Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-021 // 2014

    Sailing Into a Dilemma - An Economic and Legal Analysis of an EU Trading Scheme for Maritime Emissions

    On the basis of a joint economic and legal analysis, we evaluate the effects of a "regional" (European) emission trading scheme aiming at reducing emissions of international shipping. The focus lies on the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-020 // 2014

    Designing an Emissions Trading Scheme for China – An Up-to-date Climate Policy Assessment

    We assess recent Chinese climate policy proposals in a multi‐region, multi‐sector computable general equilibrium model with a Chinese carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). When the emissions intensity per GDP…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Measuring Fuel Poverty: General Considerations and Application to German Household Data

    Fuel poverty measurement consists of two independent parts: firstly, the definition of an adequate fuel poverty line, and secondly, techniques to measure fuel poverty. This paper reviews options for the…

  4. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2014

    Januar/Februar 2014

    IT-Sicherheit in der Energieversorgung

    Energiewirtschaft: Versorgungssicherheit

    • Versorgungssicherheit mit Blick auf Strom
    • 2013 im Rückblick weniger schlecht als erwartet
    • Öl langfristig weiterhin am kritischsten

    Ener…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Designing an Emissions Trading Scheme for China - An Up-to-date Climate Policy Assessment

    We assess recent Chinese climate policy proposals in a multi-region, multi-sector computable general equilibrium model with a Chinese carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). When the emissions intensity…