As part of the international climate negotiations there is a lot of discussion about methodologies for quantifying emission reductions of greenhouse gas reduction projects (baseline discussion) and about granting emission reduction credits only to projects that are additional (Investment...

Der Elektrizitätsbinnenmarkt der EU wurde Ende 1996 eingeleitet, um mehr Versorgungssicherheit, Effizienz und Wettbewerb zu erreichen. Dabei entscheiden private Investoren über Ort, Zeitpunkt und Art der neu zu errichtenden Kraftwerke. Sind die Rahmenbedingungen richtig gesetzt, um eine...

Die erneuerbaren Energien werden in Deutschland bereits seit 20 Jahren per Gesetz durch Einspeisetarife gefördert. Dies führte bereits zu einem beachtlichen Anteilgrünen Stroms im Stromversorgungssystem. Ein kritischer Blick auf die Probleme im Netzausbau, bei der Speicherung unregelmäßig...

Die Studie befasst sich mit den Ursachen des Klimawandels und gibt einen Überblick über mögliche Konsequenzen der sich ändernden klimatischen Bedingungen, ohne jedoch ein vollständiges Lösungsschema für den Umgang mit den Herausforderungen des vom Menschen verursachten Klimawandels...

The EU Directive 2003/87/EC for the introduction of a European emission trading system has left the task of allocating the emission allowances mainly to the member states. In Germany the details of the allocation method are laid down in the Allocation Act (ZuG 2007). One central element of the...

Greenhouse gas emission trading has become more and more important in the context of climate change. Recently, a discussion on trading on entity (i.e. company) level has started. Emitters likely to be obliged to participate have argued for an initial allocation of the emission rights free of...

After Future climate policy regimes may be based on the Kyoto-Protocol or on other policy instruments such as carbon-taxes. Any effective regime based on the Protocol requires the determination of the concrete contributions by each Party. This involves namely the time of contribution and the...

Regardless of whether or not the Kyoto Protocol enters into force, the EU may decide to set itself a long-term greenhouse gas emission target and thus to continue its leadership role in international climate policy. As for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the EU may decide on a...

Emission trading has become recently more and more import in environmental regulation. In the context of controlling greenhouse gas emissions, the directive on a Europewide trading scheme for large immobile sources may be perceived as one of the most important milestones in recent years. Prior...