The aim of this thesis is to address certain aspects of climate change which have not attracted sufficient attention. The first part is an empirical one investigating impacts of climate change on households and individuals using the hedonic price approach (for Great Britain and Germany). In...

Ein Überblick über das Thema Klimawandel fundiert und engagiert. Die Stärke der Analyse des Wirtschaftsjournalisten liegt in der weisen Zusammenschau, in die das alltägliche Verhalten und die globalen Entwicklungen in Wirtschaft und Politik einfliessen. Denn Ökonomie und Ökologie gehören...

Our objective in this special issue is twofold. First, we emphasize the importance of comprehending that the global impacts of climate change notwithstanding, there are salient region-specific impacts that vary across space. Second, given this observation, we show how rigorous modeling of the...

Our objective in this special issue is twofold. First, we emphasize the importance of comprehending that the global impacts of climate change notwithstanding, there are salient region-specific impacts that vary across space. Second, given this observation, we show how rigorous modeling of the...

We investigate the impact of short-term weather and long-term climate on self-reported life satisfaction using panel data. We find robust evidence that day-to-day weather variation impacts life satisfaction by a similar magnitude to acquiring a mild disability. Utilizing two sources of variation...

Klimaschutz schaffe Unabhängigkeit, konstante Energiepreise, eine Stabilisierung der Weltwirtschaft und 6 Mio. neue Arbeitsplätze für Europa. Voraussetzung dafür seien der vollständige Umstieg auf Energieeffizienz und erneuerbare Energien. (Helga Lüdtke)

This paper provides an overview of current government schemes promoting corporate reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and analyses their main building blocks. It describes the drivers and challenges for governments, companies and investors in dealing with GHG reporting and includes 4...