Internationale Experten sind sich einig, dass die durch den Menschen verursachten Treibhausgasemissionen immer weiter steigen und dies zu einem Klimawandel führt. Deutlicher Ausdruck des Klimawandels sind der Anstieg der globalen Durchschnittstemperatur und des Meeresspiegels sowie die Zunahme extremer Wetterereignisse und Naturkatastrophen, die enorme volkswirtschaftliche Schäden verursachen. Bei ...
Greenhouse gas emissions should be stabilized to today's level to prevent harmful climate damage.The countries that have signed the Kyoto Protocol committed themselves to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over the period 2008 to 2012, but only to a very limited extent. The USA decided not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol for various reasons. Furthermore, fast-growing economies like China are about ...
Due to the size and structure of its economy, Germany is one of the largest carbon emitters in the European Union. However, Germany is facing a major renewal and restructuring process in electricity generation. Within the next two decades, up to 50% of current electricity generation capacity may retire because of end-of-plant lifetime and the nuclear phase-out pact of 1998. Substantial opportunities ...
Emissions trading and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources are key elements of German and European energy and climate policy. However, some critics oppose a targeted promotion of renewable energy, arguing in particular that this is ineffective or even damaging in conjunction with European emissions trading. Yet upon closer examination, the coexistence of emissions trading and promotion ...
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