Jede Transformation wirkt auf die Wohlstands- und Vermögensverteilung po- litischer Gemeinschaften ein und bestimmt die Loyalität zu dieser Gemein- schaft. Die zu erwartenden Veränderungen sind vorher oft unbekannt, können sich aber umso schwieriger gestalten, je weniger ein...

Carbon leakage is of interest in both academic and policy debates about the effectiveness of unilateral climate policy, especially in Europe, where the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) affects many traded sectors. We review how the literature identifies leakage and the pollution haven...

We study the endogenous formation of climate coalitions linked to a preferential free trade arrangement. In a multi-stage, micro founded strategic trade and participation game, coalition and fringe countries dispose of a discriminatory tariff on dirty imports as well as emission permits imposed...

We study the endogenous formation of climate coalitions linked to a preferential free trade arrangement. In a multi-stage, micro founded strategic trade and participation game, coalition and fringe countries dispose of a discriminatory tariff on dirty imports as well as emission permits imposed...

While international trade can offer gains from specialization and access to a wider range of products, it is also closely interlinked with global environmental problems, above all, anthropogenic climate change. This survey provides a structured overview of the economic literature on the...

To decarbonize the power sector, policy-makers need to commit to long-term credible rules for climate and energy policy. Otherwise, risk of opportunistic policy-making will impair investments into low-carbon technologies. However, the future benefits and costs of decarbonization are subject to...

In diesem Beitrag wird auf eine sozialökologisch integrierte Zielsetzung fokussiert, deren prinzipielle und praktische Herausforderungen exemplarisch anhand der regulativen Umsetzung eines ,Pro-Kopf-Emissionsbudgets' aufgezeigt werden. Es wird argumentiert, dass die weiterhin unzureichenden...

We consider a firm’s incentive for foreign direct investment (FDI) and international technology licensing in a polluting industry. We explain the rationale and the welfare implications of complementarity between FDI and licensing, i.e., the firm’s strategy of “FDI and licensing” ( FL ),...

The upcoming European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is one of the more controversial climate policy instruments. Predictions about its likely impact and its performance can at present only be made to a certain degree. As long as the National Allocations Plans are not finally settled the overall...

Die Automobilhersteller sind aufgerufen, bis zum Jahr 2012 die Emissionen der, in der EU verkauften, Neuwagen im Durchschnitt auf 130 g CO2 pro Kilometer zu begrenzen. Die Technik dazu ist vorhanden. Was fehlt, ist ein ordnungspolitischer Rahmen zur Umsetzung des Ziels. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer,...