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 ...
This study offers insights into the institutional arrangements established to coordinate policies aiming at the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. Drawing on the literature on policy design, we highlight institutional arrangements as elements of policy design spaces and contend that they fall into four categories that either stress the political or problem orientation of this activity: ...
To reach climate neutrality, carbon emissions from the production of basic materials need to be curtailed. When governments encourage this transition by adopting support measures, the measures must comply with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. This article analyzes three selected support schemes under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures: (i) free allocation ...
The energy and climate crisis enhance the need for energy savings. In the building sector, these savings can be achieved primarily through thermal retrofitting. So far, progress in this area has been slow. To date, less than one percent of the residential building stock in Germany is retrofitted each year. The existing support programs alone offer too little reliability for the necessary investments ...
Vor dem Hintergrund der Energie- und der Klimakrise sind Energieeinsparungen dringender denn je nötig. Im Gebäudesektor können diese Einsparungen vor allem über energetische Sanierungen erreicht werden. Bisher geht es dabei nur sehr langsam voran. In Deutschland wird pro Jahr weniger als ein Prozent des Wohngebäudebestands saniert. Die bisherigen Förderprogramme alleine bieten zu wenig Verlässlichkeit ...
Die Entscheidung der EU-Energieminister*innen, einen Gaspreisdeckel einzuführen, ist ein kleiner, aber wegweisender Schritt in die richtige Richtung, um die Kosten der Gaskrise für Europa in den Griff zu bekommen. Allerdings werden die angesetzte Höhe von 180 Euro pro Megawattstunde und die Beschränkung auf die Börsenhandelsplätze weder die Gas- und damit auch Stromkosten senken, noch die russischen ...