Kommunaler Klimaschutz gewinnt sowohl in den deutschen als auch in den europäi-schen Klimaschutzstrategien an Bedeutung, denn in den Kommunen findet sich ein großes THG-Minderungspotenzial, z.B. bei der Straßenbeleuchtung, in Schulen, Hallenbädern und Verwaltungsgebäuden. Dem gegenüber...

With a large nationwide retailer, we run a natural field experiment to measure the effects of energy use information disclosure, customer rebates, and sales agent incentives on demand for energy efficient durable goods. While a combination of large rebates plus sales incentives substantially...

The US is currently the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and one of the highest ranked countries in terms of per capita emissions. Along with other major economies, it will have to cut emissions much more sharply if the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

With its population of over 1.2 billion and vulnerability to climate change, its history of low emissions and because of its democratic, cultural, political and scientific strengths, India is a key player in the global climate change debate. It has been playing an increasingly constructive role...

We discuss compliance mechanisms in global climate regimes focusing on both the Kyoto Protocol arrangements and what might follow post-Kyoto. Much of the literature on compliance more generally focuses on severity of penalties and mechanisms for determining compliance in terms of the...

At the 2011 Durban Conference, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted a series of decisions, including the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and a new mandate for the Durban Platform. This outcome symbolized a significant milestone in the global...

International climate change negotiations continue to be slow and problematic, with long-standing differences between rich and developing countries difficult to overcome. Emission reduction pledges put forward at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in...

We discuss global climate mitigation that builds on existing unilateral measures to cut emissions. We document the extent of these measures and discuss the rationale arguing that such measures have the potential to generate positive spillover effects both within and across countries. We argue...

Ever since the Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted in 1992, negotiation of emission limits has been intertwined with efforts to define a threshold for “dangerous” climate change. In this chapter, I explain the logic behind this framing of the collective action problem; show...

For long, the EU has assumed leadership in advancing domestic and international climate change policy. Whilst pushing its negotiations partner in international negotiations, it has led the way in implementing a host of domestic measures including a unilateral legally binding target, an ambitious...