Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

The transition of the German energy system towards renewable energy carriers triggers considerable cost for private households. Costs are passed through to households by a surcharge per kWh. This effectively…

Die Auswirkungen der Ukraine-Krise auf die Energieversorgung Deutschlands und der EU

Energiepreise in Deutschland

• Stagnierende Energiepreise auf kurze Sicht erwartet
• Mittelfristige Preiserwartungen für…

This study has the overall objective to make proposals for action in the implementation of the National Adaptation Strategy of the German federal government addressing finance and incentive structures. On that…

Steigende Transportmengen bei uneinheitlicher Preisentwicklung

In den nächsten sechs Monaten wird in Deutschland die zu transportierende Gütermenge in nahezu allen Transportzweigen wachsen, zumindest aber nicht…

This study analyzes carbon emission trends and drivers in 40 major economies using the WIOD database, a harmonized and consistent dataset of input-output table time series accompanied by environmental satellite…

Energy poverty, long considered a problem limited to developing countries only, is now widely acknowledged as a challenge for advanced OECD countries as well. How energy poverty is perceived depends on the…