As part of the energy transition process, the German government has set far-reaching energy efficiency targets, including doubling the annual energy-efficient refurbishment rate for existing residential buildings from one to two percent. DIW Berlin has estimated the additional energy-related...

This paper reviews the case of nuclear energy. Currently, the worldworld is facing one of the greatest energy crises due to the Russo-Ukrainian war. This conflict has lead to limited sources of gas, causing a dramatic decrease in energy supply, leading to emerging energy crisis risks. This is...

The paper considers the transition of an economy from non-renewable to renewable energy. The Hotelling theorem suggests to extract a non-renewable resource in an optimal way such that the resource tends to be depleted when optimally extracted. Yet, it might not be reasonable to deplete...

We develop a model of optimal carbon taxation and redistribution taking into account horizontal equity concerns by considering heterogeneous energy efficiencies. By deriving first- and second-best rules for policy instruments including carbon taxes, transfers and energy subsidies, we then...

Deutschland hat sich das ehrgeizige Ziel gesetzt, bis zum Jahr 2045 Klimaneutralität zuerreichen. Dafür müsste es seine Emissionen allerdings dreimal schneller reduzieren als inder Zeit von 1990 bis 2019. Das geht nur mit entschlossenen Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung derEnergieeffizienz, der...

Der sogenannte Umweltsektor produziert Technologien, Produkte und Dienstleistungen zur Prävention und Reduzierung von Umweltschäden. Vor dem Hintergrund wachsender Umweltprobleme wie dem Klimaschutz kommt diesem Sektor mehr und mehr Bedeutung zu. Im Gegensatz dazu zeigt ein theoretisches...

With large shares in global trade and carbon emissions, China's international trade is supposed to be significantly affected by the proposed carbon-based border tax adjustments (BTAs). This paper examines the impacts of BTAs imposed by the USA and EU on China's international trade, based on a...

Putting a price on carbon is considered a crucial step for China's endeavor of harnessing the market forces to reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions. Indeed, aligned with China's grand experiment with low-carbon provinces and low-carbon cities in six provinces and thirty-six cities,...