In vielen Staaten der EU, vor allem in Deutschland, boomen derzeit die innovativen Umwelt-technologien. Dieser Trend bestätigt diejenigen, die seit Langem darauf hinweisen, dass eine anspruchsvolle Umweltpolitik wichtige Wachstums- und Modernisierungspotenziale besitzt. Und er widerlegt...

Structural change in advanced industrialized countries has followed a very ambivalent course, with the resulting reductions in environmental stress in one area often being cancelled out by increases in another. What role has been played in this to date by industrial and economic policy? What...

This article concerns itself with the environmental role of heavily polluting industries since 1970, analysing its development in 11 basic industries, as well as electricity production and road transport, in 32 industrial countries. It argues for a green industrial policy, demonstrating that...