Power generation from lignite and hard coal was responsible for more than a quarter of German greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. Of all federal states, North Rhine-Westphalia is by far the largest carbon emitter. The Growth, Structural Change and Regional Development Commission (also known as...

Die Stromerzeugung aus Braun- und Steinkohle war im Jahr 2016 für mehr als ein Viertel der deutschen Treibhausgas- Emissionen verantwortlich. Unter den Bundesländern ist Nordrhein-Westfalen der mit Abstand größte CO2-Emittent. Um die nationalen Klimaziele zu erreichen, werden daher...

Dieser Bericht beruht auf Ergebnissen, welche im Forschungsverbund der TU Berlin, dem Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und der Hertie School of Governance von MitarbeiterInnen der Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe "CoalExit - Economics of Coal Phase-Out -...

This paper analyses the economics of long-term gas contracts under changing institutional conditions, mainly gas sector liberalisation. The paper is motivated by the increasingly tense debate in continental Europe, UK and the US on the security of long-term gas supply. We discuss the main issues...

This paper analyzes the effects of state aids in East Germany on European competition. We first discuss the specificity of post-socialist industrial restructuring in East Germany, which consisted of the enterprization of socialist combines into capitalist enterprises. Second, we review the...

This paper is a follow up of the SECURE-project, financed by the European Commission to study Security of Energy Considering its Uncertainties, Risks and Economic Implications. It addresses the perspectives of, and the obstacles to a CCTS-roll out, as stipulated in some of the scenarios. Our...