We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The analysis is conducted using policy and patent data for a large sample of 194 countries and territories. The policy data allows distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e....

Der renommierte Energieexperte Hermann Scheer zeigt, warum eine "Renaissance der Atomenergie" der falsche Weg aus der Energiekrise ist, warum das "Kyoto-Protokoll" die Energiewende eher behindert als fördert, mit welchen neuen Technologien die Weltenergieversorgung gesichert werden kann und:...

This paper provides ex-post empirical evidence on the effects of green technology support policies, in comparison with other climate policies, on carbon dioxide emissions at the aggregate national level. The paper uses cross-country dynamic panel estimation for a sample of 38 countries over the...

The success of climate and natural resource protection depends amongst others on the expansion of renewable energies. The policy paper describes the central results of the RESCUE study as well as the challenges and steps required to expand renewable energies in order to achieve greenhouse gas...