The EU Taxonomy is the first standardised and comprehensive classification system for sustainable economic activities. It covers activities responsible for up to 80% of EU greenhouse gas emissions and may play an important role in channelling investments into low-carbon technologies by helping investors to make informed decisions. However, especially in transition sectors much depends on the stringency ...
Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. Climate and sustainability-linked bonds can provide funding to African governments and corporations for projects that help to mitigate climate change, combat biodiversity loss, and foster sustainable development. However, less than 0.3% of the global environmental, social, governance (ESG) bond issuance volume is devoted to projects ...
The energy transition is a major challenge for both Germany and France. This Weekly Report provides an overview of the short- and long-term goals as well as current developments and trends in France’s energy and climate policy. It reveals that France is largely on track with its greenhouse gases targets and is also making good progress on installing heat pumps. However, its expansion of renewable energy ...
While countries increasingly commit to pricing greenhouse gases directly through carbon taxes or emissions trading systems, indirect forms of carbon pricing-such as fuel excise taxes and fuel subsidy reforms-remain important factors affecting the mitigation incentives in an economy. Taken together, how can policy makers think about the overall price signal for carbon emissions and the incentive it ...
December 13, 2023 – The German traffic light coalition began its term two years ago with ambitious energy policy goals. Halfway through the legislative period, its track record is mixed. Good progress has been made in some areas, but in others a large gap between targets and the status quo remains. The Ampel-Monitor Energiewende by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) shows...
1. Dezember 2023 – Mit ambitionierten energiepolitischen Zielen hat die Ampel-Regierung vor zwei Jahren ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Zur Halbzeit der Legislaturperiode ist die Erfolgsbilanz gemischt – in einzelnen Bereichen sind gute Fortschritte erzielt worden, in anderen klaffen große Lücken zwischen Ist- und Sollzustand. Der Ampel-Monitor Energiewende des Deutschen Instituts für...
Der Streit um das Klimaschutzgesetz geht am Kern der Transformation vorbei, meint Karsten Neuhoff. Er empfiehlt Schlüssel-Indikatoren für Wirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung. Die Diskussion zum Klimaschutzgesetz hat sich festgefahren. Innerhalb der Bundesregierung rangeln die Klimaschützer mit den Liberalen. Außerhalb der Regierung fordern Umweltverbände, dass bei der Verfehlung der Klimaschutzziele ...