The report analyzes, by looking back at existing compliance systems in the EU, Alberta, Australia, Colombia and Japan, the conditions under which offsets can add value to the compliance system without undermining its environmental integrity. The compliance system’s climate ambition as well as...

The report examines the role offset approaches can play in the post-2020 climate regime. For this purpose, the report first develops a conceptual approach and a normative vision of what should be viewed as successful offset use. It then proposes tools to operationalize this vision. Lastly it...

The report develops an assessment framework that policy makers can use to determine whether offsets can add value while ensuring the environmental integrity of a compliance system. It uses an assessment framework for these factors to: (1) identify sectors that warrant offsets as cost-containment...

Hintergrund des Klimaproblems -- Was könnten Politik, Wirtschaft, Verbraucher leisten? -- Multilateralismus als Lösungsbeitrag beim Klimaproblem -- Konzepte und praktische Felder für mehr Nachhaltigkeit

A transition to sustainable development and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is key to achieve the temperature limits established by the Paris Agreement (PA) and the global sustainable development goals (SDGs) agreed in the 2030 Agenda. To explore how carbon market approaches under Article 6 of...

Mit vielen Zahlen und Fakten verdeutlicht P. Welfens die globale Klimaschutzpolitik und kritisiert dabei, dass Politiker weltweit angesichts der wissenschaftlichen Belege für den Klimawandel nicht entschlossener handeln. (3) CO2-Steuer, CO2-Abgabe

This report analyses the influence of the design features of China’s pilot emissions trading systems (ETS) in the Province of Hubei and the Municipal City of Shenzhen and the development of the electricity markets on the quality of the carbon price signal. Based on publicly available data and...