In den letzten Jahren sind die Modelle PANTA RHEI und GINFORS der GWS für vielfältige Fragestellungen im Bereich Energie- und Klimaschutzmaßnahmen eingesetzt worden. Die untersuchten Fragestellungen sind in der Regel so komplex, dass intuitive Erklärungen durch "scharfes Nachdenken" nicht...

Botswana has serious environmental problems which, if not addressed, will undermine the attainment of sustainable economic development. This study attempts to determine what aid flows have actually been doing with regard to the environment in Botswana. The results show that although both the...

The main purpose of this study is to investigate empirically the impact of energy consumption and economic growth on the environmental degradation as measured by CO2 emissions. We utilize the cointegration test, the fully modified OLS, and the panel causality to examine the causality between...

In international climate change negotiations, China’s role is an issue of perennial concern. In particular, the lack of quantitative, absolute emissions commitments from China has been the focus. In line with changing domestic and international contexts, China is recalibrating its stance and...

Seeking to play a pioneering role in climate protection, the European Union has decided to pursue a reduction of at least 20% in greenhouse-gas emissions (on 1990 levels) by the year 2020. Moreover, Europe has declared its willingness to commit itself to emission reductions of 30% over the same...

Emissions trading and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources are key elements of German and European energy and climate policy. However, some critics oppose a targeted promotion of renewable energy, arguing in particular that this is ineffective or even damaging in conjunction...

A number of substantive goals and mechanisms for implementing an integrated climate and energy policy have been ratified over the last two years at the European level. By 2020, greenhouse gas emissions in Europe are to be reduced by at least 20 percent; energy efficiency improved by 20 percent;...

Europa will Vorreiter beim Klimaschutz werden und hat sich entschlossen, die Treibhausgasemissionen bis zum Jahr 2020 um mindestens 20 % gegenüber dem Jahr 1990 zu senken. Darüber hinaus ist die Europäische Union bereit, sich für diesen Zeitraum auf eine Verminderung um 30 % zu verpflichten,...

Die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien und der Emissionshandel sind wesentliche Elemente der europäischen und der nationalen Energie- und Klimapolitik. Einige Kritiker lehnen jedoch die gezielte Förderung erneuerbarer Energien ab, insbesondere mit dem Argument, sie sei im Zusammenhang mit dem...