The polluter pays principle tells us that whoever is responsible for producing pollution is alsoresponsible for paying for the damage caused by the pollution (OECD, 1992). So anyone whoseactivities lead to the emission of a tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) should be taxed for the extradamage that...

A new version of the PAGE integrated assessment model, PAGE09, is introduced. The mostimportant scientific, impact, emission and adaptation inputs in the latest default version of themodel, PAGE09 v1.7 are described. The scientific and economic impact results are presented for abusiness as usual...

What would be the effect of CO2 pricing on global oil supply and demand? This paper introduces a model describing the interaction between conventional and non-conventional oil supply in a Hotelling framework and under CO2 constraints. The model assumes that non-conventional crude oil enters the...

We examine the relationship between common sources of airborne pollution and population mortality in present day England. The current air quality limit values are low by both historical and international standards, and these are set at levels which are believed not to be harmful to health. We...

Das Forschungsprojekt „Mit dem Klimawandel handeln!“ untersucht in der RegionUnterweser Kommunikationsformen zum Klimawandel. Gemeinsam mit den Akteurenaus Tourismus, Stadt- und Regionalplanung sowie der Landwirtschaft werdenMethoden und Materialien zur Vermittlung eines Risiko- und...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our planet in the foreseeable future anddespite the urgency of the situation global GHG emissions are still increasing. In this context,and since future climate changes appear now unavoidable to some extent, adaptation measureshave recently...

Climate change has developed into a key concern of a globalised world, with huge attentionin popular and media discourses and with consequences in virtually all fields ofscience and politics. As a cross-cutting issue, climate change is connecting distant andsometimes highly controversial fields....

Die Studie zur Wahrnehmung des Klimawandels im Alltag und seiner Folgen für Konsumverhaltenund Vulnerabilität in der Nordwest-Region ist Teil des Forschungsverbundes „nordwest2050 -Perspektiven für klimaangepasste Innovationsprozesse in der Metropolregion Bremen-Oldenburgim Nordwesten“....

Die steigende Nachfrage nach Energie, gleichzeitig immer knapper werdende fossile Ressourcen und der fortschreitende Klimawandel führen dazu, dass auf europäischer und nationaler Ebene politische Zielsetzungen zur Reduktion des CO2-Ausstoßes sowie zur Erhöhung des Anteils erneuerbarer...