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Forschungsprojekt
The project deals with scientific questions on industrial transformation towards a climate-neutral and resilient economy, covering the entire breadth of this topic. Questions on industrial transformation in Germany and beyond are formulated with a view to the EU's energy and climate policy instruments. The approach applies scientific methods throughout.
The background to the project is the very...
Aktuelles Projekt| Klimapolitik
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Diskussionspapiere 2126 / 2025
This paper revisits the exporter’s environmental premium (EEP) by incorporating emissions embodied in domestically and internationally sourced intermediate inputs. Combining administrative firm-level data and customs records for German manufacturers with an environmentally extended input-output table and fuel specific emission factors, we document three stylized facts: (i) embodied emissions account ...
2025| Till Köveker, Philipp M. Richter, Alexander Schiersch, Robin Sogalla
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Diskussionspapiere 2121 / 2025
This study examines how policies affecting the cost of using fossil fuels in production influence comparative advantage in the industrial sector. Firstly, we use a fixed-effects gravity model to estimate the export capabilities that determine comparative advantage. Subsequently, using data on direct (carbon taxes, ETS permit prices) and indirect (fossil fuel excise taxes and subsidies) carbon pricing ...
2025| Antonia Kurz, Stela Rubínová
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DIW Weekly Report 20/21 / 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered an energy crisis in Germany, with consumer energy prices skyrocketing over the course of the year. Due to concerns about gas shortages, various programs aimed at reducing consumption were set up and the German Federal Government and numerous organizations appealed to consumers to save as much energy as possible. This Weekly Report investigates how much ...
2025| Sophie M. Behr, Till Köveker
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DIW Wochenbericht 20 / 2025
Der russische Überfall auf die Ukraine hat im Jahr 2022 in Deutschland eine Energiekrise ausgelöst: Die Verbraucherpreise für Heizenergieträger stiegen im Laufe des Jahres drastisch. Aus Sorge vor einer Gasmangellage wurden verschiedene Energiesparprogramme aufgelegt. Die Bundesregierung und zahlreiche Verbände appellierten an alle Verbraucher*innen, so viel Energie wie möglich einzusparen. Dieser ...
2025| Sophie M. Behr, Till Köveker
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DIW Wochenbericht 20 / 2025
2025| Till Köveker, Erich Wittenberg
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The EU Taxonomy is a classification system for sustainable economic activities and a framework for various regulatory initiatives. Its primary objectives are to enhance transparency, to reduce greenwashing and ultimately to redirect capital toward more sustainable activities. However, since its introduction, market participants have raised concerns about whether the benefits justify the costs. This ...
In:
The Economists' Voice
(2025), im Ersch. [online first: 2025-05-02]
| Franziska Schütze, Benedikte Sandbaek
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Diskussionspapiere 2114 / 2025
European climate policy was traditionally pursued in the expectation of global policy convergence, ensuring equal opportunities for domestic and foreign firms in achieving climate neutrality. However, increasing geopolitical fragmentation has disrupted this expectation. Across the globe, national strategies increasingly favor economic policies that benefit domestic industries and coercive economic ...
2025| Till Köveker, Fernanda Ballesteros, Franziska Klaucke, Antonia Kurz, Karsten Neuhoff, Paula Niemöller, Sangeeth Selvaraju
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
In:
Ecological Economics
227 (2025), 108407, 19 S.
| Xi Sun, Karsten Neuhoff
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Externe Monographien
Context and problem • The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was introduced to prevent carbon leakage, and to incentivise global carbon pricing. The UK is set to introduce a CBAM in 2027 for the same reasons. However, this policy measure will face limitations in a fragmented geopolitical environment if progress on global carbon pricing remains slow. • The reliance on international ...
London:
Grantham Research Institute,
2025,
13 S.
(Policy Insight)
| Karsten Neuhoff, Misato Sato, Fernanda Ballesteros, Christoph Böhringer