Both in the German energiewende and in the European low-carbon energy system transformation, infrastructure is generally considered as a conditio sine qua non: a necessary though not sufficient condition for a low-carbon economy - and one without which energy transformation may fail. At second...

Amidst other national and global climate protection initiatives, the new EU Commission under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen is facing the challenge of concretely following through on previous announcements regarding an ambitious climate policy. Specifically, action must be taken to raise...

[Vorwort ...] Die vorliegende Studie soll zur weiteren Fundierung und Versachlichung der Debatte um die zukünftige Rolle von Erdgas in Deutschland beitragen. Die AutorInnengruppe hat sich im Rah-men der regelmäßigen Treffen der Gasrunde zusammengefunden. Die Gasrunde findet seit 2018...

In this paper, we use the Global Gas Model to analyze the perspectives and infrastructure needs of the European natural gas market until 2050. Three pathways of natural gas consumption in a future low-carbon energy system in Europe are envisaged: i) a decreasing natural gas consumption, along...