The European Union has set out to reduce the carbon intensity of its electricity generation substantially, as defined in the European Roadmap 2050. This paper analyses the impact of foresight towards decarbonization targets on the investment decisions in the European electricity sector using a specific model developed by the authors called dynELMOD. Incorporating the climate targets makes the investment ...
In the run-up to the European elections in May 2019, the European Commission is trying to advance the initiatives laid out in its action plan for a European Capital Markets Union (CMU). In order to diversify financing sources and to increase private risk sharing, the CMU aims at deepening the integration of European equity and debt markets. While there are benefits associated with more cross-border ...
Carbon leakage is of interest in both academic and policy debates about the effectiveness of unilateral climate policy, especially in Europe, where the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) affects many traded sectors. We review how the literature identifies leakage and the pollution haven effect. We then evaluate whether EU ETS emission costs caused carbon leakage in European manufacturing, using trade ...
Die Vereinbarkeit von Klimazielen und Finanzströmen ist eine enorme Herausforderung des 21. Jahrhunderts. Gemäß dem Abkommen von Paris ist ein zentrales Ziel „Finanzmittelflüsse“ mit einer „emissionsarmen und gegenüber Klimaänderungen widerstandsfähigen Entwicklung“ in Einklang zu bringen. Staaten allgemein und Deutschland im Besonderen stehen zahlreiche Instrumente zur Verfügung, um entsprechende ...
