This paper examines the drivers of Algeria's energy transformation as well as the cross-cutting issues and challenges in the transformation process. It suggests a framework that accelerates sustainable transformation based on the ideologies of systemic reasoning. Interviews were conducted with 20 energy experts in Algeria, along with a content analysis of policy documents, reports, and previous studies. ...
Using machine learning methods in a quasi-experimental setting, I study the heterogeneous effects of introducing waste prices - unit prices on household unsorted waste disposal - on waste demands and municipal costs. Using a unique panel of Italian municipalities with large variation in prices and observables, I show that waste demands are nonlinear. I find evidence of constant elasticities at low ...
The German traffic light coalition began its term two years ago with ambitious energy policy goals. Halfway through the legislative period, its track record is mixed. Good progress has been made in some areas, but in others a large gap between targets and the status quo remains. The Ampel-Monitor Energiewende by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) shows where we stand today in terms ...
Mit ambitionierten energiepolitischen Zielen hat die Ampel-Regierung vor zwei Jahren ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Zur Halbzeit der Legislaturperiode ist die Erfolgsbilanz gemischt – in einzelnen Bereichen sind gute Fortschritte erzielt worden, in anderen klaffen große Lücken zwischen Ist- und Sollzustand. Der Ampel-Monitor Energiewende des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) zeigt ...
While countries increasingly commit to pricing greenhouse gases directly through carbon taxes or emissions trading systems, indirect forms of carbon pricing—such as fuel excise taxes and fuel subsidy reforms—remain important factors affecting the mitigation incentives in an economy. Taken together, how can policy makers think about the overall price signal for carbon emissions and the incentive it ...
19. Februar 2024 – Zwei Jahre nach Beginn des russischen Angriffskriegs auf die Ukraine haben sich die Erdgasmärkte in Deutschland stabilisiert. Trotz der gesunkenen Importe aus Russland waren auch im Winter 2023/24 weder die Versorgung gefährdet noch die Speicher unzureichend befüllt. Eine Gasmangellage, mit der der beschleunigte Ausbau von Flüssigerdgas (LNG)-Infrastruktur seit dem Sommer 2022...
While countries increasingly commit to pricing greenhouse gases directly through carbon taxes or emissions trading systems, indirect forms of carbon pricing-such as fuel excise taxes and fuel subsidy reforms-remain important factors affecting the mitigation incentives in an economy. Taken together, how can policy makers think about the overall price signal for carbon emissions and the incentive it ...