A world of unequal carbon prices requires measures aimed at preventing carbon leakage. Climate policy imperatives demand that such measures must be compatible with the goal of sending a carbon price signal down the value chain. For carbon intensive materials, the combination of dynamic free allocation combined with Inclusion of Consumption (IoC) into emissions trading systems such as the European Union ...
After the Paris Climate Agreement, it is anticipated that carbon prices will differ across regions for some time. If countries use free allowance allocation as carbon leakage protection, only a fraction of carbon prices are passed through to consumers particularly by carbon intensive materials producers. Adding a consumption charge based on benchmarks applied to the material content can reinstate the ...
DIW Berlin’s construction volume calculations: construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy—need for action in energy-efficient refurbishment and in accommodating refugees The construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy: buildings worth a total of around 338 billion euros will have been constructed or modernized in Germany by the end of this year—2.7 ...
Bauvolumenrechnung des DIW Berlin: Bauwirtschaft bleibt wichtige Stütze der Konjunktur – Handlungsbedarf im Bereich der energetischen Sanierung und bei der Unterbringung von Flüchtlingen Die Bauwirtschaft bleibt eine wichtige Konjunkturstütze: Insgesamt werden in diesem Jahr in Deutschland Bauten im Wert von rund 338 Milliarden Euro errichtet oder modernisiert – 2,7 Prozent ...
Die Wissenschaftsplattform Sustainable Finance vereint fünf deutsche Forschungseinrichtungen, die seit vielen Jahren intensiv zum Thema Sustainable Finance forschen. Diese Seite dokumentiert die erste Projektphase zwischen August 2019 und August 2021, die vom BMU und der Stiftung Mercator gefördert wurde. Der Fokus dieser Projektphase lag auf der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung der Arbeit des...
The Sustainable Finance Research Platform is a network of five German research institutions that have been conducting intensive research on sustainable finance for many years. The aim of the platform is to provide scientific support in answering key social, political and private sector questions, to provide established and emerging knowledge and to play an advisory role in the political and public...