Our research objective is to investigate the circular economy practices implemented by manufacturers in the electric appliance sector. The research methodology was mixed, selecting relevant fragments from the nonfinancial reporting of a sample of entities in the European Union and following the...

This paper re-conceptualizes the planning process in the big data era based on the improvements that non-linear modeling approaches provide over the mainstream linear approaches. First, it demonstrates challenges of conventional linear methodologies in modeling complexities of residential energy...

This paper presents evidence that the accumulating cost of Germany's ambitious plan to transform its system of energy provision - the so-called Energiewende - is butting up against consumers' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for it. Following a descriptive presentation that traces the German promotion...

This paper investigates the impact of energy policies on the export performance of firms. There has been a long policy debate on potentially negative impacts of cost-increasing energy policies on international competitiveness. We use firm-level data from three countries with similar industry...

For a large sample of enterprises in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the "DACH"region) we study the impact of various policy instruments, such as energy related taxes, subsidies, regulations and standards or negotiated agreements on the firm's ecological and economic performance. To identify...

This paper investigates the impact of energy policies on the export performance of firms. There has been a long policy debate on potentially negative impacts of cost-increasing energy policies on international competitiveness. We use firm-level data from three countries with similar industry...

In the course of current climate negotiations, the world is watching the United States in particular. Together with China, the U.S. is by far the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Real progress in protecting the global climate requires substantial action on America's part. The U.S. has the...

Erneuerbare Energien tragen wesentlich zum Klimaschutz, zur Schonung erschöpfbarer Ressourcen und zur Energieversorgungssicherheit bei. Ziel der Europäischen Union ist es, den Anteil erneuerbarer Energien bis 2020 auf mindestens 20 Prozent des Energieverbrauchs zu erhöhen. Deutschlands Anteil...

Bisher haben die USA im internationalen Klimaschutzprozess eher eine Bremserrolle gespielt. Der künftige US-Präsident Barack Obama hat nun aber einen Umschwung in der Klima- und Energiepolitik angekündigt. Er hat bereits den prominenten Physik-Nobelpreisträger Steven Chu als Energieminister...