The manufacturing sector accounts for a substantial share of the German gross domestic product, employment and carbon emissions. Therefore, reducing its energy use and carbon emissions is of crucial importance…
Zunehmend extremes Wetter, hohe Energiepreise, der Umstieg auf mehr erneuerbare Energien und die Diskussionen um ein neues Heizungsgesetz – nicht erst seit der aktuellen Hitzewelle sind Klima, Energie und Umwelt…
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…
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…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced a unique predicament. Hospital care was urgently needed and society took efforts to prevent overwhelming hospitals. However, hospitals in case-based reimbursement…
This policy brief is concerned with the efficient allocation of subsidies for eco-friendly products. Examples include subsidies for cargo or e-bikes, electric cars, and energy efficient building retrofits.…
Reallabore sind Treiber der Wertschöpfung und Generierung neuer Märkte. Die Produktentwicklung im Reallabor geht Hand in Hand mit temporären Regelanpassungen, um Transformationspotenziale zu heben und gleichzeitig…
Warteschlangen an Flughäfen. Stellenausschreibungen in vielen Schaufenstern. Unternehmen, die ihre Aufträge nicht abarbeiten können. Der Mangel an qualifizierten, aber auch an weniger qualifizierten…
The proliferation of instruments targeted at combatting climate change necessitates evidence-based evaluation to identify strategies that are not only effective and cost-efficient, but also supported by the…
