Climate change is an important environmental problem and one whose economic implications are many and varied. This paper starts with the presumption that mitigation of greenhouse gases is a necessary policy that has to be designed in a cost effective way. It is well known that market instruments...

Even though Environmental tax policy impacts inequality theoretically, empirical studies remain scanty not only in the context of volumes and the estimation approaches but are also focused on selected advanced countries, communities, households, and emerging countries, the neglect of the global...

Associated with climate change are the rising frequency, probability, and intensity of natural hazards, as stated by IPCC (2014). To contribute to the evaluation of climate change consequences, we study the impact of river floods caused by torrential rain periods, which are supposed to become...

Photovoltaik-Freiflächenanlagen haben das Potenzial, zu einem der zentralen Elemente des kommenden Energiesystems zu werden. Der Bund sieht inzwischen einen erheblichen und raschen Ausbau vor. Inwieweit in den Regionen und Gemeinden jedoch entsprechende Planungen und Maßnahmen erfolgen, wird...

Using new and unique survey evidence on digitalisation activities and investment in climate change of non-financial firms in the EU and the US, this article documents the trend towards twin digital and green investment in the corporate landscape after the COVID-19 pandemic. We use information...