The generation of electricity and heat is the largest single activity covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Due to the interconnectedness, the difference in the emission intensity of the different fuels and their configuration in a competitive marginal cost pricing market, power...

Iron and steelmaking is the industrial sector with the highest absolute CO2 emissions covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This report aims to describe key developments of the sector in the period from 2005 to 2019. It identifies key drivers behind the trends in...

Air transport is a sector with particularly dynamic emissions growth. The European Union has led the way in climate protection and included aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in 2012. To support the international process for a global market-based measure to limit...

This report analyses the interaction of the pilot Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the electricity market in Mexico. It does so along two main questions: a) How do ETS design features affect the environmental effectiveness of the system and the quality of the carbon price signal? b) How do...

Um die globale Erwärmung durch den anthropogenen Klimawandel zu begrenzen, wurden Ziele zur Reduktion von Treibhausgasen auf internationaler, europäischer und deutscher Ebene (ebenso wie auf regionalen Ebenen) definiert. Die Zusammenhänge der verschiedenen Treibhausgasziele und de-ren...

Wie wirken unterschiedliche CO2-Preispfade in den vom Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetzes (BEHG) betroffenen Sektoren Verkehr, Gebäude und Industrie? Die Analyse zeigt, dass selbst hohe CO2-Preispfade im BEHG alleine nicht ausreichen, damit diejenigen Investitionsentscheidungen getroffen werden,...

The findings from the IPCC (2018) report led the EU to review the ambition of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement and subsequently the European Commission announced the European Green Deal in December 2019, which proposes to raise the ambition level of the EU's...

China has emerged as an important actor on the global stage with regards to the United Nations (UN) climate negotiations. China played a vital role in the successful entry-into-force of the Paris Agreement (PA) and has continued to show commitment to its implementation. The country has adopted a...

Mit dem Bundes-Klimaschutzgesetz (KSG) hat sich die Bundesregierung zur Treibhausgasneutralität bis 2045 verpflichtet und sektorale, wie auch gesamtwirtschaftliche Zwischenziele auf dem Weg zur Treibhausgasneutralität festgelegt. Aktuelle Projektionen zeigen, dass diese ambitionierten Ziele...