"Energie radikal verändern" ist das zweite Policy Brief, das ein vertieftes Verständnis über das österreichische Energiesystem vermittelt. Auf Basis eines neuen Mindsets sollen die Potentiale für künftige Strukturen des Energiesystems aufbereitet werden. Österreich hat in den letzten zehn...

In this paper we take up the challenge to integrate new aspects into macroeconomic modelling and to consider economic activities from an outcome-oriented perspective, so called functionalities. The basic idea is, that functionalities lie behind the demand for commodities and services and...

In order to meet the climate targets as set out in the Paris agreement - i.e., to stay "well below 2 °C" of global warming - a transformation of the socio-economic system towards climate neutrality is required. This transformation is connected to radical changes in most aspects of our daily...

Sustainable development at both the national and the global level is increasingly acknowledged to be dependent upon the international trade system. The WTO Agreements and the continuing discussion in the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment are therefore examined here in the light of...