Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-046 // 2010

    Total Costs and Budgetary Effects of Adaptation to Climate Change: An Assessment for the European Union

    Adaptation to climate change is gaining increasing relevance in the public debate of climate policy. Thus, knowledge of costs and benefits of adaptation measures is of high importance. This study compiles…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-044 // 2010

    Understanding the Competitiveness Implications of Future Phases of EU ETS on the Industrial Sectors

    Drawing on specific examples from products and subsectors within the EU ETS, this paper empirically tests to what extent those sectors are able to adjust their output prices when facing an input price change.…

  3. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2010

    Juli/August 2010

    CO2-Reduktion um 40 Prozent nur mit zusätzlichen Abgaben zu erreichen

    Energiewirtschaft

    • Zusatzgewinne durch Laufzeitverlängerung von KKW
    • Steigende Marktmacht
    • Verschärfung des Problems der Endlagerung

    Energiepreise

    • En…
  4. Expertises // 2010

    KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer 2010

    The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) remains by far the largest trading programme for greenhouse gas emissions, and as such has a key influence on the global market in emission certificates. In Germany,…