kommenden UN-Klimagipfel in Kopenhagen blickt die Welt vor allem auf die USA. Sie sind neben China mit Abstand der größte Emittent von Treibhausgasen. Spürbare Fortschritte beim globalen Klimaschutz setzen einen erheblichen Beitrag der Amerikaner voraus. Spielraum für eine deutliche...
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"The Greening of America" : neue Dynamik zum Amtsantritt von Präsident Obama
Hirschhausen, Christian R. von; Holz, Franziska; … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 76 (2009) 3, pp. 46-50
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Methan - das unterschätzte Klimagas
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 76 (2009) 39, pp. 656, 658-662
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Energie- und Klimaschutzpolitik : USA holen nur langsam auf
Schill, Wolf-Peter; Diekmann, Jochen; Kemfert, Claudia - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 76 (2009) 46, pp. 796, 798-805
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Refunding ETS-proceeds to spur the diffusion of renewable energies : an analysis based on the dynamic oligopolistic electricity market model EMELIE
Traber, Thure; Kemfert, Claudia - 2009
supporting renewable energies under both perfect and oligopolistic competition with competitive fringe firms and emission trading … renewable energy support policy. Under imperfect competition welfare improvements is maximized by refunding ten percent of the … emission trading proceeds, while under perfect competition the optimal refunding share is only five percent. However, under …
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Refunding ETS proceeds to spur the diffusion of renewable energies : an analysis based on the dynamic oligopolistic electricity market model EMELIE
Traber, Thure; Kemfert, Claudia - In: Utilities policy : governance, performance, analysis 19 (2011) 1, pp. 33-41
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