Der Einsatz von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) ist sowohl mit positiven als auch negativen Effekten verbunden. Der negative Nachhaltigkeitsbeitrag besteht z. B. im Ressourcenverbrauch für die Herstellung der einzelnen Komponenten (z. B. Antennen für die Basisstationen des...

Residential buildings strongly contribute to global CO2 emissions due to the high energy demand for electricity and heating, particularly in industrialised countries. Within the EU, decentralised heat generation is of particular relevance for future climate policy, as its emissions are not...

Summary This paper analyzes energy use and CO 2 emissions of more than 78 000 German industrial plants between 1995 and 2006. It is the first study to exploit exceptionally rich energy data that were recently matched to official micro datasets. We document that both energy use and intensity are...

This thesis investigates the energy performance of resorts in Egypt. The expansive tourism development results in higher demands of energy whilst increasing the burden on the country’s economy. The objective is to evaluate solar resorts versus the conventional design in terms of energy,...

This article examines the rate at which different households go green and how this affects the distribution of both wealth and CO2 benefits. Using a unique dataset from the Netherlands, we find that lower-income households are less likely to make their homes more energy efficient. At the same...

Using data on 10,769 firms across 22 emerging markets, we show that both credit constraints and weak green management hold back corporate investment in green technologies embodied in new machinery, equipment and vehicles. In contrast, investment in measures to explicitly reduce emissions and...

España se encuentra en una senda hacia la descarbonización de la economía. Esta evolución se debe principalmente a cambios estructurales en la economía, donde los sectores menos intensivos en el uso de energía están ganando peso, y a un mayor uso de fuentes de energía primaria con menor...

Die Emissionsminderung im Gebäudesektor ist ein zentraler Baustein der deutschen Energie- und Klimapolitik. Jährlich wertet das DIW Berlin die Entwicklung des Heizenergiebedarfs in deutschen Wohngebäuden anhand eines umfangreichen Datenbestands aus. In diesem Jahr werden zudem die daraus...