Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-023 // 2023

    Cost-Efficient Decarbonization of Portland Cement Production

    Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production is…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-022 // 2023

    ‘More Bang for the Buck’? Evidence on the Effectiveness of an Energy Efficiency Subsidy

    With the aim of limiting global warming, environmental subsidies are a popular public finance instrument to reduce carbon emissions. However, there is little evidence on why subsidies are effective in increasing…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Neighborhood Effects in Climate Change Adaptation Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Germany

    Frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as floods or heat waves, increase as a result of climate change. Therefore, it is important to investigate which factors might influence adaptation…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-017 // 2023

    Green Technology Policies Versus Carbon Pricing: An Intergenerational Perspective

    Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data from a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany

    Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) has become a widely-used theoretical framework to explain the risk-reducing behavior of individuals toward flooding and other natural hazards. Despite a quickly growing body of…