In Deutschland wurden die Emissionsberechtigungen (EB, EUA) für die erste Handels-periode (HP 1) 2005-2007 vollständig gratis zugeteilt. In HP 2 (2008-2012) werden jährlich 40 Millionen Emissionsberechtigungen veräußert (§ 19 ZuG 2012). Nachdem die EB anfänglich durch die...

Based on a research framework which combines environmental economics and innovation studies, we explore the relevance of the regulatory framework for innovation activities in the German paper industry, with a focus on climate poli-cies. Innovation activities considered include research and...

In this paper, we estimate the effects of COVID-19 on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Germany in 2020 at the sectoral and national level. Counterfactual emissions are estimated based on autoregressive econometric models and distinguish between different factors of emissions based on...