Municipalities play a key role in providing public services, but despite rising gross investment, there is a significant erosion of assets: real investment growth remains insufficient and net investment continues to be negative. The Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK) can help strengthen local government investment activity and reduce regional disparities. Based on a scenario ...
As part of the DIW-OECD Industrial Strategy Dialogues, this event will explore how strategic international partnerships can accelerate the decarbonisation of industry. Industry is the cornerstone of modern economies but also one of the most emissions intensive sectors - an issue made even more urgent by the current energy crisis, which has exposed the vulnerability of carbon intensive production...
The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has the dual objective of preventing carbon leakage and promoting global carbon pricing. Yet pursuing both objectives at the same time might result in incomplete carbon leakage protection unless global carbon prices converge. As the current geopolitical situation makes such convergence seem unlikely in the near future, an extension of free allowance ...
