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Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW) is the largest land of the Federal Republic of Germany. Until the 1970ies the Ruhr-area with a population of about 12 million people and a strong coal, steel and chemical industry had been plagued with severe pollution. In the 1970ies environmental protection had...
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Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW) is the largest land of the Federal Republic of Germany. Until the 1970ies the Ruhr-area with a population of about 12 million people and a strong coal, steel and chemical industry had been plagued with severe pollution. In the 1970ies environmental protection had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008873387
This paper focuses on the domestic energy policies of industrialised states and, in particular, those states which have been at the forefront in applying neo-liberal policies to the reform and restructuring of their energy supply industries. It examines the interactions between the neo-liberal...
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This discussion paper reviews the literature on experiences with innovation under the existing emissions trading schemes in the USA. The basic result from this review is that the innovation effects triggered by emissions trading have been limited because a) targets were not constraining in the...
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With its commitment to double the share of renewable fuels in electricity generation to at least 30% by 2020, the German government has embarked on a potentially costly policy course whose public support remains an open empirical question. Building on household survey data, in this paper we...
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Even though the EU clearly leads the global fight against climate change and despite the additional reduction in emissions due to the global crisis and European recession, the ambitious objectives flagged in the ?20-20-20 by 2020? strategy and ?climate-energy package ? may be out of reach if a...
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A personal carbon allowance (PCA) scheme targets emissions from individual consumption and allocates allowances directly to individuals by dividing the carbon budget on a per capita basis. In this study we analyse the results of a survey sent out to a representative sample of the Swedish...
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This paper assesses the costs and effectiveness of several energy policies for light-duty motor vehicles in the United States, using the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS). The policies addressed are higher fuel taxes, tighter vehicle efficiency standards, and financial subsidies and...
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Der Strom aus Sonne und Wind kann zwar den Atomstrom in Deutschland rechnerisch ersetzen. Da der Atomstrom selbst nur knapp 4,6% zur Endenergieversorgung der Bundesrepublik beiträgt und der Strom aus Wind- und Sonnenkraft 1,8% ausmacht, liegt diese Option im Bereich des Möglichen, wenn man die...
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Die EU-Kommission hat einen Entwurf einer Energiesteuerrichtlinie vorgelegt, der eine grundlegende Reform der Energiebesteuerung vorsieht, um Anreize für eine Reduzierung des Treibstoffverbrauchs zu setzen. Nach Ansicht von Peter Ramsauer, Bundesminister für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung,...
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