Projects of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.05.2014 – 30.04.2018

    Contributing to Coral Commons

    Tropical coral reefs provide substantial ecosystem services on a global and local scale: they produce fish, protect shore lines, provide tourism recreation, and host a huge biodiversity. But coral reefs face…

  2. Project // 01.04. – 31.12.2014

    Individual Behaviour and Climate Protection

    The overall target of the project was the transdisciplinary integration and application of of results from the research initiative “Social dimension of climate protection and climate change” of the German…

  3. Project // 01.04.2014 – 30.04.2015

    Investments in Energy Efficiency and Renewables

    In the last decade, Europe has established a broad portfolio of energy and climate policies in order to cope with the challenges of resource scarcity and climate change. As one of the pioneering member states,…

  4. Project // 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2015

    Economics of Climate Change: Energy Resources and Climate Friendly Energy Supply, Accompanying Research, Transdisciplinary Research

    The aim of the entire accompanying research was the synthesis and dissemination of the scientific work within the research programme "Economics of climate change" of the Federal Ministry of Education and…

  5. Project // 10.12.2013 – 28.02.2015

    Update 2014 of the Country Index for Family Enterprises

    In the year 2006 ZEW had developed the Country Index for Family Enterprises on behalf of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen. The objective of this index was an international comparison of investment locations…

  6. Project // 30.10.2013 – 20.06.2014

    Study on the Impacts on Low-Carbon Actions and Investments of the Installations Falling Under the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS)

    The objective of this study was to document whether the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) has had an impact on low-carbon investment and operating decisions of companies covered by the EU ETS. The study was…

  7. Project // 01.08.2013 – 30.11.2016

    Sociopolitical Impact of the German Energy Transition

    The research project "Sociopolitical Impact of the German Energy Transition" examines the links between energy and social policy with help of empirical analyses and contributions of philosophy, economic ethics,…

  8. Project // 22.07.2013 – 31.08.2014

    Impact of the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies on the Competitiveness of European Industry

    The European Union has set ambitious targets for 2020 to reduce emissions to 20% below 1990 level and raise the share of renewable energy in its energy mix up to 20%. These are further strengthened by the…

  9. Project // 01.07.2013 – 31.12.2014

    Evaluation of Policy Instruments to Stimulate Eco-Innovations (Stage 1)

    Eco-innovation is a crucial driver to meet two major current challenges: to set the economy on a growth path and to halt the deterioration of the environment. However, the evidence base on environmental …