This paper discusses the political and institutional feasibility of the idea of technology-based climate stabilisation wedges proposed by Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow. To this end, the authors developed concrete policy ideas on how stabilisation wedges might be implemented. The authors then...

Among the various options for off-grid rural electrification, renewables-based off-grid electrification holds particular promise due to the double dividends it offers: reduction of poverty and of greenhouse gas emissions. Notably, off-grid renewable energy systems can be suitable for...

Die netzunabhängige Stromversorgung ländlicher Gebiete auf der Basis erneuerbarer Energien hat zwei wesentliche Vorteile: Sie senkt die Armut bei gleichzeitig minimalen Emissionen von Treibhausgasen. Netzunabhängige erneuerbare Energiesysteme sind insbesondere für weit entfernte, dünn...

• Early climate-related actions should be those with a high local economic and/or environmental payoff per unit of impact on greenhouse gases. • Energy, transport and natural resource management policies can often be better designed to realise greenhouse gas reductions at little or no...