Conducting a building thermal efficiency retrofit (or further thermal retrofit) is a long and relatively complex decision-making process involving building owners, managers, residents/tenants, and construction industry professionals. A variety of information instruments exists to support participants at each stage of this process. This paper highlights the existing literature on information instruments ...
Eine energetische Gebäudesanierung (Sanierung zur Erhöhung der Energieeffizienz) erfordert einen langen, relativ komplexen Entscheidungsprozess für Gebäudeeigentümer, -verwalter, Mieter sowie Bauhandwerker. Es gibt verschiedene Möglichkeiten diese Akteure in Ihren Entscheidungen durch gezielte Informationen zu unterstützen. Der vorliegende Beitrag beleuchtet anhand der vorhandenen Literatur eine Vielzahl ...
Installations covered by the European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) can use credits from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to cover a share of their emissions. The CDM credits are generated by low-carbon projects in developing countries that require the CDM support to become financially viable. We review the objectives that are pursued by the EU and by CDM host countries with the CDM, and assess ...
The EU European Trading Scheme (EU ETS) started operating in 2005 and was established with the EU Climate Package of 2008 as a permanent mechanism for Europe. Now in its second phase, policymakers are evaluating its success to date and considering next steps for its evolution. With the ultimate goal of a low-carbon economy, key questions have been: does the ETS facilitate a shift from carbon-intensive ...