Staying within the 2 ° C temperature increase target for climate change requires for ambitious emission reduction targets for the...

We investigate the socially optimal intervention in the global carbon cycle. Limiting factors are (a) increasing atmospheric carbon...

We investigate the socially optimal anthropogenic intervention into the global carbon cycle. The limiting factor for this intervention...

In 2008 Scott Barrett wrote a paper on “The incredible economics of geoengineering” in which he argued that the potentially low cost...

Today, most countries have accepted a 2 degrees Celsius temperature increase above preindustrial levels as the maximum tolerable limit...

Oceans regulate our climate, provide us with natural resources such as food, materials, substances, and energy and are essential for...

The ocean regulates the global climate, provides humans with natural resources such as food, materials, important substances, and...

The ocean regulates the global climate, provides humans with natural resources such as food, materials, important substances, and...

Climate engineering measures are designed to either reduce atmospheric carbon concentration (by growing trees or spreading iron in the...

Halpern et al (2012 An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean Nature 488 11397) propose a detailed measure of the...

We apply a comprehensive wealth index for the 100 largest autonomous cities in Germany to measure their endowment with environmental,...

We empirically investigate potential determinants of the allowance price dynamics in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme during...

Regions and countries manage and sustain oceanic resources and services with varying degrees of success. Our empirical analysis...

Radiation Management (RM) as an option to engineer the climate is highly controversial and suffers from a number of ethical and...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a set of 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) with 169 specific targets. As...

Since 2005, the EU ETS has provided a market-based price signal for European carbon emissions. This article reviews the literature on...

Solar radiation management (SRM) has been proposed as a means of last resort against dangerous climate change. We propose a stylized...

Selecting appropriate indicators is essential to aggregate the information provided by climate model outputs into a manageable set of...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 18: The authors observe that the share of the maritime economy in global gross value added...

The Sustainable Development Goal for the oceans and coasts (SDG 14) as part of the 2030 Agenda can be considered as an important step...