Numerous measures have been taken in recent years to achieve climate protection targets in the building sector. With the newly established Ariadne German Heating and Housing Panel (GHHP), the prerequisite for a well-founded evaluation of the effectiveness, distribution effects and acceptance of...

The central pillar of European climate policy, the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), is currently under scrutiny, as the allowance price is persistently low at around 5€/tCO2. The cap was met and emissions actually declined in recent years, ensuring the environmental effectiveness of...

After more than a decade of supporting power from renewable energy (RE) through guaranteed feed-in tariffs, the German Government has initiated reforms to integrate RE into the market. To eventually achieve market integration requires that RE investors carry power market risks, in particular the...

Fabian Joas, Michael Pahle und Christian Flachsland, Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung und Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Berlin, stellen die Ergebnisse einer Befragung von 54 Akteuren der Energiewende aus den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft,...

Fabian Joas, Michael Pahle und Christian Flachsland, Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung und Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Berlin, stellen die Ergebnisse einer Befragung von 54 Akteuren der Energiewende aus den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft,...

The central pillar of European climate policy, the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), is currently under scrutiny, as the allowance price is persistently low at around 5€/tCO2. The cap was met and emissions actually declined in recent years, ensuring the environmental effectiveness of...