Der Beschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Klimaschutzgesetz sowie die Verpflichtung zum Erreichen von Klimaneutralität stellen neue Anforderungen an die Politik. Die Weichen für eine klimaneutrale Gesellschaft müssen jetzt gestellt werden. Die derzeit im Klimaschutzgesetz vorgesehenen Monitoringinstrumente sind jedoch nicht ausreichend, um zu erkennen, ob die Politikinstrumente und Programme ...
The power sector needs to ensure a rapid transition towards a low-carbon energy system to avoid the dangerous consequences of greenhouse gas emissions. Storage technologies are a promising option to provide the power system with the flexibility required when intermittent renewables are present in the electricity generation mix. This paper focuses on the role of electricity storage in energy systems ...
The aim of this paper is to showcase different decarbonization pathways for Europe with varying Carbon dioxide (CO2) constraints until 2050. The Global Energy System Model (GENeSYS-MOD) framework, a linear mathematical optimization model, is used to compute low-carbon scenarios for 17 European countries or regions. The sectors power, low- and high- temperature heating, and passenger and freight transportation ...
Ein mehrjähriges öffentliches Investitionsprogramm zur sozialverträglichen Modernisierung und klimaneutralen Transformation der deutschen Wirtschaft bildet den Kern der künftigen Regierungspolitik in Deutschland. SPD, Grüne und FDP haben sich in ihrem Sondierungspapier darauf verständigt, dies unter anderem mit sogenannten „Superabschreibungen“ auf private Investitionen in Digitalisierung und Klimaschutz ...
This paper aims to quantify the relation between real GDP, CO2 emissions, renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption, tourism development and labor force for France and Germany as these two countries are pioneer countries pushing Paris agreement within and outside the European Union. The time spans have been used for the period of 1995–2015 according to data availability. In the presence of cross-sectional ...
The energy transition requires substantial amounts of metals such as copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium. Are these metals a key bottleneck? We identify metal-specific demand shocks, estimate supply elasticities and pin down the price impact of the energy transition in a structural scenario analysis. Metal prices would reach historical peaks for an unprecedented, sustained period in a net-zero emissions ...