Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) has recently been receiving increasing recognition in policy debates. Various aspects of possible regulatory frameworks for its implementation are beginning to be discussed in Europe. One of the issues associated with the wide use of CCS is that it...

The efficiency effects of carbon pricing depend on how it impacts distortions in fossil fuel markets, most notably from local air pollution externalities. By offsetting these distortions, carbon pricing may generate significant net economic benefits, so it is in countries own interests to...

In the presence of a tipping point for dangerous climate damages, the cooperation problem of climate protection can be transformed into a coordination problem that is much easier to deal with (Barrett, 2013). This holds in particular if the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that triggers the...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Mitigation requires a large-scale transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper provides an overview of the rapidly growing literature on the role of macroeconomic and financial policy tools in enabling this transition. The...

In short, yes. I use a multi-region integrated assessment model with fuel-specific endogenous technical change to examine the impact of Europe and China reducing emissions to zero by mid-century. Without international technological diffusion this is insufficient to avoid catastrophic climate...

We document majority support for policies entailing global redistribution and climate mitigation. Recent surveys on 40,680 respondents in 20 countries covering 72% of global carbon emissions show strong support for an effective and progressive way to combat climate change and poverty: a global...

Cover -- 1 Erkenntnistheoretischer und naturwissenschaftlicher Befund, Grenzen von Wachstum und Technik und die Nicht-Nachhaltigkeit tradierter westlicher Lebensformen -- A. Problemstellung: Jenseits von Finanzkrise, Flüchtlingskrise, Arbeitsmarkt, Kriegen, Renten, Demographie - und zu ihrer...

Nachhaltigkeit fordert dauerhaft und global durchhaltbare Lebensformen. Beim Ressourcen- und Klimaschutz sind Politik und Recht bisher wenig erfolgreich. Die transdisziplinäre Habilitationsschrift analysiert und integriert rechts-, politik-, sozial-, wirtschaftswissenschaftliche und ethische...