The article provides an overview of the most important current EU initiatives contributing to sustainable finance. After an introduction on how the concept of sustainability entered the domain of European policy, the definition of sustainable finance from the EU perspective is discussed, as well...

Part 1: Green Finance, Sustainability, and Investment Strategies -- Chapter 1. Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainable Green Financing in Energy Sector -- Chapter 2. The Development of the Global Green Finance Market: the Role of Banks and Non-banking Institutional Investors -- Chapter...

Die Strompreise kennen seit Anfang des neuen Jahrtausends in Deutschland nur eine Richtung: nach oben. Die Hauptursache sind Steuern sowie gesetzlich festgelegte Umlagen und Abgaben, die vorwiegend klimapolitisch motiviert sind. Ohne ihre Einführung und schrittweise Erhöhung hätten sich die...

After the failure of the United Nations climate change conference at Copenhagen the EU is under domestic pressure to justify ambitious unilateral emissions reduction targets. Cost efficiency of EU-wide emission abatement becomes increasingly important in order to sustain EU leadership in climate...

I investigate the cost and feasibility of reducing US GHG emissions by 80% from 2005 levels by 2050. The US has stated in its Paris COP 21 submission that this is its aspiration. I suggest that this goal can be reached at a cost in the range of $37 to $135 bn/year. I assume that the goal is to...