Over the past three decades, North Korea has experienced a period of economic change, most notably in the development of the market. North Korea maintains that it operates a tightly controlled planned economy, the elements of which are poorly understood by the international community. Currently,...

Currently, international climate negotiations concentrate on design issues for the flexible instruments outlined in the Kyoto Protocol. As the 6th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in late 2000 or early 2001 has to take decisions on these matters, it is...

Gegenstand dieser im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Umwelt und Verkehr Baden-Württemberg erstellten Studie sind die Chancen und Risiken, die mit dem Einsatz von Instrumenten zur räumlichen Flexibilisierung von Reduktionszielen in der deutschen oder auch in der europäischen Klimapolitik...

Die Hoffnung auf frischen Wind in den internationalen Klimaverhandlungen war groß, als Barack Obama am 4. November 2008 zum Präsidenten der USA gewählt wurde. Bereits im Wahlkampf hatte er angekündigt, die Treibhausgas-Emissionen der USA bis 2050 um 80 Prozent zu reduzieren, den Anteil...

At present, oil markets appear to be behaving in a fashion similar to that in the late 1970s and early 1980s when oil prices rose sharply over an extended period. Furthermore, like at that time, analysts are split on whether such increases will persist or reverse, and if so by how much. The...

This report discusses possible implications of the international attempts to address climate change for the organization of development cooperation. It concentrates on questions related to institutions and resources and pays less attention to potential consequences for the objectives and...