Photovoltaik-Freiflächenanlagen haben das Potenzial, zu einem der zentralen Elemente des kommenden Energiesystems zu werden. Der Bund sieht inzwischen einen erheblichen und raschen Ausbau vor. Inwieweit in den Regionen und Gemeinden jedoch entsprechende Planungen und Maßnahmen erfolgen, wird...

In Thailand climate change has been integrated into the formulation of several national plans and policies. Even though Thailand is not obligated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it voluntarily takes numerous actions to mitigate emissions. Both the public and private sector have been actively...

Die internationale Klimakonferenz von Paris stellt einen weiteren Versuch dar, für die Bereitstellung des globalen öffentlichen Guts Klimaschutz die notwendige Kooperation zwischen den verhandelnden Staaten zu organisieren. Dabei geht es im Wesentlichen um die Verteilung der damit verbundenen...

This paper takes up the need to engage in substantial investments in the energy producing capital stock to attack the climate change problem, caused by rising carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. However, the precise magnitudes of economic impacts of global warming as well as...

This paper studies the effect of leadership on the level and evolution of pro-social behavior using an artefactual field experiment on local public good provision. Participants decide how much to contribute to an actual conservation project. They can then revise their donations after being...

This paper studies migration decisions of very poor households in an environment with a high level of violence. By matching detailed retrospective data on violence levels in Colombian rural municipalities with a household survey collected for the evaluation of the 'Familias en Acción' welfare...