Der internationale Vergleich von Förderinstrumenten für die Erhöhung des Stromanteils aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen zeigt einen Einsatz unterschiedlichster hoheitlicher Instrumente auf. Die national unterschiedlichen Ausbaustände alternativer Erzeugungstechnologien lassen sich durch...

The European Union (EU) has set targets for gradually reducing greenhouse gas emissions through 2050. One of the instruments involved is the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive, which specifies a 20 per cent renewable energy target for the EU by 2020. This paper reviews tensions and institutional...

The German response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident was possibly the most significant change of policy towards nuclear power outside Japan, leading to a sudden and very significant shift in the underlying power generation structure in Germany. This provides a very useful natural...