Im Rahmen der Energiewende ist festgelegt, den Anteil erneuerbarer Energien bis zum Jahr 2050 auf mindestens 80% des Bruttostromverbrauchs zu steigern. Im Kontext der Diskussionen des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes 2016 (EEG 2016) gibt es eine Diskussion über den Zusammenhang zwischen den...

Coal is at the core of the debate about climate change mitigation policies, yet the international market for it is not well represented in most energy models. This paper presents the COALMOD framework which is a model of the international steam coal market that can be readily used to explore...

The relations between Russia and the EU with respect to energy and climate policies have been characterized in recent months by two phenomena. On the one hand, the EU has to deal with questions regarding the security of energy supply. The Russian government's high-handed treatment of domestic...

Coal has for many years been considered as a resource of the past and as a result its importance has been underestimated. Yet coal still is the main pillar for generating electricity in most countries: A quarter of the worldwide primary energy consumption is provided by coal. While the world's...

In spite of the sharp decline of crude oil prices since the fall of 2008, the current price level of approximately $65 per barrel is significantly higher than the long-term average. The market power of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which is partially responsible for...

On behalf of the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung (Deutsche Telekom Foundation) and the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrien (Federation of German Industries) DIW Berlin has investigated Germany's innovative capacity for the fifth time in an international comparison. The survey evaluates the ability...

Auf dem EU-Gipfel von Kopenhagen im Dezember 2002 wird aller Voraussicht nach über den Beitritt der mittel- und osteuropäischen Länder zur Europäischen Union entschieden. Trotz der fortschreitenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Integration klafft bei der Infrastrukturausstattung noch eine...