Die Berichterstattung zur Emissionsentwicklung ist eine wichtige Säule der Klimapolitik. Sie ermöglicht zum einen den Fortschritt in Bezug auf die Klimaziele zu messen. Zum anderen kann die Wirksamkeit bestimmter Maßnahmen nur mit entsprechenden Daten beurteilt werden: Historische Daten sind...

This report presents an overview of the progress achieved so far by the EU, its Member States and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and the EU burden-sharing agreement. The assessment is based on greenhouse gas emission data in Europe for 2008,...

The present study examines the consequences of the planned coal phase-out in Germany according to various phase-out pathways that differ in the ordering of power plant closures. Soft-linking an energy system model with an input-output model and a regional macroeconomic model simulates the...

We discuss the implications of two price zones, i.e. one northern and southern bidding area, on the German electricity market. In the northern zone, continuous capacity additions with low variable costs cause large regional supply surpluses in the market dispatch while conventional capacity...

We discuss the implications of two price zones, i.e. one northern and southern bidding area, on the German electricity market. In the northern zone, continuous capacity additions with low variable costs cause large regional supply surpluses in the market dispatch while conventional capacity...

We discuss the implications of two price zones, i.e. one northern and southern bidding area, on the German electricity market. In the northern zone, continuous capacity additions with low variable costs cause large regional supply surpluses in the market dispatch while conventional capacity...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die ökonomischen Auswirkungen eines durch die Klimaziele der Bundesregierung induzierten Kohleausstiegs in Deutschland. Der Fokus liegt hierbei auf der Braunkohlenwirtschaft – insbesondere in den Braunkohleregionen. Ausgangspunkt sind Ausstiegspfade für die...